How often do you test parameters?

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Aside from salinity, how often do you test for other things? How many of you don't test anything except salinity? What kinds of things do you test for regularly?
 
Alk, Ca, No3 and Po4 twice a week
SG, Mg once a week
I've stopped testing Ph, Ammonia and Nitrate long ago.
 
Test alk cal po4 every once a week to keep doser in check .my sps are growing so fast got to test keep up with demand .
 
What are you guys using to test with?
 
Live monitoring: temperature and pH.
1x week: salinity during WC
1x month: Alk, No3
6x year: Ca
4x year: Mg, Sr, I2, K, Fe

Sometimes more, whenever a particular parameter needs attention.
Worth mentioning I use dosing pumps for a while and deviations in NO3, Alk, Ca and Mg are minimal.
 
It reallycomes down to how longive had my tanks for, my new build i test alk almost everyday because im contantly adding corals and tuning my dosing pumps. Calc and p04 3 times a week and mag/n03 once a week. On my other tanks i havnt tested in 2 months lol
 
Calc, mg, alk once a week.
nitrate, ph, nitrite, amonia, sg, and phos once a month.
 

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