Water changes

[lockrookie]

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

[Delphinus]

"Dilution is the solution to pollution"

I'll be the first to agree you don't have to overdo waterchanges but at the same time all you have to do is a water change and look at your tank before and after to convince you a waterchange does your tank some good. It's like opening a window and letting fresh air in.

[The Grizz]

Does 10 gal's of ATO a day count on a 230 gal total system with a salinity of 1.020 count as WC?

[Delphinus]

Nope

[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

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Nope

Damn it.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

Does 10 gal's of ATO a day count on a 230 gal total system with a salinity of 1.020 count as WC?

10g seems like a lot is it really that much??:P

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by FragIt Dan

I dose all non-conservative elements, major, minor and trace. IME, even daily water changes will not keep up with my tanks demands for measurable elements, I can only assume non measurable elements are depleted too quickly as well.


FragIt Dan

Can you elaborate on which elements you test and dose for?
Dosing "Non-conservative elements" is a contradiction in itself, you can't dose for something that by definition varies.

[Aquaria]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

"Dilution is the solution to pollution"

I'll be the first to agree you don't have to overdo waterchanges but at the same time all you have to do is a water change and look at your tank before and after to convince you a waterchange does your tank some good. It's like opening a window and letting fresh air in.

+1 I see it after every w/c

[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