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03/08/2007, 11:16 AM
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Water change consensus!
I am just trying to get a consensus on this.
If your water parameters are perfect (or close to perfect) do you still do a scheduled water change? Also ,what percentage of a water change does everyone do? The reason I asked is I just did a 15 percent on my 55 gallon ,which is no way perfect ,nitrates were 20ppm after 2 weeks without a change. When I went to do my 14g biocube everything is perfect ! Why bother, Isn't it a waste of time and money?
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03/08/2007, 11:26 AM
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Re: Water change consensus!
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 I do water changes to not solve problems but to keep them from happening. |
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03/08/2007, 11:26 AM
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I just do it on a timely basis... put as a SCHEDULED maintinance like a car... even though its running nice... we/most still do scheduled maintinance/tune-ups and oil changes...
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03/08/2007, 11:59 AM
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The water parameters that we test are a very basic measure of water quality. It cannot be said that if you run all of your tests and they come out fine that you have fine water. All you have is water that is within the tested parameters.
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03/08/2007, 12:06 PM
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Look at the water you take out when its in a bucket. Look at the water you put in.
See the difference? |
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03/08/2007, 12:53 PM
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It's not just the noticable parameters you are dealing with. It's the unmeasurable parameters like essential elements you are replenishing with water changes. I would jsut stick to the 10% weekly schedule and you should do fine.
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03/08/2007, 05:50 PM
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Like has already been stated, change the water to replenish the trace elements and calcium that is being depleted and as preventative maintanace. I change 10% every week and have never had a problem since I adopted this regiment. I can also tell a slight increase in coralline growth right after a water change.
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03/08/2007, 06:10 PM
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I'm convinced you don't see phosphates coming. They are getting assemilated into algae and cyano as they are produced... then some day you have a problem. I just became very religious about water changes...
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#12
03/09/2007, 12:42 PM
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Ok, ok, I get it I will get started on that water change now .I don't want to screw up a good thing!
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#13
03/09/2007, 09:09 PM
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Good for you!!
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#14
03/10/2007, 05:24 PM
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I do water changes for two reasons: 1) Preventative measures and replenishing, and 2) I am obsessed and feel better when I'm doing SOMETHING to my aquariums!
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