How many times a day do you test your water

[anthony27]

How many times and what do you test?

 

[TRUKINGNY]

i test my ALK & CA every two days (only bc i just got my CA reactor once i get in tuned in once a week) and also test PO4 whenever i feel i want too maybe once every 10 days MG maybe once a week and thats it for me

 

[OzoneParkGuy]

How many TIMES A DAY do you test your water..

but to answer your question... I at times test the night before and the day after my bi-weekly water change.. If at all. It becomes so routine that I'm confident in my 2 part DIY recipes and in my automated dosing that testing does not have to be that often now. How can I tell....Fish are spawning every 2 weeks, SPS colors are poping, LPS is nice and meaty, Zoa's are replicating and I keep a log.

 

[MIKE NY]

alk every week ..everything else maybe once a month...I feel that alk swings have a much greater impact on corals then anything else as long as the PH is good...and as mentioned by OPG I can tell by looking at them if anything is wrong.

 

[fishome25]

I test my salinity about twice a year. I tested calcium once when I set up the tank ten years ago. I can't imagine testing anything even once a day. what a chore.

 

[anthony27]

I just got in teh new test kits so I am testing alk every day

 

[OzoneParkGuy]

You should stop before you loose the rest of your hair!! LOL!! I can't understand why your testing every day...

 

[Staaan]

Ant - I'm assuming your Alk isn't stable?

Or are you just having fun with your new toy? Lmao

 

[DrHarryLopez]

he likes testing.....

 

[afernandez]

times a day?????

a week maybe????......i test 3 times a week b/c i was trying to figure out a sweetspot for my doser, and i only test CAL,MAG & ALK. every thing else maybe once a month. salinity & PO4 once a week to make sure and it only takes 20 secs at most.

 

[DgenR8]

I "test" PH and temp every time I pass my tank (digital monitors). I've been testing PO4 and Nitrate almost daily, as they have been a problem for me.
Ca. and ALK., probably once a week. Salinity, before and after my weekly water changes.

 

[DrHarryLopez]

Ca, Alk weekly
sp Gr with water changes
Mg, PO4 Monthly
Temp, pH, ORP is monitored costantly with Apex
Recalibration 6 months
new test kits 4-6 months
lights MH 6 months
T5's 12 months
etc etc etc blah blah blah.....

 

[anthony27]

alk in check I just like to be 100% sure.