What do you test for and what kits do you use?

[Fluffeh]

Currently I test for calcium and alkalinity through salifert and a hanna checker. What do you guys think is the most necessary things to test for in your reef tank? and which brand of kits do you use? (API, Salifert, etc)

[Markburns43]

Amphipod uses his tongue, I think he tests his salinity that way mentioned a while ago. Mainly just salinity kh on a regular basis, API for alkalinity and then before a water change calc mag , using salifert other than that I look at things a lot , pe of coral color algae growth macro growth of such things.

[TheKleinReef]

Salifert test kits for alk, ca, and mag.

Red Sea kit for potassium.

 

I've never owned an ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, or phosphate kit. Haha probably never will.

[charnelhouse]

I have API Salt and Reef master kits and a refractometer.

 

I check PH and salinity most frequently. Nitrate and Phosphate occasionally. Don't really check anything else because I have no LPS/SPS.

[HarryPotter]

Hanna phosphate, Hanna alkalinity, Hanna Digital Salinity Meter.

 

I sometimes test Ca, but it's always over 500 so doesn't really matter I guess.

[dragonxflare]

Hanna Alk

Salifert Alk, Calcium, Nitrate, Mag, Phosphate

 

I have two alk kits just to check one another to make sure things are on point