After my move from Atlanta to FL, I didn't think I would get back into the hobby. I tore down a lovely 125 DT with 30 gallon sump/refugium that I loved.
I couldn't help myself and after waiting 3 years I started a much smaller tank -- an AIO JBJ45. Don't have the room for anything larger and I freaked out when parameters bounced around due to a much smaller volume of water.
Now, the tank has settled in and.....here comes the confession....I seldom measure water parameters any more. I do water changes religiously every week, cleaning the skimmer weekly and the media baskets every other week. I wish I was as religious with dosing and feeding the corals. Sadly, that's more of a "hit & miss" schedule. I suppose if I was more faithful with dosing and coral feeding, the coral frags would all grow faster. But, currently, they all look healthy...albeit...slow growing (all except the hammer, torch, and acan colonies -- they are growing very well.)
Okay, that's it. Pretty dull reading, I'm sure. But, I got to thinking that I've fallen into the same lazy "testing" pattern that I had with my 125.
I couldn't help myself and after waiting 3 years I started a much smaller tank -- an AIO JBJ45. Don't have the room for anything larger and I freaked out when parameters bounced around due to a much smaller volume of water.
Now, the tank has settled in and.....here comes the confession....I seldom measure water parameters any more. I do water changes religiously every week, cleaning the skimmer weekly and the media baskets every other week. I wish I was as religious with dosing and feeding the corals. Sadly, that's more of a "hit & miss" schedule. I suppose if I was more faithful with dosing and coral feeding, the coral frags would all grow faster. But, currently, they all look healthy...albeit...slow growing (all except the hammer, torch, and acan colonies -- they are growing very well.)
Okay, that's it. Pretty dull reading, I'm sure. But, I got to thinking that I've fallen into the same lazy "testing" pattern that I had with my 125.
- Would I be right in assuming that many of you can now "look at your tank" and do a reasonable assessment of the overall condition? I don't mean knowing the dKH exactly, etc. but simply knowing that in general "all seems well".