The SPS Test!

[AJreefs]

Which tests do employ and at which frequency? Keeping costs and avoiding unnecessary kits seems important


alk?
Cal?
Nitrate?
Phophate?
Salinity?

Dont be scared to share photos and links to your build log.

 

[Scoly]

I use all of those. Always nice to know.also test for mag.

 

[AJreefs]

Scoly how often do you test for each?

 

[strange33w]

I test for all of those when my reefs are up and running. Also agree with the mag test. I did mine about every 3 days and once they were stable I switched to once a week for most unless something looked wrong or after I add more coral.

 

[KSzegi]

Which tests do employ and at which frequency? Keeping costs and avoiding unnecessary kits seems important


alk? ...... Tested daily while determining dosage ..... now I test weekly.
Cal? ...... Same as alk .... tested daily to every other day while determing usage/dosage ..... now weekly
Nitrate? ...... bi-weekly
Phophate? ....... bi-weekly
Salinity? ...... weekly with water change

Dont be scared to share photos and links to your build log.

I also test mag about every two weeks - this is when my alk/cal dosing containers run low and basically time to add some of the mag solution. I will run all tests if anything looks abnormal with the tanks.

 

[darryl_v]

In order of importance..IMO

Alk
Ca
Mg

Tested monthly after I'm confident things are stable.

PO4 and NO3 tested if troubleshooting is necessary.

 

[Scoly]

I do mine about once a week. After awhile, u will get a hang of what u need to dose on a regular basis.

 

[reefhobo]

Alk needs to be tested once a day until values are stable. Then once a week is good. If your Alk is in check most likely Cal is in check, but like Mag, need to check at least once a week. NO3 and PO4 should be tested once a week until values are stable also.

 

[MattL22]

Alk every day !

 

[_sludgefactory]

I do cal, alk, and mag the day after i do a wc. They usually adjust mag as needed, generally my cal and alk are always dead on. I bought My Aquarium Logger for Android to keep track of it all.



Tank thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81000

LG P999 EaglesBlood 2.8, Trinity ELPmax

 

[darryl_v]

Alk every day !

sounds exhausting......

 

[rjbesch]

I test all, ca, and mag about every week to every two weeks. Depending on how I feel and what the tank looks like, salinity I test around my water changes about two weeks to a month