Water changes

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

I am talking about controlling contaminants, limiting bioload and dosing properly to suspend water changes and only do them occasionally.

What exactly are you dosing?....... here is a short list of some of the minerals and elements that are not being replenished when you dont do regular water changes....Strontium, Bicarbonate, Borate, Bromide, Chloride, Iodide, Sulfate, Potassium, Sodium ,Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Rubidium, Zinc

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by fishytime

What exactly are you dosing?....... here is a short list of some of the minerals and elements that are not being replenished when you dont do regular water changes....Strontium, Bicarbonate, Borate, Bromide, Chloride, Iodide, Sulfate, Potassium, Sodium ,Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Rubidium, Zinc

But he already stated he does all his testing surely he tests and doses everything lol or thinks its added to salt mix for filler I mean who needs all those elements right

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Aquaria

But he already stated he does all his testing surely he tests and doses everything lol or thinks its added to salt mix for filler I mean who needs all those elements right

Coming from the guy who blindly doses with whatever happens to be in the salt mix/ water....

[lockrookie]

wait you have to test your water... dang its been 2 years since i tested mine...

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

Coming from the guy who blindly doses with whatever happens to be in the salt mix/ water....

Lol seriously haha you do know u can find out what's in any givin salt mix online right? I know what's going into my tank and my coral love it

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by fishytime

What exactly are you dosing?....... here is a short list of some of the minerals and elements that are not being replenished when you dont do regular water changes....Strontium, Bicarbonate, Borate, Bromide, Chloride, Iodide, Sulfate, Potassium, Sodium ,Cobalt, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Rubidium, Zinc

Brightwell reef building complex, brrightwell aquatics replenish and sometimes calcion at the moment

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

Brightwell reef building complex, brrightwell aquatics replenish and sometimes calcion at the moment

and how much do they cost??

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by reefwars

and how much do they cost??

a lot

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by ReefOcean

Brightwell reef building complex, brrightwell aquatics replenish and sometimes calcion at the moment

But how do u know at what rate those elements deplete? U could be building up elements dosing with out w/c. You need to do the w/c to bring the buildup down that's all anyone has said to you. Us pro w/c'ers believe that w/c balance what we cannot test for

[ReefOcean]

Originally Posted by Aquaria

But how do u know at what rate those elements deplete? U could be building up elements dosing with out w/c. You need to do the w/c to bring the buildup down that's all anyone has said to you. Us pro w/c'ers believe that w/c balance what we cannot test for

Is that relevant? Your alternative is arbitrarily adding them in through water/ salt mix that has an indeterminable amount.