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View Poll Results: how do you do your water change?
water only and let the filters collect the debris 25 50.00%
siphoning out the crud every time 25 50.00%
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Old 02-09-2015, 12:37 AM
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Water change is just changing water for me. Vacuuming, when I'm inclined, is a separate task that is done without changing water. I simply siphon into my filter sock so can siphon for hours if I'm bored. I'm never that bored tho
Brilliant idea!! I think I will give this a try.
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Old 02-09-2015, 05:39 AM
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I do clean the sump but it's on a differnt day usally day before WC day
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Old 02-09-2015, 05:55 AM
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I drain my sump it is bare bottom an has a power head pointed at the bottom and leave my refugium alone
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Old 02-11-2015, 06:05 PM
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I run with a half crushed coral and half sandbed setup with both being about 3/4 of an inch deep I don't bother vacuuming that's why I got snails, shrimp, cucumbers and such they do the work for me. I just do a water change
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