water change ?

[reefreak29]

i was wondering if it would be better to do a 5 percent water change everyday or a ten to fifteen percent weekly. what are your thoughts.
i was just thinking it would be better for the tank to do small daily water changes :thinking:

 

[lazypinoy]

Originally Posted by reefreak29
i was wondering if it would be better to do a 5 percent water change everyday or a ten to fifteen percent weekly. what are your thoughts.
i was just thinking it would be better for the tank to do small daily water changes :thinking:
itd be ok to w/c everyday at small amounts. but im pretty sure ull one day get fed up and do weekly water changes. if it were me id do the weekly plan. just cuz im lazy and i got boxing and work to do.

 

[reefkprz]

fifteen percent weekly is a higher percentage of actual new water to old on a 90g. you can do the math on that one. its a pain but with the dilution ration you end up taking out almost as much newer water in the long run, to not signifigantly dilute the new incoming waste.

 

[reefreak29]

Originally Posted by reefkprZ
fifteen percent weekly is a higher percentage of actual new water to old on a 90g. you can do the math on that one. its a pain but with the dilution ration you end up taking out almost as much newer water in the long run, to not signifigantly dilute the new incoming waste.
i was thinking more for trace elements to keep it at a constant , it was just a thought

 

[ironworker808]

first of all who in the hell told you to do a w/c everyday, constant w/c
should only depend on bio load ;unless your nitrates r to high. my 75 is way over max out, but i only do a monthly 25%

 

[reefreak29]

Originally Posted by ironworker808
first of all who in the hell told you to do a w/c everyday, constant w/c
should only depend on bio load ;unless your nitrates r to high. my 75 is way over max out, but i only do a monthly 25%
knowone told me to do this it was just a thought , i dont have any issues with nitrates or phosphates , i was just wondering if it would be benaficial thats all