I check alkalinity twice a week calcium once a week and magnesium once a month I dose 2 part with my Apex and as long as you have your pumps dialed in right it doesn't very much I don't see why you need to test multiple times a day if you have your dosing pumps dialed inI agree with you,but the point automation of a system like this is consistency and automation.
Do you have the time/energy/effort to check those parameters multiple times and day?