Testing Water

[SKNR]

I have yet to set up my tank, but I have a question? what kind of test kit should i get. I have seen many different ones on the internet. Some as a set some single. What should i be testing the water for. I think I know some. PH, Nitrates, but what else? thanks in advance

oh and i will have a refugium as well. what should the base be refugium mud or just sand?

[BioCube14]

cal alk and ph

[BioCube14]

buy salifert kits they will be a cheap investment in the longrun

[MissT]

during the tank cycle, ammonia nitrite and nitrate are going to be what you're looking at. pretty much then on nitrate is going to me your main measure of water quality along with pH and a hydrometer to measure your salinity. (not a test kit I know, but still worth mentioning). If you're keeping corals, calcium and alkalinity will be ones you'll use often too. I rarely check the pH on my tanks anymore, as long as the calcium and alkalinity are staying constant... hth

[SKNR]

Thanks for the help

Going to get my skimmer tomorrow, hopefully I will have some water to test in the next couple of weeks.