What are your reef keeping methods?

[Myka]

I do a waterchange when my tank tells me. It's my GSP of all things that tell me when it's time. When it retracts, and doesn't come out for a few days it's time to do a waterchange. Funny thing is, it's just the solitary rock of it that tells me, the stuff that's made it onto the rocks (grrrr!!!) isn't sensitive.

So, right now I'm doing bi-weekly 30% waterchanges because I have 30 Bangaii babies in a "net" in there, and boy do they add to the bioload!

I test maybe twice a month, but my levels usually stay ok because of the large waterchanges. I just end up dosing a bit of calcium, and some alk (w/ pH buffer). I have been doing waterchanges with Mg of 1500 in hopes of helping to battle the GHA I have right now because of the massively overloaded tank from the baby Bangaiis. I need that new Banger grow out system up and running!!

[digital-audiophile]

I do weekly 5% waterchanges with RO/DI and reefers best salt.

I dose my zeo daily and have started a two part solution as I have been noticing low alk and ca levels.

I test every weekend for Ca/Alk/No3 Po4.

[ElGuappo]

I do bi monthley waterchanges and dose purple up biweekly and iodide and strontium monthley. i do about 30% when i do a change. i havent done a water change in about 6 weeks this is the longest ive gone. i have done a top up or two. but no water changes and my tank looks the cleanest iit ever has.!!!!!!! i dont get it. glass rock substraight all clean as a whistle. i should mention i have cut my feeding down again. had to up it a ittle as some hermits and a litlte coral went missing. feel i have a good amount now.

When i do do water changes i use tap water with safe powder (minimal amount) to dechlorinate and de nitrate. and use coral marine sea salt. this salt has 72 trace elements aswell as a dechlor. i mix my water a minimum of a day in advanve to a monthe in advance.

[steve fedyk]

I change water very two weeks and test the water new water. Once a week I test KH, Ca, Mg, and NO3, well if time is there.

[bv_reefer]

water changes every 3 days and supplementing/testing all on sunday

[Lance]

20% WC every 2 weeks with IO salt. Test for KH, Ca, Mg weekly. Other tests monthly. Change Carbon & Rowaphos every 2-3 weeks.

[Zoaelite]

Monday-Dose Ca/Alk, Sponge Power, Feed fish
Tuesday-Dose Black Powder
Wednesday- NOTHING
Thursday-Dose Ca/Alk, Sponge Power, Feed fish
Friday-NOTHING
Saturday-Dose AA/Trace and Sponge Power
Sunday- Water Change (5-10%) TEST on CA, Nitrate, Nitrite, NH3, pH, Alk.