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02-26-2005, 02:45 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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How Often do You do Partial Water Changes
I would just like to see what people think about water changes , I have goes Years without doing them on some My tanks , I'm not saying on every tank but some of them , Only add fresh RO/DI water as needed and little salt if SG was to drop , and If You are like me what type of system You are using , Plenum or what , BB, DSB, I don't think there is a right or wrong on this , Would Just like to hear from others her as to what is working for them , Vince
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02-26-2005, 03:16 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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When i had my 15 gallon tank i never did a water change just added water and salt when needed like you said. That was because the water would evaporate quickly. But in my 72 gallon the water doesnt evaporate that much so i change about 10 gallons of water once a month. ~Tim~
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02-26-2005, 03:19 PM
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Wants a Howitzer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,934
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i have gone as long as 6 months without one... and i have the detritus build-up and hair algae to prove it! LOL
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one 7" Toadfish named Todd (Batrachomoeus trispinosus)- Tuxedo urchin eater
Assorted mushrooms, zoanthids, ricordea, leathers, a candy and brains...
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02-26-2005, 03:34 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 9,641
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Originally Posted by icebear
and i have the detritus build-up and hair algae to prove it! LOL
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HAHA but how often would you say do you do water changes?
Is once a month to much? like what i do? ~Tim~
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02-26-2005, 03:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,294
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6 months without a water change how does the water test out. I do Bi-weekly water change of 9 gal in my 38 gal. No sump.
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02-26-2005, 04:01 PM
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Reefer in training
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ridgewood, NJ
Posts: 1,463
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15 gallons very 3-4 weeks on my 105. Also, vac the bottom when I'm doing the change.[b]
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105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
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02-26-2005, 04:48 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Macon
Posts: 720
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30 gallons every 2-3 weeks on my 120g (180 total gallons w/ sump and two refugia). It's a new system, and I'm a fairly new reefer, so I try to follow what those wetwebmedia folks are always saying--frequent water changes! I also run a powerful skimmer ( AquaC EV-180), have a 50G refugium w/ DSB and macro algae, and a 12g refugium with 2-3" of mud and macro algae. Can't wait till the Cyano goes away!!!
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02-26-2005, 05:32 PM
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Just Confused
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Buchanan,Ga
Posts: 468
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i do a 5 gal change every sunday on my 65 gal reef system.
everything is doing great.
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Sump Return, 2x14K 250w + 1x175w@15k MH's ,Mag Dr.1200 W/SCWD for alternating water movement.
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02-26-2005, 06:05 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,604
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Originally Posted by Tim224DT
i never did a water change just added water and salt when needed ~Tim~
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Wow added salt! ever check your Sg?what is it 2.089.
I change 5gallons weekly on a 40 gallon reef tank.
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02-26-2005, 06:10 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
Posts: 20,290
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i try.... yes try ... to do a 10% every other week ....unless the kids are sick... which means.. most likly once a month during the cold season...
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02-26-2005, 07:26 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 114
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I change 10 gallons a week. I use natural sea water off the Floria coast.
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02-27-2005, 08:12 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
Posts: 19,158
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Originally Posted by cytranic
I change 10 gallons a week. I use natural sea water off the Floria coast.
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cheater.
i try my best to do a 10g every week, but lately it has turned into almost once a month, and it is starting to show.  one new kid and a house addition are sucking some serious tank time away from me.
G~
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02-27-2005, 11:40 AM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Originally Posted by Loverotties
Wow added salt! ever check your Sg?what is it 2.089.
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No it was at 1.025. The only reason I had to add salt was because there was bubbles that caused salt to build up on the glass top. 
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02-27-2005, 11:51 AM
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Wants a Howitzer
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,934
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the plan is to do 5gal changes on the 46bowfront each week... but in reality its every other and sometmes 3 weeks between
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30 gallon (long)
one 7" Toadfish named Todd (Batrachomoeus trispinosus)- Tuxedo urchin eater
Assorted mushrooms, zoanthids, ricordea, leathers, a candy and brains...
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02-27-2005, 11:57 AM
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learning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena CA
Posts: 343
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20 gallons every friday.. on my 200 gallon tank.
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Ro/di units are soooo coool, highly recommended
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much to learn..there is..
my tank
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