Tank testing

[Bankertanker]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering besides for the regular testing that I am doing to my water,

Is there any other testing I should do?

I currently have a 10 gallon with 2 clowns a goby and blue damsel and a few soft corals.

Thanks in advance

 

[anthonygf]

What is a hobby?

 

[anthonygf]

What are you testing now?

 

[GHOSTLY]

Assuming you want coral I’d suggest for the easier ones magnesium, alk, and calcium. For harder coral like acros everything

 

[Gtinnel]

The only parameters I test for on my tank are salinity, alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, calcium and magnesium. I also went ahead and put them in the order that I feel is most important to least important.

 

[GHOSTLY]

The only parameters I test for on my tank are salinity, alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, calcium and magnesium. I also went ahead and put them in the order that I feel is most important to least important.

Yup. You got it!

 

[anthonygf]

The only parameters I test for on my tank are salinity, alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, calcium and magnesium. I also went ahead and put them in the order that I feel is most important to least important.

All of the above + potassium.

 

[Bankertanker]

What is a hobby?

Lol a gobby

 

[Bankertanker]

What are you testing now?

The regular saltwater API kit

 

[anthonygf]

Lol a gobby

OH okay a goby.

 

[Bankertanker]

Assuming you want coral I’d suggest for the easier ones magnesium, alk, and calcium. For harder coral like acros everything

So as of now I have soft corals, do I still need to test?

Also what is the benefits of testing the water for the above-mentioned?

 

[Bankertanker]

Yup. You got it!

And this is for a 10 gallon or it makes.no difference?

 

[anthonygf]

The regular saltwater API kit

If you are serious about keeping a reef/corals then invest is better testing like salifert. You need to do your research on water parameters, you will be better off than me trying to explain it to you. For the next 6 months I think regular 10-20% water change will be good enough to maintain your parameters.

 

[Bankertanker]

If you are serious about keeping a reef/corals then invest is better testing like salifert. You need to do your research on water parameters, you will be better off than me trying to explain it to you. For the next 6 months I think regular 10-20% water change will be good enough to maintain your parameters.

I have been doing that so that's awesome, so far everything seems fine in the tank