With the risk of sounding somewhat foolish, I think I am over/under thinking water testing. I have a 20g that has been up and running for about a year now, and im pretty sure im not testing as much as I should be. I do 5g water changes every 2 weeks, really have no big issue with algae (with the exception of bubble algae, which still isnt too too bad), however im not really seeing a ton of growth from most, if not all of my corals, which got me to thinking if I was lacking in any area in my parameters.
When I first started my tank, I was religious with testing every week but then slowly fell off to about once a month because every time I tested I was getting the same results (within reason), which in my mind is telling me things are stable, and stable = good.
I guess what im getting at is I am having a hard time establishing a good testing routine, and more so what I am actually looking for in doing the testing. It felt like I was doing it because It was instilled in my mind that it is what you have to do to have a successful tank. Should I be focusing on one aspect at a time and work on getting that one stable- then move on to the next once I am able to maintain the previous parameter?
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated- Thanks!
When I first started my tank, I was religious with testing every week but then slowly fell off to about once a month because every time I tested I was getting the same results (within reason), which in my mind is telling me things are stable, and stable = good.
I guess what im getting at is I am having a hard time establishing a good testing routine, and more so what I am actually looking for in doing the testing. It felt like I was doing it because It was instilled in my mind that it is what you have to do to have a successful tank. Should I be focusing on one aspect at a time and work on getting that one stable- then move on to the next once I am able to maintain the previous parameter?
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated- Thanks!