where do you do water tests???

james3370 · 02/28/2009, 06:12 PM

when you are doing your water parameter tests, do you do them in the sump or in the main tank??? or does it even matter???

on my new build, i'm making a small board that will hold 6 or so of the water testing test tubes & trying to decide if i should mount it on the back of the canopy door or the sump door

fishysteve · 02/28/2009, 09:30 PM

I do them on the bar across from my tank in the basement.

AJO · 02/28/2009, 09:57 PM

I do all my tests in the bathroom.

james3370 · 03/01/2009, 01:19 AM

i meant where do you draw the water for the tests

madadi · 03/01/2009, 01:38 AM

lol this thread just took a wrong turn.

james3370 · 03/01/2009, 01:58 AM

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Originally posted by madadi
lol this thread just took a wrong turn.

pretty much..... LOL

zorden · 03/01/2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by AJO
I do all my tests in the bathroom.

lol

jdieck · 03/01/2009, 02:40 AM

Measure anywhere but always as far away as possible from the point you are topping off, supplementing or dripping Kalk

james3370 · 03/01/2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally posted by jdieck
Measure anywhere but always as far away as possible from the point you are topping off, supplementing or dripping Kalk

so my sump will be:

skimmer chamber -> return chamber <- refugium

& my ato will fill into the return chamber, so it would be best to test from either the refugium or the main tank???

jdieck · 03/01/2009, 04:33 AM

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Originally posted by james3370
so my sump will be:

skimmer chamber -> return chamber <- refugium

& my ato will fill into the return chamber, so it would be best to test from either the refugium or the main tank???

Either Refugium or main tank will be OK. Just note that when measuring nitrates they may be lower in the refugium but I doubt a regular test kit will see any difference at all.

Paulairduck · 03/01/2009, 10:29 AM

go for the main tank, then you dont have to bend over

Geodriller · 03/01/2009, 10:35 AM

I take water for all tests out of the back side of my overflow box

Harry_Fish · 03/01/2009, 10:43 AM

I picked sump since my sump is in the basement
along with all the test kits etc.

46FiatYamaha · 03/01/2009, 11:11 AM

I get my samples from the sump as well

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02/28/2009, 06:12 PM	#1
james3370 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: US ARMY - El Paso TX Posts: 3,678	where do you do water tests??? when you are doing your water parameter tests, do you do them in the sump or in the main tank??? or does it even matter??? on my new build, i'm making a small board that will hold 6 or so of the water testing test tubes & trying to decide if i should mount it on the back of the canopy door or the sump door __________________ Yes I hear voices in my head, but they speak spanish so I can't understand anything they say. there's no place like 127.0.0.1 It's a shame that stupidity isn't painful.... Current Tank Info: currently tankless....but planning an AIO

02/28/2009, 09:30 PM	#2
fishysteve Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,804	I do them on the bar across from my tank in the basement. __________________ On a break

03/01/2009, 01:19 AM	#4
james3370 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: US ARMY - El Paso TX Posts: 3,678	i meant where do you draw the water for the tests __________________ Yes I hear voices in my head, but they speak spanish so I can't understand anything they say. there's no place like 127.0.0.1 It's a shame that stupidity isn't painful.... Current Tank Info: currently tankless....but planning an AIO

03/01/2009, 01:38 AM	#5
madadi ReefOG Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Morton grove, IL Posts: 3,976	lol this thread just took a wrong turn. __________________ -~adrian~- LETS TRADE YUMAS Current Tank Info: Glass box.

02/28/2009, 09:57 PM	#3
AJO Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: whittier Posts: 353	I do all my tests in the bathroom.

03/01/2009, 02:40 AM	#8
jdieck Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maumee, OH Posts: 15,673	Measure anywhere but always as far away as possible from the point you are topping off, supplementing or dripping Kalk __________________ Did I write what I wrote? What the heck am I talking about! Well..... Nevermind. Current Tank Info: 225 gal reef, DSB, 40 g sump w/ LRT100 return, 37 g pre-sump, 3 MH 250 W 15K, 4 96 W PC dual actinic,ETS 1500 Skim.w/LRT70, 20 lb Ca R., 40 W UV, 1/3 HP chiller, two 350 W Htrs, Neptune II Cont., 330 P LR/ 330 P LS. 55 gal Refugium

03/01/2009, 10:29 AM	#11
Paulairduck I LOVE FREE FRAGS!!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chino Hills Posts: 2,909	go for the main tank, then you dont have to bend over

03/01/2009, 10:35 AM	#12
Geodriller Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pekin, Illinois Posts: 257	I take water for all tests out of the back side of my overflow box

03/01/2009, 10:43 AM	#13
Harry_Fish Moved On Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Liverpool, NY Posts: 1,461	I picked sump since my sump is in the basement along with all the test kits etc.

03/01/2009, 11:11 AM	#14
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	I get my samples from the sump as well