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View Poll Results: How often do you do water changes?
weekly 94 42.34%
bi-weekly 43 19.37%
monthly 35 15.77%
bi-monthly 12 5.41%
I have my own strange schedule that makes sense to me 17 7.66%
when ever I feel like it 21 9.46%
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Old 04-27-2007, 04:34 PM
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After reading all the posts I wish I had a nano tank. I do 55 gal water change weekly on a 300 gal tank. Is it a bad thing my kids college fund went into salt mix?
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Old 09-14-2007, 11:10 PM
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I do a 1 gallon water change once a week on my 5 gallon tank
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Old 08-25-2008, 08:56 PM
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I used to do weekly waterchanges like clockwork. Now I'm mad at my tank, and I am hit or miss all summer. I don't think I've done a wc for about 6 or 8 weeks at least. It hasn't looked better!!! I do have some water mixing up right now though, and it's on my list of things to do today...or tomorrow...or next week...
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Old 08-26-2008, 03:15 AM
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4G water change every 7-10 days on a 34G reefer.
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Old 09-22-2008, 06:56 AM
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I do a 10 gallon change every 10-14 days on a 30g tank.
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Old 09-22-2008, 09:50 PM
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Ever since I switched my salt brand to one that I don't need to buffer before I put it in the tank, I found I do my water changes much more frequently.

Usually I do 5G a week on my 70.
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Old 09-23-2008, 12:58 AM
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I do mostly f/w top ups and my tanks are doing great, used to be regular weekly now I am maybe every 3-6 months///I still dose though...
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Old 11-16-2007, 01:57 AM
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10% water change and gravel clean every week.
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would 30% water change weekly be way to much?? your opinions welcome.

my opinion is that it all depends on bioload... my tank have a very high bioload so i am opted to do this, and i think it might be the cheapest way to maintain a heavily stock reeftank in the long run. considering we are enjoying some nice prices on salt mixes in calgary.
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Old 01-09-2008, 04:39 PM
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Almost never.

In 3-1/2 years I have changed maybe my tank volume (120 gallons) once in total.

I keep meaning to set up a system with a garbage can and pump to do monthly 20 gallon water changes but I never get around to it.

Mostly everything is doing OK though with nitrates varying from zero to barely measurable.
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