All the coral came from my 90g orginal tank that was setup for two years and then three months ago moved to the 92g corner. Only lost coral due to falling in the sand. And again did a water change maybe twice in two years on the 90g tank.... In my own opinion until you have tried it this way you can't really say weather or not it works. Can anyone please tell me what the main reasons for doing a water change are?
Is RO a must with a water change?
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I've been reefkeeping for 15 years. I assure you that in that time, I've gone a month or two or more without water changes. And my tank suffered because of this. Polyp extension is not as good. Color starts to fade to brown. Nuisance algaes start to show up. Coral growth slows.
Maybe I'm not as accomplished as you, but in my experience, a tank without water changes is headed for disaster, or at least a poor environment for coral growth at best.
Again most of this is personal opinion. Everyone tends to have their own way of doing. Something. In my personal experience I have not had any problems with my
tanks. Now when i say I don't do water changes, I do supplement
and have my tanks running properly in the fact that I dose accordingly and I have proper filtration. You may have other opinions and experiences that may have differed from mine. That in no way proves that what I have done is wrong. You may think that but that is your opinion. I'm simply stating y opinions and my experiences and I am not saying that they are correct and are the way to do things.
tanks. Now when i say I don't do water changes, I do supplement
and have my tanks running properly in the fact that I dose accordingly and I have proper filtration. You may have other opinions and experiences that may have differed from mine. That in no way proves that what I have done is wrong. You may think that but that is your opinion. I'm simply stating y opinions and my experiences and I am not saying that they are correct and are the way to do things.
I never said you were wrong. Just that I think you're headed for disaster. If you feel your way is better than every other very successful tank out there, then go for it.
There are people that don't change the oil in their car, either. I wouldn't condone that either, but it seems to work for them. At least for a while.
The original question asked "When should I do a water change?" - I think the subject of whether water changes are necessary or not is very applicable to the topic at hand.
As for the original poster's question, "now, and 10% every week or two" is my recommendation.
I'd recommend letting the mods do the moderating. If you see a problem post (including mine), you can report it using the
In this hobby we are trying to recreate and simulate a
natural enviroment and honsetly it will never be exactly like a real
reef tank. There are things in everyones tank that are not correct in the ocean, even in the most succesful tanks. Everything we do is to get as close to the real thing
and everything is an 'attempt' to recreate a natural enviroment. If
you want a truly correct tank setup you will need to make a house
in a reef.
natural enviroment and honsetly it will never be exactly like a real
reef tank. There are things in everyones tank that are not correct in the ocean, even in the most succesful tanks. Everything we do is to get as close to the real thing
and everything is an 'attempt' to recreate a natural enviroment. If
you want a truly correct tank setup you will need to make a house
in a reef.
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Thanks a lot,you guys rock,lots of info for me bro.What is a good size clean up crew?I have about 16 to 20 blue and red hermits,about 8 snails(Cause 2 died),and 2 emeralds.Is this enough?How many emeralds and so on?
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I have a 60 gallon,48 long,24 high,and 12 and a halh wide.
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Wow,already over 40 replies,ARC is da bomb.
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I have had the emeralds for over 2 weeks know cause some of the rock I got had some bubble.
