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Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 688181)

Well the reality is that this is a hobby we choose and in doing so you accept a responsibility to these animal we keep. Like parenting we would not say we don't have time.
Sufficient advise has been given now the balls in your court

Just because I don't adopt your technique of doing weekly water changes doesn't mean I dont care about the live stock I keep. I spent money on it and I intend to keep it alive. Doing 50 gallon water changes daily for a week is not realistic for me, for more reasons than just the time commitment.

Lol and no I don't think keeping fish is not like parenting a human child.

I don't agree with daily but def bi weekly

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Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 688178)

You're looking at less than an hour a day for one week. You probably spend more time on this site complaining about spelling. You'll also spend more time trying to capture imaginary fish in the act. It's becoming more clear you're just looking for the easiest answer which I think is selling the clams, I'd take the offer, I'd never pay that for half dead clams.

Ding, we have a winner! :)

I've had the tank setup for a year now without doing regular water changes.

I've got no problem keeping any corals or fish.

My sps grow faster than I ever expected.

None of my corals are showing any signs of there being anything wrong with the water quality or perameters.

20 bucks is a small price to pay if they do die my Cbb will have a full belly

Keep in mind the daily is only temporary. The tank hasn't seen any changes for 6 months so in a sense it's like you're dealing with a contamination except it's a lack off rather than excess. The fastest way to correct such issues is large water changes however doing too much too quickly can have negative effects hence 20% daily for a week sounds about right to me. However the other options include 10% daily for longer or larger changes like 40-50% once a week.

In all honesty performing water changes shouldn't be difficult, if 50 gallons is too much for you too handle a smaller tank would have been more piratical. You're essentially setting yourself up for failure as I would assume your goal is to fully stock that tank. 250 gallons of healthy livestock is a huge investment in both time and money, what would happen if down the road something happened? Like say your clams all spawned (assuming you'll have more than two by then). Not being able to change large amounts of water quickly will cost you your tank.

So be it. If I fail and everything does then I'll have an expensive fowlr and I'll get myself a clown trigger.

I really don't want a lecture. I set this tank up the way I think works best for me and that's it. Whether you think it's right or wrong doesn't concern me.

I have a 35 gall w a 10 gal sump if you want. Lol

Then don't ask for help or peoples opinions cause obviously everything is just fine in your mind.

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Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 688202)

Then don't ask for help or peoples opinions cause obviously everything is just fine in your mind.

Ok have a nice day