Don't dose what you cannot test for

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Maybe, Maybe not.

More discussion here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dont-dose-what-you-cannot-test-for.1007269/

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Maybe, Maybe not.

More discussion here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/dont-dose-what-you-cannot-test-for.1007269/

I've got test kits for things I dose but dont test with.. same thing?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I've got test kits for things I dose but dont test with.. same thing?

yes. lol

 

[hexcolor reef]

So I wasted money on trace elements

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So I wasted money on trace elements

Did you?

It's only a waste if you do not use them. That is not the point I'm making.

I think it more likely folks wasted money on testing. lol

 

[hexcolor reef]

Did you?

It's only a waste if you do not use them. That is not the point I'm making.

I think it more likely folks wasted money on testing. lol

It may have been better for me to read your initial post before responding lol

Yea I agree, 99%is water the 1% is broken up between salt and trace elements. And that’s something we cant test for is the quality of water. And majority has great success without doing so.
I test my water constantly because of the amount of mix corals I have and some do well and others don’t on certain days. So as I’m dialing in on my tank chemistry, I guess it’s more of a safety net to have regular testing.

I can’t tell if my trace elements are working to be honest lol. I mainly use it when I don’t plan on doing water changes.