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03/02/2008, 02:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Yorktown Va
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water changes?
I am crossing over to RO/DI water i have a 180g tank total volume of water is 200g i am changing 30g at a time how the calculator told me that i will have 99% pure water in 17 weeks. My question is do i water changes every weekend are every other weekend?
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03/02/2008, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ca
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I change 10% a week on my 120g have since its been up now 2years seems to work for me some change every 2 weeks
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03/02/2008, 02:27 PM
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Location: Chicago
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IMO...If you have the time, I would do water changes every week. It will keep you tank looking nicer. I have a few friends that do it every 2 weeks or so. But the 2nd week the tank starts looking pretty ratty
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On a scuba dive in the Cayman Islands, I kept thinking.........Why is that Fish getting bigger.........Then it hit me Current Tank Info: 7 years saltwater.. Setting up a 120 gal reef. Office BioCube 14...1 perc clown, 1 royal gramma, 1 six line wrasse, fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, green stripe, brown shrooms, coco worm, purple leather, Misc CUC |
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03/02/2008, 02:28 PM
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Why do I do this?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bristol, RI
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Definitely every week if you are able to!
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03/02/2008, 03:01 PM
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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I had a poor waterchange routine for about a year. Then I made some changes to the sump and mixing vat to make changes easier. I do a 10% once a week and clean the skimmer. I have seen more growth and better colors on my corals than ever before.
If you can swing it, Once a week is the way to go IME.
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People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2 |
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03/02/2008, 03:15 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: germantown,wi
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I do 30gal in my 150gal system minus the rock space, I do it every 2 weeks, sometimes 3, tank looks good even after 3 but I run AC in a reator,after the first week, it also depends on your bio load, and corals, my shrooms will tell me if it is over due.
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03/02/2008, 03:22 PM
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Location: Chicago
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Maybe its just me............????
In my opinion saltwater tanks & fish take maintance & time. If I wanted to have a great looking fish tank but no maintance...I whould just but a picture of a fish......lol lol lol
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On a scuba dive in the Cayman Islands, I kept thinking.........Why is that Fish getting bigger.........Then it hit me Current Tank Info: 7 years saltwater.. Setting up a 120 gal reef. Office BioCube 14...1 perc clown, 1 royal gramma, 1 six line wrasse, fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, green stripe, brown shrooms, coco worm, purple leather, Misc CUC |
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