Survey re: water changes, etc.

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by artspeaker, Nov 18, 2008.

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  1. MAZILLA

    MAZILLA Flamingo Tongue

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    **I only dose a splash of magnesium here and there, and I only own a PH and CA test kit...which i've used once in 6 months. I do have a monster CA reactor or I would dose CA too. LOL, I only bought a salinity meter for the mixing station in the garage, and that was last month. Before that I used natural sea water from the scripps research center, you cant beat free SW.
     
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  2. Hackem688

    Hackem688 Millepora

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    150lbs LR Some Coral Lots of fish
    15gal every week
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    I used to do Wc's every week, but havent done one in months.
    I used to change out 25gals

    To be honest, I got tired of doing WC's. I use NSW, which is alot easier than mixing it yourself. Now I just dose what I need instead of WC's. I dont see any difference between Wc's and dosing, at least in my case. I will say that Wc's are cheaper than dosing thou. Luna
     
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  4. artspeaker

    artspeaker Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thank you for the input so far. Isn't it fascinating how many different ways there are to have a successful aquarium?

    I hope this is helpful to others, especially those just getting started.
     
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  5. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    I haven't done a water change since my tank was a couple months old and I had high nitrates. I got the problem under control and it's been fine since. I do dose accordingly. Water changes are a pain and unnecessary if everything checks out IMO. If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!
     
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  6. fishoholic

    fishoholic Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I do a 20% every 6 months or so and dose to keep her stable the rest of the time.
     
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  7. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    For those who dose, what exactly do you dose?
     
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  8. Powerman

    Powerman Giant Squid

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    from LFS. I do it at the time cause it is heated to what I need. I can RO/DI water form work, but don't feel like mixing it myself.


    I dose alk and calcium. What I use has other trace elements. (Reef Builder, Cal. Advantage, Reef complete) My nitrates are near zero. After reading everyone else, I'm beginning to think I do too many WCs???
     
    Powerman, Nov 19, 2008
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  9. scumchug

    scumchug Plankton

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    180 SPS Dominated Display
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  10. artspeaker

    artspeaker Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    A puffer tank. Do you have any photos?
     
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