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07-15-2001, 10:46 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Holbrook, NewYork, USA
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Water Changes.... what do you do?
I want to do my monthly water change (which I have been neglecting) But one thing comes to mind: I was wrong about saying that my tank is not live, for some reason I didnt notice it until yesterday.... I have tons and tons of planktonic "bugs" swimming around my tank!!! tons! and the DSB is soo live that the bugs come out in the day time! Now, if I do a water change, I am killing hundreds of planktonic animals, and for no good reason!
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07-15-2001, 11:32 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Rohnert Park, CA, USA
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make the water change. The amount of fauna you loose will be less than a skimmer would pull out of the tank, and you will need to get into the habit.
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07-15-2001, 11:37 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Chico, NOR CAL
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do the change..i try to do them every few weeks lately its ben like once a month or once every other month..but its defiantely a necessity..
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07-16-2001, 01:02 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New Johnsonville, Tn. USA
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Hmmm,
Wonder how many I've flushed or fed to the plants in the house in 6 yrs I've had the reef now?  Do the change 
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07-16-2001, 01:29 AM
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Governor
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: CA, USA
Posts: 1,238
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Siphon the water thru a fine-grade net and put the bugs back.
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07-16-2001, 10:07 AM
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Governor
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Holbrook, NewYork, USA
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wgscott, good plan, that I will do! But first I need more RO water....
BTW, I still have RO water in my old water container (about 12 gallons worth) the container had a cover on it, and there was an amount of "rubble sand" (sand that fell of the LR when I was re-arranging the rock layout) The wate should still be usable right? It should even be cycled because of the sand right?? mark |
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07-16-2001, 04:14 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New Johnsonville, Tn. USA
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Well, the water itself doesnt actually cycle...
Keep reading and it will sink in. Its hard at first. Times and thinking on your reading and info will take care of it. Anyway.. the water is fine to use
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07-16-2001, 08:05 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Greensboro, NC
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I change 2.5 gallons a week, every week!
72 gallon reef
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07-16-2001, 09:06 PM
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Governor
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Holbrook, NewYork, USA
Posts: 1,799
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I think that the reason that i have algae is because i havent done a water change in a month or so (and the one before that was really small.
 silly me I think I will do it tomorow, about 15%mark |
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