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stellarfly
09-10-2012, 08:08 PM
Hi fellow reefers,
When do you guys check water parameters such as nitrates, phosphates, alkalinity etc. before of after a water change?
Let me know
intarsiabox
09-10-2012, 08:18 PM
I check mine in between water changes (although not very often anymore) to see if my water changes are adequate to keep levels were I want them. I can then adjust my next water change to suit the conditions.
Sunee
09-10-2012, 09:52 PM
I also check between water changes.
FragIt Dan
09-10-2012, 11:56 PM
Depends on what you want to achieve with your test. If you want to determine consumption, test before. If you want to determine a dosing plan to restore parameters to desired levels, test after a WC. Personally, I test before so that I can make changes to my dosing, then do a WC and dose my corrections and assume my corrections have fixed things. I test monthly-ish.
Dan
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