Water testing ...? Frequency and what are you testing for?

[K1Reef]

I believe this topic was posted not to long ago. I couldn't find the thread so Ill start another...
What is your tank testing schedule ?
Just out of curiosity, some of my friends tend to test certain parameters more often than others. Im guessing this all depends on how heavily stocked your tank is, correct ?

 

[-Logzor]

I test alkalinity on a weekly basis, it can get thrown off pretty quickly with devastating results.

 

[cdness]

I should say not as often as I should...

I typically test right before I manually does. Which probably should happen more often...

Id say at least once a week, if not every few days on average. Unfortunately there are those times where it has gone a couple weeks to a month without testing or dosing, but those are extremes that are not good.

 

[Steven R]

weekly for everything unless I am dosing Then I test daily till I meet my goal for what I am dosing

 

[nova65ss]

I try to check my alkalinity every day. Mainly because I have found it to be the only thing that fluctuates so I buffer a couple of times a week to keep it where I want it.

 

[REEFKEEPER10]

Alkalinity and calcium weekly, nitrates and phosphates monthly. Ph everyday by controller. Magnesium need to buy a test kit but do 20g water changes weekly to replenish it.

 

[BarbH]

Following along, in the process of starting my tank and was wondering the same thing.

 

[caudill187]

Alkalinity weekly. Calcium weekly. Magnesium Monthly. Phosphates, nitrates once in a blue moon. If anything is not looking right in the tank or if I tweak the calcium reactor, then more often.