SPS - What do you test for & what do you dose

dobbs · 08/17/2006, 03:03 PM

Hello all,

I'm starting to acquire a nice collection of corals. I just want to make sure that I'm testing and dosing for everything I should be.

If I'm missing a test kit or two - what brand/kit would you recommend?
If I'm missing an additive or two - what brand/kit would you recommend?

I do not have any dosing or dripping units.

I add Kalk to my RO/DI top off water.
I just started to add Seachem's Reef Builder (per Ed at OD)
I do a 7 gallon WC every week w/Reef Crystals & RO/DI

I currently test for..
Alk
dkh
Ca
Amonia
PH
Salinity
Nitrate
Nitrite

My current coral collection consists of the following...

Green Milli Acro (mtfatwork)
Bali tricolor Acro (mtfatwork)
Unknown tricolor Acro (mtfatwork)
Pavona (mtfatwork)
Pink Montipora Digitata (mtfatwork)
Orange/brown Zoanthids (mtfatwork)
Ultra purple Formosa (Graham)
Purple plating Monti w/bright purple polyps (Graham)
Frogspawn (Graham)
Green plating Monti w/purple polyps (Graham)
Multicolored teal Acro (Graham)
Purple tip Stag (Graham)
True blue Zoanthids (Graham)
Granulosa Acro (Graham)
Yellow Turbinaria (Graham)

Hot pink Milli (Clownnut) - P/U tonight 08/17
Yellow Milli (Clownnut) - P/U tonight 08/17

Plus an unknown premiun frag pack from Troy (Stuckey_T) P/U tonight 08/17...It's just like Xmas

.

Thanks again,
Dave

meschaefer · 08/17/2006, 04:10 PM

The only other thing that I test for is Magnesium. The only thing I dose, is kalk water as my top off.

Maxxumless · 08/17/2006, 05:22 PM

You can go to the SPS forum to get details on what people do to keep SPS.

08/17/2006, 03:03 PM	#1
dobbs Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Location: Forest Lake, MN Posts: 58	SPS - What do you test for & what do you dose Hello all, I'm starting to acquire a nice collection of corals. I just want to make sure that I'm testing and dosing for everything I should be. If I'm missing a test kit or two - what brand/kit would you recommend? If I'm missing an additive or two - what brand/kit would you recommend? I do not have any dosing or dripping units. I add Kalk to my RO/DI top off water. I just started to add Seachem's Reef Builder (per Ed at OD) I do a 7 gallon WC every week w/Reef Crystals & RO/DI I currently test for.. Alk dkh Ca Amonia PH Salinity Nitrate Nitrite My current coral collection consists of the following... Green Milli Acro (mtfatwork) Bali tricolor Acro (mtfatwork) Unknown tricolor Acro (mtfatwork) Pavona (mtfatwork) Pink Montipora Digitata (mtfatwork) Orange/brown Zoanthids (mtfatwork) Ultra purple Formosa (Graham) Purple plating Monti w/bright purple polyps (Graham) Frogspawn (Graham) Green plating Monti w/purple polyps (Graham) Multicolored teal Acro (Graham) Purple tip Stag (Graham) True blue Zoanthids (Graham) Granulosa Acro (Graham) Yellow Turbinaria (Graham) Hot pink Milli (Clownnut) - P/U tonight 08/17 Yellow Milli (Clownnut) - P/U tonight 08/17 Plus an unknown premiun frag pack from Troy (Stuckey_T) P/U tonight 08/17...It's just like Xmas . Thanks again, Dave

08/17/2006, 04:10 PM	#2
meschaefer Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Astoria, NYC Posts: 564	The only other thing that I test for is Magnesium. The only thing I dose, is kalk water as my top off. __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 220 gallon w/ starphire, 120 gallon starphire sump, Skimmer DAS Ex-2, Calcium Reactor Geo 618, Trade Wind 1/2 hp compact Chiller, 2x 250 HQI Lumenarc Reflectors, Vortech mp40w, AC Jr.,

08/17/2006, 05:22 PM	#3
Maxxumless To the Max... Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,364	You can go to the SPS forum to get details on what people do to keep SPS.