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View Poll Results: Do you care and/or test for Potassium?
I don't care about K 30 57.69%
I kinda care and test sometimes 14 26.92%
I test and adjust to some number that lets me sleep better at night 8 15.38%
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Keep hearing grumblings about potassium levels and we should test it.

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Our LPS system barely consumes any potassium.

Our SPS system consumes 1L every 3 weeks of a fully saturated potassium chloride mix.

It's very important IMO.
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I tested once or twice but always been good, I would bet that part c of tropic marin balling is the reason why
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I guess for me, I've never cared, wouldn't know what it should be and never felt my tank was lacking anything. I'll continue not caring
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Your total disregard really does work well though
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I like it, gives me time for other things
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I guess for me, I've never cared, wouldn't know what it should be and never felt my tank was lacking anything. I'll continue not caring
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I don't think I have ever even tested potassium. I suspect my water changes keep K in check.
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I don't think I have ever even tested potassium. I suspect my water changes keep K in check.
Depends which salt you're using.
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I guess for me, I've never cared, wouldn't know what it should be and never felt my tank was lacking anything. I'll continue not caring
Ditto to this statement.
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