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Hey Reefers! Today's Topic: Testing Water Parameters!
Keeping a reef tank doesn't have to be difficult! One of the best and easiest ways to maintain tank stability and promote coral health is by testing your water parameters!
Testing our water parameters is at the forefront of caring for our corals! The best way to do this, and maintaining it long-term is creating a schedule and sticking to it! We test each one of our tank systems every single day here at Corals.com. It's actually the very first thing we do in the morning before starting our day! This helps us make adjustments if need be and, have a better understanding on how our corals are doing!
We exclusively use Hannah Instruments for testing our parameters. Over the years, we have had continued success with Hannah Checkers and couldn't live without them! In our opinion, they are the best and most accurate ways you could test a reef tank!
We mainly test for Alkalinity, Calcium, and Salinity. We consider them to be the 3 most important numbers to consistently test for in established systems! Here's where we like to keep our tanks around from a numbers perspective!
Specific Gravity - 1.026
Calcium - 450ppm
Alkalinity - 8 to 9dKH
Temperature - 77 to 78 Degrees
The best way to have success with your tank is hands down rock solid parameters! It doesn't have to be difficult as long as you are consistent, and your corals with thank you for it!
Have a great weekend, and don't forget to shop our massive 6th year anniversary sale! Over 1,250+ corals all 25%-70% off!
Have a great weekend, Reefers!
