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03-17-2017, 01:41 AM
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Nada, don't check for squat. Only time I check something is when I do salinity check.
I believe in keeping good husbandry goes a long way - also I don't have any really high demanding corals. Clean skimmer and swap out filter socks every 3-4 days 10% water change weekly 30% water change every 6th week Zeovit additives routinely I too keep an eye on the fish and corals. If all looks fat, happy and plump. I let it be. 
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03-17-2017, 03:48 AM
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I don't get enough time to stare at my tank on a regular basis. Because of that I can't see when something is happening, so I rely on testing.
I test the Big 3 weekly and adjust my doser accordingly. I perform WCs every other week and adjust the new water before adding it, then adjust the timers for a week to compensate for the salt I buy. I'm being cheap with salt, so this is my life ... It's either this or get out of the hobby
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03-17-2017, 08:23 AM
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Yep I stopped checking my parameters for about almost a year now. Before I use to check all the time and seems like each time I do I end up adjusting my additives and cause more rtn,stn etc. ever since I cared for my tank less my tank has been thriving. I'm pretty lazy I only do the bare minimum like water changes every 2 weeks or so and mix additives for my dosed every 2 months. Dirty tank? Then get a sea hare and thank yourself later. I drilled a hole through my skimmer cup and attached a tube to it direct the nasty stuff to a 2L pop bottle so now I don't even need to dump it out for over a month. Enjoy your tank, not be a slave to it.
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03-17-2017, 04:17 PM
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For the people that can't be bothered testing your tank why even have one? Your all one alk swing away from a full wipe out. This thread makes me laugh people bragging about there lazines or inability to figure out a 3 step test kit. That's all for now
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03-17-2017, 04:44 PM
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03-17-2017, 06:27 PM
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To each their own I guess. Some ppl like to slave over their tank and some like to actually spend that time to look and enjoy their tank if they have a busy schedule. I like to just stare the at front of my tank n enjoys it's beauty and not in the back room staring at changing colors of my test vials.
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03-17-2017, 06:34 PM
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Alk constantly, Cal once a week, Nitrate and Phosphate couple times a week maybe?
I'm biopellet carbon dosing so if my alk swings I get burnt tips or acro loss real quick. Like in January (I think) we got a snow storm and my power kept going out for like 1 second. Everytime it did my controller would re set and my dosers would come back on. My alk went from 7 where I keep it to almost 10 while I was at work. Only way I knew this is because of monitoring. Got home, turned down my dosing schedule to drop the alk back to where it should be for my system. I know its a pain but if you're going sps and even LPS I couldn't imagine not monitoring parameters unless you only had like 2 fish in a 125 gallon tank and not a lot of stony corals...
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03-17-2017, 07:47 PM
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When I got into this hobby, I was fascinated on the look and peace it brings me after 12-14 hour work shift. Coming home to do extra work on the tank is on the less side of my worries. I have had my tank up for over 6 months after moving into my new house. And before that, it was in an establish tank for 2 years. If I ever do acquire half of the nice corals you got, then maybe you can give me pointers of dosing and checking parameter. 
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