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Old 02-24-2010, 05:16 AM
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Hmmm, interesting topic. I think I might do the larger changes once a month though. Just "easier" haha. Mostly cause Id need another barrel to mix in for the smaller more frequent changes.
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Salt buckets work pretty good for that sort of thing though, and odds are you'll have a half dozen of those before long in this hobby anyhow.. I find that the size of system makes a big difference too. My big tanks get by with a 25% monthly w/c if need be. Any nano (well let's say 40g or under) that I've tried that on ends up as a mess. Whereas 10% weekly and they do great. And the big tanks do better on the same weekly schedule. So I think it stands to reason that perhaps even more frequent, but smaller (and thus more manageable) w/c's might even be that much better.
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Old 02-24-2010, 09:22 AM
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ahh, water change discussions, gotta love 'em :-) Not too long ago I was on a two water changes a week schedule. That didn't last long. Although things always had that "breath of fresh air/water" look. I'm now back to my weekly water changes but I do quite a bit every week, like 17%. Sounds like I can drop that down to 6% a week!?
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