Water changes!

[danny zubot]

What percentage are your weekly water changes? You might do well to just reduce your percentage if you feel that you've been over doing it.

Another thought, things that we don't tend to measure such as trace elements are replenished with water changes too.

[saltynuts]

i do 5 gal every 12 days!
56 gal tank with 20 gal sump & 20 gal frag tank plumed to main sump!

[Redrover]

If it's not broke don't fix it...I'd stick with the weekly change [ 10% to 20% ]
I started weekly and have never changed...first time in years I have had to change, this week due to a Ich product going bad...the product I was using has been posted in, you guessed it Products.

RJ


" Express Lane : Five Beers or Less "

[cooper]

I do 10% weekly water changes and my tank has been doing really well. No algae, no problems at all since I set it up.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

The amount I change depends on the amount of water required to siphon all the crap off the bottom. Never more than 2-3 gallons on a 55 gallon tank, though

[cooper]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

The amount I change depends on the amount of water required to siphon all the crap off the bottom. Never more than 2-3 gallons on a 55 gallon tank, though

Do you do this weekly or bi weekly? How many fish are there in the tank? How often do you feed them?

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by cooper

Do you do this weekly or bi weekly? How many fish are there in the tank? How often do you feed them?

I do this once every week (I do skip the odd week, but rarely). I have 5 fish and I feed them every night at 10pm (varies between NLS pellets, mysis and cyclopeeze) as well as generally try to keep some nori in a clip for them to nibble on throughout the day.