After much deliberation as to whether or not I should continue to (try to)build a reef or simply a FOWLR, i have finally decided to do what I set out to do originally - a reef with mainly softes & LPS w/ a few fish.
But if I'm going to do it then I wanted to do it right. So this morning I ordered
Salifert test kits (ca, mag, alk, phos) and a Pinpoint pH monitor. Hopefully this will get me started in knowing what I need to do from here. Oh yeah, I also ordered a bottle of purpleup (I needed a few more dollars to qualify me for free shipping).
Anyways, as soon as I receive everything you can expect me to be posting my test results and asking for advice. It's definitely a huge help to have expert guidance at your finger tips! What would I do without TRT? Probably have a FO tank.