Water changes

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by sphelps

What parameters, how you read the ingredients in synthetic salt mix before?

I can't say i have ever read it, no

[e46er]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

I can't say i have ever read it, no

You should

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by e46er

You should

why

[ReefOcean]

I should also add (without trying to force this thread in multiple directions) is that you can achieve some of those things you have described to a degree. Stocking fish that eat stuff that grows in your aquariam, living in a hot climate, having a clean up crew... are all things that can help wirth the enclosed system. Obviously, and it is a big obviously, there are still many things you need to do to maintain the tank like clean equipments, suppliment feeding here and there....

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

I should also add (without trying to force this thread in multiple directions) is that you can achieve some of those things you have described to a degree. Stocking fish that eat stuff that grows in your aquariam, living in a hot climate, having a clean up crew... are all things that can help wirth the enclosed system. Obviously, and it is a big obviously, there are still many things you need to do to maintain the tank like clean equipments, suppliment feeding here and there....

dont even bother. some of these people are old and stubborn and cant accept alternative methods of doing things. they believe in weekly or biweekly water changes and you cant change their mind. just give up

[MarkoD]

oh and dont bother with analogies. people here take them literally

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

oh and dont bother with analogies. people here take them literally

Shouldn't you be off saving some clams??

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

dont even bother. some of these people are old and stubborn and cant accept alternative methods of doing things. they believe in weekly or biweekly water changes and you cant change their mind. just give up

The whole "LED's will never work craze of '07" and the "watts per gallon" thing that still goes on are fine examples of people just parroting second hand information and living by it in a very partisan fashion.

[Lampshade]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

The whole "LED's will never work craze of '07" and the "watts per gallon" thing that still goes on are fine examples of people just parroting second hand information and living by it in a very partisan fashion.

You forgot turnover rate, sump size, return size and many other reefing "guidelines" we live by :P