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08/02/2018, 02:26 AM | #1 |
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1 year old 10 gallon reef
My Tanks been up a year. Got a pretty woman chalice frag.. 2 clowns a blue hermit, gsp and zoas gonna add more corals soon and maybe a shrimp
Coraline is growing. Tanks doing pretty good 1.025 78 degrees Weekly water changes 10% 4 gallons once a month.[IMG] https://ibb.co/dJY9oz https://ibb.co/ehrJgK https://ibb.co/dmP2ae https://ibb.co/fL2c8z https://ibb.co/kUOjoz |
08/05/2018, 02:55 PM | #2 |
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so you do one 4 gallon water change a month? cause your last sentence doesnt really make sense lol
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08/05/2018, 09:12 PM | #3 |
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Weekly 1g water changes, man thats too much work IMO, atleast for me. when i had my 6g biocube, i did about 2g water change every 4 months... i have a 29g biocube now n i do 5g water change every 3 to 4months...
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08/06/2018, 09:32 AM | #4 |
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08/06/2018, 10:27 AM | #5 |
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29g biocube..
Here is my 29g. I think its about 2.5 yrs old. 5g water change maybe 3 to 4 tomes a year , depends if im in the mood.
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08/06/2018, 02:05 PM | #6 | |
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Yes I do 1 gallon water change a week. And a big 4 gallon once a month What equipment do you have etc I’ve seen people go completely no water changes I personally think it’s whatever works for you. But I notice corals and fish and the overall look of the tank is better after a water change especially the big one. |
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08/06/2018, 02:47 PM | #7 |
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I have an ai hydra52 for lighting and a small jebao wavemaker n I put a bag of chemipure blu n filter pad in one chamber. I dose the Kent two part A/B every month or so if I remember. Less water change has worked for me n plus im lazy...
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08/19/2018, 06:49 AM | #8 |
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aznflyfisherma, do you have a protein skimmer? I notice my tanks get a build up of a little froth on the water surface which I assume due to my lack of a skimmer. When it unsightly that's when I do a big WC. I first use paper towels to remove the froth then do a WC. I do this about every 3 weeks for my 20 long. Also, I'm surprised you're GSP hasn't taken over your tank! I have a 5 gallon Pico reef tank that I glued a bit of GSP on the back wall thinking it would be cool looking. But yikes that wall is totally covered and I have to trim it every month or so to remove new growth on the side walls!
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08/19/2018, 10:36 PM | #9 | |
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On the 300g it was a different story. We did 50g water changes 2 x a month and it was a good deal of work. It still took less than 30 minutes, but what is 30 minutes in this hobby? I spend longer than that just staring at my tank. If it works for you great. I would NEVER suggest someone go without doing at least 20% monthly. I do 10% weekly and plan on continuing that as long as I have a reef tank I care about.
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