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View Poll Results: How often are you doing water changes? | |||
Once a month |
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30 | 21.74% |
Once every 2 weeks |
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49 | 35.51% |
Every week |
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55 | 39.86% |
Every day |
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3 | 2.17% |
Water changes? What are water changes? |
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1 | 0.72% |
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#11
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![]() On a roughly 1200glns system with a light load still I do 12% 150glns monthly water changes.
Its a simple turn valve to drain water and a switch to a pump to fill the system. The more I load my tank eventually the more I will water change. |
#12
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![]() In the beginning it was 10%/week of 550g and now it's it's about 6% of 700g every two weeks or 20 days.
A 1% difference in the amount of changed water has a large impact on my total running and upkeep costs. I'm hoping to eventually arrive to a 5% monthly change by the end of this year. |
#13
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![]() I have a 90 gallon reef with a 50 gallon sump, 90 has approx.70 gallons of actual water along with approx. 22gallons in the sump, been doing a 25% WC twice a month. Seems to be working ok.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. ![]() |
#14
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![]() 10% per week.
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#16
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![]() 10 gallons every week on a 140-150 ish system
im starting to think i should do it every two weeks... due to unnecessary stress from going all out and diving into my tank *giggle* or every second water change do the totally scrub everything , blow everything off , clean all the equipment. clean freaks shouldn't own saltwater tanks im starting to think. *i sometimes give my snails hair cuts* i had one with a mohawk and one with pony tails kinda .. when i had algae back in the day |
#17
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![]() I try to shoot for every two weeks
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#18
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![]() I change 40 gal every 2 weeks on my 120 With a 40 g sump.
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250G DD LED SPS R.I.P. 180G LED SPS 80"x36". 300G custom build Owner of Mountain Ridge Heating and Gas Class A gas fitter, HVAC |
#19
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![]() I change 10 - 15 gal weekly on my 72 gal reef
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#20
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![]() 15-20% bi-weekly = 40 to 50 gallons on 210 with 70 g sump
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