Testing regime

[scotty333]

Maybe my orp is too high since I’m running ozone and haven’t tested it as I’m waiting calibration fluid
Switched off for now

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Maybe my orp is too high since I’m running ozone and haven’t tested it as I’m waiting calibration fluid
Switched off for now

That is sensible.

 

[scotty333]

20% change done, slight improvement
Too tired to test , will do tomorrow

 

[scotty333]

Morning guys

Today’s parameters are

Salinity 1.026
Temp 26.3
Ph 8.1
Calcium 455
Magnesium 1245
Phosphate 0.05
Kh 8.1
Nitrate - new aqua forest kit is orange!?
Iodine 0.08

 

[scotty333]

35g kh powder in ato
10ml ab+

 

[scotty333]

It’s a miracle
Kh 8.1
Po4 0.05

 

[scotty333]

30% wc

Kh 7.9
Po4 0.05
Nitrate 0.5

 

[scotty333]

Icp sent with yesterdays water

 

[scotty333]

Kh 6.6 ( added 4g buffer)

Didn’t think my large hammer would increase the all usage so much in 1 day

 

[scotty333]

Just figured out what happened, of the 140 litre wc 50 litre was supposed to be nsw from lfs but it was rodi grrrrrr

 

[scotty333]

Mag 1155
Calcium 435

 

[scotty333]

Mag actually 1330 ( checked by lfs)
Kh 7.1

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Those values seem fine.

 

[scotty333]

Yeah thanks , just my temps a little high at 27.5 , the thermometers are set to 25 but it’s not dropping
The temperature here is like 25

 

[VinnyBoy]

When I first started I was testing once everyday or two days, I was just very worried about being perfect. As others have said the more comfortable you get with your tank and after having many tests coming back with the same results, you’ll slowly cut back. I still test once a week for peace of mind although I think that’s overkill at this point.

 

[scotty333]

Kh 7.1 po4 0.05

 

[scotty333]

5ml iodine added

 

[scotty333]

Kh 7.3

 

[scotty333]

Po4 .15
No3 10
Kh 7.4

 

[scotty333]

Kh 7.3

40ml no3 added