Water changes

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

I am talking about controlling contaminants, limiting bioload and dosing properly to suspend water changes and only do them occasionally.

What exactly are you dosing?....... here is a short list of some of the minerals and elements that are not being replenished when you dont do regular water changes....Strontium, Bicarbonate, Borate, Bromide, Chloride, Iodide, Sulfate, Potassium, Sodium ,Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Rubidium, Zinc

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by fishytime

What exactly are you dosing?....... here is a short list of some of the minerals and elements that are not being replenished when you dont do regular water changes....Strontium, Bicarbonate, Borate, Bromide, Chloride, Iodide, Sulfate, Potassium, Sodium ,Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Rubidium, Zinc

But he already stated he does all his testing surely he tests and doses everything lol or thinks its added to salt mix for filler I mean who needs all those elements right

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Aquaria

But he already stated he does all his testing surely he tests and doses everything lol or thinks its added to salt mix for filler I mean who needs all those elements right

Coming from the guy who blindly doses with whatever happens to be in the salt mix/ water....

[lockrookie]

wait you have to test your water... dang its been 2 years since i tested mine...

[Delphinus]

"Dilution is the solution to pollution"

I'll be the first to agree you don't have to overdo waterchanges but at the same time all you have to do is a water change and look at your tank before and after to convince you a waterchange does your tank some good. It's like opening a window and letting fresh air in.

[The Grizz]

Does 10 gal's of ATO a day count on a 230 gal total system with a salinity of 1.020 count as WC?

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

"Dilution is the solution to pollution"

I'll be the first to agree you don't have to overdo waterchanges but at the same time all you have to do is a water change and look at your tank before and after to convince you a waterchange does your tank some good. It's like opening a window and letting fresh air in.

+1 I see it after every w/c

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

"Dilution is the solution to pollution"

I'll be the first to agree you don't have to overdo waterchanges but at the same time all you have to do is a water change and look at your tank before and after to convince you a waterchange does your tank some good. It's like opening a window and letting fresh air in.

Delphinus, don't get me wrong, I completely agree. I am not against water changes in fact I see some tanks that have a bioload which screams weekly water changes. In a system where bio-waste is kept at a low, water changes can become substantially less frequent to a a point where...cough...months are acceptable. Now people here can cling to minute trace elements all they want (most of whom don't even have a clue on what any of them do) and argue semantics but I think I made my case, even with the trolls coming in here to derail the thread.

Keep bioload low, run excessive mechanical filtration, dose and monitor. Simple.

And sorry Sphelps if I was being a douche, I felt douchery coming from you so I countered. No hard feelings.

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

Coming from the guy who blindly doses with whatever happens to be in the salt mix/ water....

Lol seriously haha you do know u can find out what's in any givin salt mix online right? I know what's going into my tank and my coral love it

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Aquaria

Lol seriously haha you do know u can find out what's in any givin salt mix online right? I know what's going into my tank and my coral love it

Yes, I tested mag and cal after making a fresh batch when setting up my new tank. Not accurate in the least. When dosing, you can gauge the exact amount to dose or very close to it because it goes in separately...not mixed in with salt.