As any good aquarist knows, you must track key parameters and react accordingly using the good advise, “react quickly to problems but do it slowly and small amounts.” Any changes ignored or made too quick will impact inhabitant health and could be fatal.

Live Reef Data

Data from Digital Aquatic’s Reef Keeper Elite RKM-NET module live feed and summary of what I am tracking:

• SL1: Cardiff, ID 04, Temp
  Current Value: 78.5F
• SL1: Cardiff, ID 04, pH
  Current Value: 8.14
• SL1: Cardiff, ID 04, ORP
  Current Value: 303mV
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 02, CH2: MH Light
  Current Value: OFF
• MLC: Cardiff, ID 07, Pods1/2: Blue
  Current Value: 0%
• MLC: Cardiff, ID 07, Pods1/2: Blue
  Current Value: 0%
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 05, CH1: Fan
  Current Value: OFF
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 06, CH1: Heater 1
  Current Value: OFF
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 05, CH4: ATO
  Current Value: ON
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 05, CH3: Skimmer
  Current Value: ON
• PC4: Cardiff, ID 05, CH2: Rtrn Pmp
  Current Value: ON

Manual Reef Data

I am including a log to my mixed reef which I use to track everything for my tank. I will not be consistent updating this but thought I would include it here incase you wanted include it in part of your reef husbandry:

• Reef Aquarium Analysis Log — Current (MS Excel Document)
• ARCHIVED: Reef Aquarium Analysis Log — 2008-11-01 to 2009-10-31 (MS Excel Document)

Currently I track the following parameters with the listed test kits:

• Temp (RKE Temp Probe)
• pH (RKE & Pinpoint pH Probe)
• Ca (Elos)
• KH (Elos)
• Magnesium (Elos)
• Salinity (Refractometer)
• Phosphate (Hanna Low PO4 Meter)
• Ammonia (API)
• Nitrate (Lamotte)
• ORP (RKE Pinpoint ORP Probe)
• Strontium (Seachem)