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Really depends. I've read some people like doing smaller 15-20% water changes weekly. Or Bi-weekly, Some people like doing 40-50% water changes monthly. Really depends on the tank and its needs from what I understand. Personally I chose to do 20% weekly for my 125g.

no air stone. just powerheads. Maybe my aquarist jargon is a bit off. I meant circulate.

Thats what i find funny, when i first added the salt, its instantly gone. 5min after adding ALL the salt i needed it was still crystal clear. Wondering if it a brand thing, where the user doesn't have to actually "cure" it for more than 10min.

I'm curious if its a brand thing, where is doesn't have to "cure" Hopefully someone will chime in that uses the stuff :)

Good evening all! So I made a switch to Oceanic Natural Sea Salt recently but I'm having an issue with "Stewing" it for my water changes. After a day of "stewing" I still have very cloudy water with a lot of calcium precipitation. Water when mixed was 79F, with two power heads going. Is Oceanic...

yes, i mean circulate :). Well i'll let it circulate another day before my weekly water change.

Good evening all! So I made a switch to Oceanic Natural Sea Salt recently but I'm having an issue with "Stewing" it for my water changes. After a day of "stewing" I still have very cloudy water with a lot of calcium precipitation. Water when mixed was 79F, with two power heads going. Is...

Well have some bad news :/ I lost another fish today :( And an Emerald Crab, no it wasn't just a molt, i made sure I did the basic water testing. 1.026 SG (should this be lower? I've read 1.023-025 normal) 0 ammonia 0 nitrite ~20ppm Nitrate (working on this with water changes of 20g each...

^ my words exactly. But very good info!

Hello all! I'll this out now, I'm totally new to SW Aquariums! So anyways, to the issues. From looking at a lot of Sump images people have built/bought etc etc. Many have very cool baffles for these bubbles. Unfortunately, my sump was built kinda odd (I didn't buy it, it came with the tank)...

oh. i've been reading like crazy for the last couple weeks. I knew absolutely NOTHING about this hobby. But thought it would be fun and something to do! Well cool. I was really worried at first, i may have just worked myself up a little bit

So about the nasty/soft/decaying on the LR, should i just leave it for now, an maybe spot clean it, via vacuum during water changes, rubbing it, turkey baster, etc etc?

I've been testing since before I actually put livestock in the tank. the tank itself has been running for probably for ~2-3 weeks with nothing but the rock and sand. But this was before I had any type of water testing. I just wanted it to run, check plumbing, flow rates, and the sort. I...

The LR: It had a salty smell, nothing too foul. Reminded me of a low tide smell. The rock itself isn't completely white, there are hints of nice greens and reds, but again its covered in gross/old/decaying algea. The C.U.C is still in the DT. They've been in there for ~week. I've only lost...

I had a feeling that was what i was going to need to do. :/ clean rock in saltwater or at this point does it even matter? For cleaning the sand, after the sifting, i'm assuming to suction all the water out, makes sense. As far as it sitting, your assumption is correct, no heat, no powerheads...

Hey all, I was actually directed here by a friend to help with tips/info/etc/etc on a new SW Tank. Long story short, I acquired this tank from a friend, it sat for along time with his rock half submerged under some nasty water (1yr maybe) but it was "established" at one point. The good news is...