Water changes?

[petieaztec]

Originally Posted by ReefNut
20% monthly. Top off water does not count toward water changes... and even with good perimeters water changes are a VERY good idea. There are many elements we can not test for such as heavy metals, toxins from corals, organic phosphates, etc... water changes will also help replenish trace elements.
well said.

 

[fishrule]

I think I’m going to buy a 10g tank setup.. One of those that come with the heater and pump, etc. I will then add RO water and salt and let the tank run for a week. Then do a water change with the 10g of water at the end of each week.
Do you think it would be a bad idea to run the RO Water tank for 1 week with a pump and heater???
I’m just thinking it will be better than getting a giant tub or barrel and I will be saving money on buying a pump and heater separate... :thinking:

 

[blue oasis]

Hello everyone, we have a 90gal tank with 135lbs LR & 100 lbs LS and it is a fish and coral tank. We do 25gal water changes every Saturday as well as hand feed all the coral. This is a routine that we have been doing for sometime now, which usually takes 2 hours.
N & G

 

[xrayman]

Hey everyone i have started doing 5 - 10 percent water changes weekly now for a month everything looks so much happier and better.My nitrates where 10-20 ppm when i started now they get lower every week.now at about 10ppm

 

[ophiura]

I used to tell people this when I was selling tanks:
Aim for about 30% a month. However that works for you, but it really should be done. Freshwater let's you get away with going longer, saltwater really does not. If y ou don't like water changes, IMO, it isn't the right hobby

If you have a lot of corals or delicate inverts - or just not a lot of space/time, smaller water changes may be better. Larger water changes mean that there is more risk involved (if your pH, alk, temperature, etc are not a match, this can cause trouble). But it really should be done. We test for a itty bitty tiny range of possible things in the water.

 

[black777]

25 gal every week wow, that's alot of work. Why do you have to do so much water changes? Dosn't your wet/dry or fuge take care of all that. How can you get away from doing so many water changes?

 

[weberian]

If you invest a lot of $$ and time into these creatures then you should not try to avoid what everyone tells you is essential to their health. Sure it's work but you have to do it.

 

[xrayman]

My 5 - 10 percent weekly breaks down to around 7.5 gallons for my 75 gallon tank.To me its worth it instead of buying all that expensive trace element stuff to put in.