Water Changes

[spooda420]

I do a 150 gal RO/DI water change every month. I do not blast or stir I evaporate 12 gals a day which is replaced by kalkwasser. My sand is clean and white and most of my liverock no longer shows as the corals have covered it. My tank will be 3 years old on June 13th.

Regards,
Kevin

g'd.... 150 gal every month? what freakin' size is your tank?

 

[NaH2O]

Spooda420- Check it out!

Kevin's 550 gallon Reef

 

[DrewDown]

I do 5 gallons a week. I do little increments at a time so I don't stress my tank out by doing big water changes. (I used to do 20-25% every month!)

 

[Gina]

We do a 10g change every couple of weeks. Sometimes, every third week. We also siphon off the rocks when we change the water.

 

[CarlaW]

20 gallons a week in my 300 and 10 gallons every 2 weeks in my 80. I turkey baste when I remember, OOPS.

 

[nidreef]

I change 5 gal a week and blast the rocks and the bare bottom. Just trying to get everything to settle down after removing the DSB!


Mark

 

[NaH2O]

Hey Mark! WELCOME TO REEF FRONTIERS!!!!

 

[Scooterman]

Lots of new faces here, maybe this thread is the place to start.
I do a massive water change every two months, I say massive, 35g from a 100g tank, 30g sump with about 80g of total water. I plan on getting a Diatom filter soon, then a nice UV. I would probably reduce the amount of WC from there, maybe just topping off. If so, then I'll add a small amount of traces every month along with the CA supplementing. I never did finish my tank set-up because I'm in the process of conceptual thoughts on a larger system, so it is an ongoing process. I hope to have preliminary drawings soon, from there I'll set-up a thread and post progress.

 

[nidreef]

Hi Nikki!!

Took your advice and checked out the PSAS site and here I am. Thanks for the good info as always!

Mark

 

[scottman44]

I do a water chage every week about 4 gallons ( 10%) on a 35 hexs.

 

[NaH2O]

Hey Scottman44 - Welcome to Reef Frontiers!!

 

[The Claw]

I change some about once a year if it strikes me. If not, well never mind, we'll catch her next year.

 

[gobie]

I Do Water Changes 25gal Per Month,and I Always Test My New Water Ph,alk, Mag, Ca, Po4. I Won't Add Water That Isn't Ran For At Least 24 Hrs Ahead Of Time I Also Test My Tank 1 To 2 Times Per Week.

 

[NeilsReef]

Monthly, sandy bottom, 1/4 to 1/3 of the water is changed, IMO it is a good thing for my tank.

 

[class clown]

like most others, I'm a once a week kind of guy. I get in my routine and just do about 5 gallons each week. My display is 55 and my sump holds about 45, so I'm really only doing 5% a week. Then when I'm feeling up to it (probably about every month or so), I'll do a 10 gallon water change.

 

[spongebob lover]

i do a 10 gal water change weekly for my 37 .

 

[KrautBurner]

I "inhereted" my tank

it was 3-4 years old,
and the old owner "never" did water changes (well, maybe half a dozen the whole time she had the tank, and only if nitrates were high)

I've been doing "Semi-regular" changes,
I test before the change, and the day after.

rarely see any differences,
so I'm stretching out my changes, as long as everything stays at 0ppm

 

[Basile]

I don't do it for the nitrate or any other reason than change the water. My parameters are very good even after a month. Nitrates are untracable , but i think just to dilude the water is good. I dose so to change the water every 2 weeks is a waste for me. The tank is healthy. I know of some old timer that wait 3 months apart....4 even yuk.