Water changes

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Because there septic tank can't handle that much extra water going down the drain every week or 2

Then dump it in your driveway, or your gravel pit, or run a hose to the road.

[mohammadali]

i have a small tank i change the water once a week but my corals r beeen really healthy and growing well i like em my torch got very big and frog spawn

[BlueTang<3]

I think if it as if you were trapped in a closed system, say your bath tub and crapped it in every day and so did your neighbour you cant tell me there would not be things building up in there we could not test for or know about.

I have tried going with limited water changes and 40 gallons every two weeks, it looks like a different tank when i do regular water changes. The colours are way brighter, growth is noticeable better and corals are hardier when we keep up on our water changes.

[blue dragon]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I think if it as if you were trapped in a closed system, say your bath tub and crapped it in every day and so did your neighbour you cant tell me there would not be things building up in there we could not test for or know about.

I have tried going with limited water changes and 40 gallons every two weeks, it looks like a different tank when i do regular water changes. The colours are way brighter, growth is noticeable better and corals are hardier when we keep up on our water changes.

im new to reefing, and limited water changes with dosing or maximum water changes with out dosing, is that what your saying?

[Aquattro]

I change 50g every 2 weeks in my 180. My tank is doing pretty good. IMO, changing water is the single most important thing you can do for tank maintenance. The only two reasons I can see for not changing water is A. laziness, or B. being cheap. Neither of these are good qualities for reefkeeping.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I change 50g every 2 weeks in my 180. My tank is doing pretty good. IMO, changing water is the single most important thing you can do for tank maintenance. The only two reasons I can see for not changing water is A. laziness, or B. being cheap. Neither of these are good qualities for reefkeeping.

+1.......well said.....way more elements and minerals get replaced when we do a w/c then just the big three that most of us think about....

[Millepora_Maniac]

+1

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Why would anyone NOT do regular water changes??

Ohhh the humanity! how long could you breathe the same air if you were trapped in a box?

[Proteus]

I stoped for a while but found with a 45 gallon every two weeks I had less worry and less dosing. It's a hour of my time. Well worth the reward

[e46er]

I change around 40 gal every 2 weeks in my tank - overkill probably but it's easy maintaince and I feel is worth it

I have a tee hooked up to my closed loop pump so I run a hose outside and open the valve- watch tv for 5-8 min shut valve and plug in a mag 9 which is on my 55 gal mixing bucket watch more tv unplug pump and done
I made it simple so it wasn't a hassle to do so I would actually do it

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Millepora_Maniac

+1



Ohhh the humanity! how long could you breathe the same air if you were trapped in a box?

If there is biological reactions inside that box that are transforming carbon dioxide back to oxygen with high efficiency you could be stuck in there for an extended period of time.