Water Changes

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Well this is my number one piece of advice for new and old aquarist in this hobby.

It may seem like such a simple task in mind or on paper, but when it comes right down to it- a lot of people overlook this very important task.

I have met many wonderful people through this hobby, all of which except for one or two have some kind of desire to provide an ideal enviroment for there animals. So then why do some of these people consider water changes to be not such an important role. I have heard many excuses too-from: I can't afford it, I don't have time, I will do a larger one next month,
my dog ate the saltmix, and so on.......and so on......

I also hear aquarist ask why they have ich, algae, and other problems. I always ask this question first - when and how much are water changes done.

So this is why my number one piece of advice is water changes, our tanks cannot flush themselfs like natural enviroments do every second of the day. So we should then at least make an effort to clean this system at least on a monthly basis.

I know this sounds so basic and so simple, that's because it really is.
Remember, there always has to be a foundation to any structure-water quality is ours!

Finally I would like to mention what a friend of mine in this hobby has told people over the years: "only bad things happen fast in a reeftank, the good things take time!"

Happy Reefing Everyone
cheers, Rich