Water

GoPhish · 12/20/2010, 01:22 PM

What is better for the tank while doing a water change. Ocean water or Salt mix with RO filtered water. What is an excellent salt mix. Also is it better to do 20% all at 1 time once a month or 5% each week

Johnwayne · 12/20/2010, 01:29 PM

i personaly think every week to help maintain ca,alk as i use reef crystals. im not sur if what isaid is fully true but my tank seems to do better when i do my wc's more frequently

Chris27 · 12/20/2010, 01:29 PM

Ocean water is ideal if you have access to it, but the logistics behind using it can be a bit rough. Filtered water mixed with any salt mix will do the job nearly the same. There is a synthetic sea salt thread here on RC that is loaded with useful information...check it out before you figure out which salt mix you're going to use.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1714505

As for the water change, generally speaking 5%-10% per week is a great plan, and will surely help keep your tank looking nice.

dkh0331 · 12/20/2010, 01:48 PM

RO/DI water with Reef Crystals for the past 10 years.
RO/DI water with Instant Ocean for 7 years prior to that.

Aboot 5-10% per week.

hth

12/20/2010, 01:22 PM	#1
GoPhish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 147	Water What is better for the tank while doing a water change. Ocean water or Salt mix with RO filtered water. What is an excellent salt mix. Also is it better to do 20% all at 1 time once a month or 5% each week

12/20/2010, 01:48 PM	#4
dkh0331 Es gibt keinen ersatz Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Close to the edge, down by a river Posts: 3,581	RO/DI water with Reef Crystals for the past 10 years. RO/DI water with Instant Ocean for 7 years prior to that. Aboot 5-10% per week. hth __________________ Just found out that grandpa has a drug addiction. He is addicted to viagra. No one is taking it harder than grandma.

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12/20/2010, 01:29 PM	#2
Johnwayne Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ont Posts: 157	i personaly think every week to help maintain ca,alk as i use reef crystals. im not sur if what isaid is fully true but my tank seems to do better when i do my wc's more frequently

12/20/2010, 01:29 PM	#3
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	Ocean water is ideal if you have access to it, but the logistics behind using it can be a bit rough. Filtered water mixed with any salt mix will do the job nearly the same. There is a synthetic sea salt thread here on RC that is loaded with useful information...check it out before you figure out which salt mix you're going to use. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1714505 As for the water change, generally speaking 5%-10% per week is a great plan, and will surely help keep your tank looking nice.