i am thinking of going reefing on a edge

[dubs]

I have only tested the water in my beast one when it was set up and I been doing really good i am thinking of challenging my self and go with out testing my tank I want to know how many other reefer on here dont go test crazy like me

 

[kidninja]

i dont even have a test kit

 

[rambler67]

I say if every thing is doing great dont beat your self up over testing. to many people stress them selfs out from over testing. I test like once a month right before i do my water change then i test me new water and thats about it.

 

[savage]

Woow you guys are real rebels....I guess after so many times going the same thing to your tank it a no brainer....lol..

 

[dubs]

bro i going renegade stlye no more testing for me

 

[Ziggy]

Ones every 6 months.

 

[dubs]

ok i see other doing simillar stuff this is great

 

[JimmyR1rider]

All I can say is WOW!!

You know Stride is partnering with Salifert so don't be surprised when the van shows up driven by Shaun White and they let the ram loose on yous guys.

 

[prattreef]

One can get away without testing regularly IF --and it is a BIG IF--, you are experienced enough and in tune enough with your system that you can quickly notice subtle changes that indicate something might be going amiss. If you don't have this "sensitivity" to your system, you risk noticing stuff and reacting too late to prevent problems.

Regular (not obsessive) testing helps guard against this happening.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

one can get away without testing regularly if --and it is a big if--, you are experienced enough and in tune enough with your system that you can quickly notice subtle changes that indicate something might be going amiss. If you don't have this "sensitivity" to your system, you risk noticing stuff and reacting too late to prevent problems.

Regular (not obsessive) testing helps guard against this happening.

+1000

 

[JonnyJ]

i dont support it but i tested the other day for the first time since i got my tank. i only have salifert - cal alk and mag tests.

i personally watch my cap, if something is off they are the first to let me know... they are a great heads up. and do roughly 25% water change a week.

 

[dubs]

jimmy y u say wow? u think this is a carzy idea ?

pratt i feel u to be honest i have a couple of gs in the beast right now but i feel for a challenge plus i been so bizzy i have not tested any of my tank since the beggining of the year so last night when i was having a convo with a friend this new idea came up i even offer up some of my test kit for trade and i am even going go out on a linmb and grow a few sps with out any testing been involve just feel like trying something new

 

[JimmyR1rider]

I wouldn't say crazy, just not a protocol I'd choose is all. I believe in weekly testing at least especially if you're still going to be adding any more sps or lps corals to be able to adjust dosing and what not for the change in calcium/magnesium depletion.

I think they make test kits for a reason and not just for total noobs.

Just my 0.02

 

[Juggernot55]

All I can say is WOW!!

You know Stride is partnering with Salifert so don't be surprised when the van shows up driven by Shaun White and they let the ram loose on yous guys.

Lmao i can picture it. But ive been renegading ( if thats a word) myself. Everybody has there own ways.

 

[dubs]

jimmy i know they make test kit for a reason but that y i feel like going renegading i am going to grow montser beast with out testing just feel like doind somthing a little diffcrazy if u wanna call it that

 

[JimmyR1rider]

I wasn't insinuating you didn't know why they make test kits.

Hey it's your system, do what ya want. I myself don't mind devoting 40 minutes a week to do some tests to guarantee my living creatures a healthy life is all.

 

[h2o]

Ones a month cuz I got a lot of calcium suckers and I dose bionic heavy most of the time still not enough its easyer to keep it on point everything is growing and looks happy ones I get lazy things go bad quick then its harder to bring it back . So I keep it rocking testing 12 times a year is not bad .

 

[prattreef]

I will add, that I find excessive testing equally problematic and unhelpful as one tends to rely on absolute numbers at the expense of developing the intuitive "wet thumb" that pretty much all successful reefkeepers have.

 

[Jarrett]

i think testing is worth doing you spend all this money on your tank and corals, how hard is it to take 10 mins out of a day once a week to make sure your levels are ok. rather then waiting to notice a decline and health and then act on it, when it could potentially cause a problem. me personally i have my tank tuned in so perfect my levels have been stable for a month straight now with no fluctuations only on manual dosing and i still check once a week just to make sure. i think for long term success testing is important but thats just me

 

[rbtwo4]

only time i test is when tank was cycling. after that i never did. everything was fine and dandy. weekly water changes religiously is all i needed. i didnt have any delicate sps. i think people with LOADS of corals like sps that suck up calcium are the ones that need to do the testing cus they have to dose. my tank was pretty cool for 3 years without testing.