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Old 09-30-2013, 04:01 PM
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Solid advice. Without some idea of your current parameters it is near impossible to zero in on what you are looking for.

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Maybe stop doing water changes so often. I've gone 8 months before without a water change and everything was great.

On a 33 gallon system, a 5 gallon water change will cause swings
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Maybe stop doing water changes so often. I've gone 8 months before without a water change and everything was great.

On a 33 gallon system, a 5 gallon water change will cause swings
I do a 5 gal wc every 3 days on a 42g system. Works great. I would prefer it over a 20g every two weeks which would have higher swings
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Old 09-30-2013, 05:46 PM
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8 months :0 without making a nitrite factory ?

My fresh I can go months on ... But I still do it once a week .

Great advice everyone !

I'm going to look into getting a better skimmer .
And wait for my reactor to get in .
I'm going to continue making frequent water changes
Until I can fix the problem
Also going to get my water checked tomorrow get some real readings
Thanks everyone
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Old 09-30-2013, 06:19 PM
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I do a 5 gal wc every 3 days on a 42g system. Works great. I would prefer it over a 20g every two weeks which would have higher swings
But why so often? I'm sure you could do a 5 gallon once a week and it would be fine

I have auto water changes setup now and I still only do about 40 gallons every 2 weeks. But I introduce the new water over 3-4 days
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Old 09-30-2013, 07:35 PM
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Maybe stop doing water changes so often. I've gone 8 months before without a water change and everything was great.

On a 33 gallon system, a 5 gallon water change will cause swings
is that a 'real' time frame or just an indicator for..a long time..?

I have gone about 3 weeks with no water change on my freshwater and the same with my saltwater each time my nitrates start to climb. I guess I am so used to 0's on my test kits. On my saltwater tank I would say I 'over' filter (not that I really believe you can do that) I have a large skimmer and lots of live rock and I can see the water clarity changing after about 3 weeks and I run carbon and GFO...
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Old 09-30-2013, 09:15 PM
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I agree . I couldnt wait more then a month with my fresh .
Can't wait to get gfo on the go ! I don't run carbon anymore though
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Old 09-30-2013, 10:45 PM
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is that a 'real' time frame or just an indicator for..a long time..?

I have gone about 3 weeks with no water change on my freshwater and the same with my saltwater each time my nitrates start to climb. I guess I am so used to 0's on my test kits. On my saltwater tank I would say I 'over' filter (not that I really believe you can do that) I have a large skimmer and lots of live rock and I can see the water clarity changing after about 3 weeks and I run carbon and GFO...

yup real time frame. there are other ways to remove nitrates other than water changes.

i was also dosing everything during that time

freshwater is different. there are no bio pellets or DSB
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Old 10-01-2013, 07:58 PM
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got to love when you accidentally pick 24hr shipping and your reactor and media show up the next day.. all plugged in. hope this works !
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Old 10-01-2013, 09:59 PM
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someone asked for a picture!

yes my trigger got mauled by my lion already.
he asked for it though
my corals are upset atm i did a small glass scrub before the picture

Good news :
my leather was shedding and is happy again
my reactor came in
and my ro unit is up and running

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