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Old 01/03/2008, 06:56 PM
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should i do this?

im planing on re doing my entire tank water. my parameters are not doing well, and i do water changes regularly. 1 amonth. i recently did one, and my levels are not good. Ph: 8.8, Alk: normal, Ammonia: .25, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: 110. should i go ahead and do "the massive water change"?
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Old 01/03/2008, 06:59 PM
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my tanks been runnigh for a year. salinity: 1.022
in my eairlier weeks with my 55 gallon, i used copper safe. which killed off my LR. its been about 10 months to where i am now. i plan on getting a new skimmer, phosban and calcium reactor.
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:08 PM
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I wouldn't do a massive water change. I'd probably get a new set of test kits. I'm not sure I believe the pH and ammonia in particular. A LFS might be willing to run some tests for you.

What's being dosed into the tank?

The salinity is very low for a reef tank. I target 1.026-1.027, which is about the canonical average.
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:19 PM
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alright ill get the salinity higher
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:20 PM
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and ill be sure to get my water properly tested
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:28 PM
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I'd adjust the salinity over a period of a couple of weeks. This article might help with checking your SG device:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rhf/index.php

If you're using a refractometer, the PinPoint 53 mS solution is very handy.
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:28 PM
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What is your source for water?
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Old 01/03/2008, 07:30 PM
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Smaller weekly water changes are more beneficial than larger monthly changes. I used to do them monthly and I recently started weekly. It stresses the tank much less.
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