essential reef/saltwater test kits ?

sorry im reading the tests wrong i thought the 0 was a 9 lol . so i have 0 or less than .09 phosphates basically. for the alkalinity i have crappy test strips they didnt have any regular ones left at my LFS. all the other test kits are api.alkalinity in my freshly mixed saltwater is in between 120 and 180 and my tank its 200 geez i had to get a second opinion from my girlfriend i must be colorblind lol :)
 
yea when they get the regular test kits in ill buy one i wont worry. but other than then that my parameters are looking good right?
 
my cleaner shrimp has molted twice in 1 month and my hermit crab has molted once.i just looked lastnihgt with a flashlight and ive never seen so many copepods in my entire life they they must have just hatched.cover almost the entire glass crazy.does all of this mean everything is healthy?im gona buy a magnesium test kit and i still have to buy a good alkalinity test kit tomorrow when i visit my lfs.
 
Ron Shimek sums up Copepods with this statement:

"In both the natural reef and our artificial ones copepods are common, and important animals. The large planktonic copepods characteristic of the open ocean are lacking in our systems, but many of the other types of copepods are commonly found. Their populations in our tanks may be immense; in a large tank, the harpacticoids probably number in the millions. Their contribution to the tank's energy and nutrient flux is considerable and of great importance to the well being of our aquaria. This notwithstanding, we must also be aware that, as with most large animal groups, not all of the animals likely to be found will be desirable. Some copepods are very well adapted to the parasitic mode of life and these animals, as well as their beneficial brethren, often are found in our aquaria."

Bitty Bugs: Copepods in the Reef Aquarium: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/rs/index.php
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13917755#post13917755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HighlandReefer
Ron Shimek sums up Copepods with this statement:

Some copepods are very well adapted to the parasitic mode of life and these animals, as well as their beneficial brethren, often are found in our aquaria."

Bitty Bugs: Copepods in the Reef Aquarium: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/rs/index.php
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when you say this does this mean my copeods are no good? when you say parasitic ,parasitic how?
 
Copepods are a good food source for your shrimp. Under ideal conditions (plenty of food sources, good water parameters, ect) they can molt once per week. :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13887886#post13887886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randy Holmes-Farley
After reading about the percantages different ions have in natural seawater I wondered why there is no sulfate test?

Sulfate might be an interesting test, but few natural processes add or eliminate significant amounts of sulfate, so it does not vary much unless you are adding it somehow.
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like epsom salts to better balance a given salt mix for Mg... When is too much?
 
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