How often do you check ...

[Paul_N]

Every 2 weeks

 

[johnanddawn]

I try to check temp daily
i test salinity and ALK weekly
- Ca and Mg about monthly
don't test anything else ever

 

[fenderguy1]

My biocube has been set up almost 2 years and i have tested the water once.

 

[_Alex_]

I test at least every other day, might be tmi but I test it while I am on the throne in the morning

haha i might start doign that lol

but i try and check once a week but sometimes get lazy.. but always check before and after water change

 

[JR's Reef]

I rarely check mine. I might do it every couple months. I have so much going on this time of the yr I fall back to letting the corals lmk if sumthin is wrong

 

[Azurel]

I try to do it once a week....But if the corals and clams are looking top notch then I can let it go a bit.....I try to do it once a week though for Ca and alk cause of te clams...

 

[subielover]

I check alk and ca every few days. I am still dialing in my dosing schedule.

 

[mike_dani]

I test Alk-Cal-Mag-Salinity weekly before weekly water changes, I have found that if I keep with weekly water changes I dont have to dose as much as often and my H2o stays very consistent. I have in the past used the drive by test (look as I walk by) and if it was looking good than forget about it, the things is I wasn't doing H2o changes either and as the H2o went down hill my SPS wouldn't show until the alk was around 4 so no more of that....

 

[WWC Verified Sponsor]

alk 2 times a week, the rest more or less once or twice every two weeks

 

[SDguy]

Once every couple weeks.

 

[Dejavu]

once a week, before I do my water change.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

I check my calcium reactor drip every few days. The main way I keep an eye out i a pink and blue tipped prostrata that I have. If the blue tips start turning pale and white then I know my levels are out of wack.

I suggest testing often, but once you know your system then you can start to tell without tests when something is going wrong.

 

[RBursek]

It was about once every 2 weeks, but now for the last 6 weeks I went to a automated daily WC instead of 1 large 1 every 4 weeks so I have been checking PH and Alk 2 times a week, CA once a week and Mg every 4 weeks until I feel comfortable with how my 3qts aday WC is going.

 

[FaviaFreak]

I haven't tested a single thing in well over 2 years. I just look at my corals to tell me if something may be off

 

[I-K@ndY]

I took some of the comments randomly ...

I probably check around once a month... I use the corals as my test kits!!!

Thats basically where I am at?.My 180 is almost up for 4 yrs and hardly checked the parameters only watching temp and Salinity when I do waterchanges..

I got lazy too. Lately I noticed my sps growth was a bit slower the usual. I decided to run the tests tonight and got ALK 8 Mg 1100 and CA 330, so guess I gotta bump up my daily dosing....

Nice to know that you observe your corals and do the test.. Hope all is working everything out ...

I rarely check them nowadays as long as I do my weekly water changes.

Interesting...

I check them every Saturday.

Can you do it Sunday instead?

Every week, thats just me though

Jose can you provide information on why you do it?.. Is it because you just like doing it or because of those LE corals

I test at least every other day, might be tmi but I test it while I am on the throne in the morning

Wow

I try to do it once a week....But if the corals and clams are looking top notch then I can let it go a bit.....I try to do it once a week though for Ca and alk cause of te clams...

I myself have a huge clam maybe 9-10" or so and on my 180 I dose more calcium than alk..

alk 2 times a week, the rest more or less once or twice every two weeks

Interesting as well? is it because of those chalices? more info Vic

once a week, before I do my water change.

Why do it before and not after?

I haven't tested a single thing in well over 2 years. I just look at my corals to tell me if something may be off

Kev 2 years wow...


Thank you for the input guys and wanted to read more interesting thoughts about this subj.

 

[droblack]

It varies. If something is off, once a week or more. Usually much less often, once a month or 2.

 

[FaviaFreak]

Yup, no lie..I hate testing

I took some of the comments randomly ...



Thats basically where I am at?.My 180 is almost up for 4 yrs and hardly checked the parameters only watching temp and Salinity when I do waterchanges..



Nice to know that you observe your corals and do the test.. Hope all is working everything out ...



Interesting...


Can you do it Sunday instead?


Jose can you provide information on why you do it?.. Is it because you just like doing it or because of those LE corals


Wow




I myself have a huge clam maybe 9-10" or so and on my 180 I dose more calcium than alk..



Interesting as well? is it because of those chalices? more info Vic


Why do it before and not after?



Kev 2 years wow...


Thank you for the input guys and wanted to read more interesting thoughts about this subj.

 

[Sikryd]

I used to check ~ every 5 days or so.

Now with Sierra, I haven't checked it in 2 months
The tank has never looked better though - so I usually go by that first.

 

[mpoletti]

I check alk every other day and now that I'm a ZEOhead, I've been testing other levels for the first time in years 1smile1

 

[Wy Renegade]

I test ALK every few days, as I find myself have to dose fairly regularly (no reactor), and I would rather do a little frequently than a lot all at once. Calcium in my tank has always been high, so I finally stopped bothering to check it, and I hardly ever check magnesium. When things don't look good, I usually hit ALK and iodine tests first off. I do weekly water changes, as I've found this aleviates many of the issues in a non automated system.