Single most important item

[bribo12]

I understand but it is nice to know if I'm taking off for the weekend and my tank leaks I will know before the whole thing gets destroyed and I can call my friend to get a handle on it.

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Haha quite a valid point!

 

[Mashpotatoes74402]

Test kits! I didn't even think I that
I only test. Ph ammonia nitrite nitrate
Calcium and alk. Are there other extremely important test I should be doing? One person mentioned an "appropriately sized refugium".
Is there a general DT to sump/refugium ratio That's desired? 4:1: .5???? For example.

 

[gleach]

Phosphate testing.

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[bribo12]

Phosphate testing.

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And magnesium

 

[Mashpotatoes74402]

How and where can I find a reference that will help me understand how the above mentioned parameters affect and interact with each other to create the situation in the water ???

 

[gleach]

Just get the biggest sump refugium you can be sure to leave a little space in your stand though.

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[bribo12]

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/
Or
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1179702

 

[Sillyfishies]

I think the most important item is money.

 

[PB_Smith]

common sense

 

[treemanone2003]

common sense

ROTFLMAO !!!!!! ????? Oh I have stomach pains now.

 

[BigRedsReefs10]

Any one say research yet? A few minutes of searching before a purchase can save months of headaches.

 

[Amitas]

+1,000,472 on the common sense

 

[gleach]

This got lame

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[Mashpotatoes74402]

What parameters are the most important for a reef? I only bought the API marine test kit. It tests for ph ammonia nitrite nitrate I recently got alk and calcium tests.

 

[Brookster123]

Beer.. you guys forgot beer..

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[Mashpotatoes74402]

Haha yes a drink before maintenance is nice

 

[Brookster123]

Haha yes a drink before maintenance is nice

Before....during....after :beer::beer::beer:

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[bribo12]

What parameters are the most important for a reef? I only bought the API marine test kit. It tests for ph ammonia nitrite nitrate I recently got alk and calcium tests.

Cal/alk/mag

 

[gleach]

He said beer it got good again lol.

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[jeffaquarius]

What parameters are the most important for a reef? I only bought the API marine test kit. It tests for ph ammonia nitrite nitrate I recently got alk and calcium tests.

During cycling you only need Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate test kits. Once your tank is stable, you will hardly ever have to use the first two. In a reef tank I keep a log and I consider all readings important. If you neglect just one of them you will end up crashing your tank. The temp, pH, Alk, salinity, Mag, Cal, Phosphate and Nitrate have all to be at the acceptable levels and stable.