Water changes!

[mark]

There's people out there who only do bi-weeklies, other monthly, some never, so might not hurt to experiment, but if what you're doing works... Remember though, even with a protein skimmer, best way to get the crap out of the tank is water changes.

Chk you alk or your units though, 3.8 seem low for dKH but getting up there for meg/l. Usually see 2.5 - 4 meq/L or 7 - 11 dKH.

Also see 380–450 ppm commonly quoted for calcium if having corals.

[danny zubot]

What percentage are your weekly water changes? You might do well to just reduce your percentage if you feel that you've been over doing it.

Another thought, things that we don't tend to measure such as trace elements are replenished with water changes too.

[saltynuts]

i do 5 gal every 12 days!
56 gal tank with 20 gal sump & 20 gal frag tank plumed to main sump!

[Redrover]

If it's not broke don't fix it...I'd stick with the weekly change [ 10% to 20% ]
I started weekly and have never changed...first time in years I have had to change, this week due to a Ich product going bad...the product I was using has been posted in, you guessed it Products.

RJ


" Express Lane : Five Beers or Less "

[cooper]

I do 10% weekly water changes and my tank has been doing really well. No algae, no problems at all since I set it up.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

The amount I change depends on the amount of water required to siphon all the crap off the bottom. Never more than 2-3 gallons on a 55 gallon tank, though

[cooper]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

The amount I change depends on the amount of water required to siphon all the crap off the bottom. Never more than 2-3 gallons on a 55 gallon tank, though

Do you do this weekly or bi weekly? How many fish are there in the tank? How often do you feed them?