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09/28/2013, 09:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Brandon, fl
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water change amount
ok, i have a fluval spec v. i have been doing 20% a week using reef crystals salt. i do 2 10% changes one on thursday, one on monday.i do not dose anything, but i just added a refugium. should i cut back to 10 percent on mondays only? i do have a frogspawn that takes some of the trace elements from the crystals, if i cut back to 10% a week, would it still be getting enough? would it be enough to maintain the water quality?
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09/28/2013, 09:25 AM
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Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Unless the frogspawn is huge, you probably would be fine decreasing water changes. Why not try it; you can always switch back if your nitrates start rising or calcium starts falling.
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09/30/2013, 08:55 PM
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Life and Reef Saver
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tavares, Florida
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10% a week is generally what is suggested for a reef tank.
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09/30/2013, 10:29 PM
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Your doing good... test your water everyday, water change whenever something spikes, and water change on a certain schedule like your doing now.
 I normally pick a day of the week and every single time its that day of the week a water change is done. do note the smaller the tank the harder and a fluvals are smaller nano type aquariums..
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