Doing a Water Change...

rstar · #1 12-04-2008, 12:56 AM

So im going to be doing a water change thats long long overdue, i've switched to RBS (was on sale at my LFS) Just wondering if there is anything that needs to be added to it (dkh, mag, calc) before i do the change!

Aquattro · #2 12-04-2008, 12:58 AM

nope, you're good. Make sure temp and salinity match, do a smaller than normal change just to be sure the new salt doesn't do anything bad. I had no issues switching though...

sphelps · #3 12-04-2008, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

nope, you're good. Make sure temp and salinity match, do a smaller than normal change just to be sure the new salt doesn't do anything bad. I had no issues switching though...

ditto

rstar · #4 12-04-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

nope, you're good. Make sure temp and salinity match, do a smaller than normal change just to be sure the new salt doesn't do anything bad. I had no issues switching though...

Great, thanks for the quick reply, ill probably just do a 5gallon change (108 gallons total volume) for the first couple weeks!

Aquattro · #5 12-04-2008, 04:17 AM

I did 20g for 150g total, no ill effects. Switched from Kent to RBS

superduperwesman · #6 12-04-2008, 04:23 AM

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Great, thanks for the quick reply, ill probably just do a 5gallon change (108 gallons total volume) for the first couple weeks!

yeah you could prob do more than 5 gallons. Thats not even 5 percent

rstar · #7 12-04-2008, 04:28 AM

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yeah you could prob do more than 5 gallons. Thats not even 5 percent

I havent actually done a water change in a while though, been busy with life, just got married 2 months ago and now we are pregnant so ive been neglecting that part of my maintainance, just dont want to shock the reef with clean water!!

superduperwesman · #8 12-04-2008, 04:29 AM

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I havent actually done a water change in a while though, been busy with life, just got married 2 months ago and now we are pregnant so ive been neglecting that part of my maintainance, just dont want to shock the reef with clean water!!

Yeah thats was I was thinking it might be better do one a bit bigger... if it's been a while, but I've only had small tanks so use your own judgment.

And she's prego... not "we"... it's only "thanks to you" ahah Congrats!

rstar · #9 12-04-2008, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Yeah thats was I was thinking it might be better do one a bit bigger... if it's been a while, but I've only had small tanks so use your own judgment.

And she's prego... not "we"... it's only "thanks to you" ahah Congrats!

Lol thanks Wes, she keeps saying "we" and it's "ours" when she is feeling good, but its my fault when she is sick, so i guess you are right, SHE is prego with OUR baby

superduperwesman · #10 12-04-2008, 05:10 AM

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Lol thanks Wes, she keeps saying "we" and it's "ours" when she is feeling good, but its my fault when she is sick, so i guess you are right, SHE is prego with OUR baby

ahah Yeah I was just teasing.