Checking Water Parameters

How often do you check your water parameters ?

 

Oceansurf , my routine is as follows

daily for temperature, just a glance ( in fact I know its 26 when my chiller kicks in and 25 when its silent)
daily for PH (aquastar PH monitor so its easy)

weekly for Calc, Alk, Mag - 24 hours after my weekly change
Every once in a while for Nitrate and Phosphate (run purigen and GFO all the time anyway so may test if I notice an increase in algae magnet use for example)
when I think something is not as it should be I test for Ammonia and Nitrite (established tank)


Steve

 

Once a week for Alk, Mag, Calc and PH. If I suspect something is awry I check for Ammonia, Nitrate and Phosphate. I check the SG (salinity value) every couple of weeks just to be sure it isn't creeping up (usually) or down. Temp is periodic, every couple of days or so.

 

not as much as I should

 

I aim for alk, Ca and salinity weekly, temp daily, others if something seems amiss.

 

same here as 2in10

 

I only test my alk, mg and Ca maybe twice a month now, I will also test Ph that frequently. I don't test for nitrate, ammonia or nitrites unless I think there is a problem.

 

When my tank was new I checked like everyday because I was so worried about my fish being happy, haha but now I don't check very much...as long as everything looks good and the fish seem fine I don't test. I also don't have corals, so I don't need to check any mineral levels.