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![]() Some people don't do regular water changes and have beautiful tanks. I don't know how they get away with it.
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#2
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![]() I think soft coral dominated tanks can get away with infrequent water changes without many problems.
Although I have seen great SPS tanks that do not get water changes, so who knows what is going on. Most of the really nice SPS tanks, however (in my opinion), get frequent water changes (at least once per month). |
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![]() anyone uses trace element replacement ?
if so what and how much? Quote:
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![]() It's said that you shouldn't dose anything you can't test for and that water changes are the best method for replenishing trace elements, so I don't think very many people do it.
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![]() I do changes once a week. However, I don't have much of a bioload and I have been doing some trending for elements to see how the water reacts over the week. I'm thinking I'm going to push it to 1 1/2 weeks per water change and see what happens. Maybe push it to 2 weeks. Though I do have a clam and 2 SPS in my tank. I'll keep ya posted when I push it further.
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![]() I do mine once per month. I dose Calcium, Magnesium, and alk
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![]() I have done 20% weekly water changes since startup. Thinking of moving to 2 weeks, but we will see. I only dose alk right now. Ph and alk are low, but everything else is good. I don't add trace elements as I do the water changes so often. I don't like the idea of constantly adding stuff to my tank with no take away.
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