Water changes

[tobysmurf]

4 gal a week in my 37
18 gal a week in my 90

I had a 370 that I was doing 50 gal a week on.

[reefme]

1.785 gallons every day on a 140-150 ish system.

[Simons]

90 (~ 25%) Gal every week on my salty. 25 (25%) Gal on my fresh. The odd time it goes bi weekly due to my schedule but not often. Running carbon sure helps as well...

[tt101]

I don't have a specific schedule, its minimum once a month of 50% change on my lightly stocked 20G but sometimes more often depending on detritus buildup on the bottom of the tank. Never 100% change as some people do but sometimes upto 75% change.

The fish are happy and healthy and have been with me for 3 years now, so I must be doing something right!

the 90G F.W tank is 50% biweekly and sometimes 2 50% changes in a row, so closer to 75% changes once a month.

[kien]

when I started I was doing 10% a week. Then i got more aggressive and did 25% a week. That eventually turned out to be an aggressive schedule for me. I've now settled out to 25% (33g) every two weeks.

[tt101]

Originally Posted by kien

when I started I was doing 10% a week. Then i got more aggressive and did 25% a week. That eventually turned out to be an aggressive schedule for me. I've now settled out to 25% (33g) every two weeks.

If it would only come premixed and ready out of the tap

[kien]

Originally Posted by tt101

If it would only come premixed and ready out of the tap

If that were the case then I'm pretty sure everyone and their dog would be in this hobby I think water changes (or lack thereof) is the number 1, or number 2 cause of people leaving the hobby, or deterrent from the hobby.

[Aquattro]

Expanding on that thought, we should do a poll to see how many use buckets vs. some type of automation. By "we" I mean you.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Expanding on that thought, we should do a poll to see how many use buckets vs. some type of automation. By "we" I mean you.

How do you define "automated" ?? Would my kids hauling buckets for me count ?

Or, pretending to go on vacation and asking Brett to do a water chnage for me while I'm away count ?

[Aquattro]

Automated would be, to me, no lifting buckets by any party. Brett would be an exception.