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[mihali]

I ordered tropic Marin all for reef it says when I dose that I only need to test for alk

 

[mihali]

So I have ordered tropic Marin all for reef and apparently when dosing that I only need to test for alk

 

[mihali]

I ordered tropic Marin all for reef it says when I dose that I only need to test for alk

Didn’t mean to send two

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yes, if you dose all for reef and alk is being maintained, calcium will be ok.

 

[mihali]

So if I’m dosing that daily if I only test for alk other levels will be fine

 

[PharmrJohn]

If you want a mixed reef tank, you're gonna want to monitor temperature and test for NO3, PO4, pH, Ca, Mg and ALK. FWIW, in my upcoming build, I'm gonna aim for Temp=78, NO3 between 5 and 15, PO4 between 0.02 and 0.09, pH between 8.1 and 8.4, Ca between 450 and 480, Mg between 1380 and 1410, and ALK between 10 and 12. Of all these, pH will be the number that fluctuates most, but I'll have an outside air line to my skimmer to combat pH drops due to CO2 build up. Listen to advice that @Randy Holmes-Farley issues. The guy knows his Chemistry.

 

[mihali]

I’ve got a hammer and some softies

 

[mihali]

Not planning on getting any hard LPS or SPS

 

[mihali]

So I think all for reef dosing and only testing alk is enough for that

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So I think all for reef dosing and only testing alk is enough for that

Yes, except tracking nutrients may also be useful.

 

[mihali]

Yeah I meant by only alk to test that instead of major and minor trace elements

 

[mihali]

I am testing ph no2 no3 nh3 and po4

 

[edsbeaker]

You don’t need to test for Nitrite. (NO2) either.
The usual ones that the majority of reefers keep track of and test for are listed below.

Temperature
pH
Salinity
Alkalinity
Calcium
Magnesium
Nitrate
Phosphate

Like Randy mentioned, with AFR, you don’t necessarily need to test for Calcium or Magnesium, since it doses at a balanced rate.

 

[mihali]

Ok I’ll test sg temp ph no3 po4 and Alk do I need to test no3 cos I have this stuff you put it in the filter and it stabilises it at 5

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Ok I’ll test sg temp ph no3 po4 and Alk do I need to test no3 cos I have this stuff you put it in the filter and it stabilises it at 5

No such product exists, whether it claims it or not.