Interesting topic lately and in the summer months I admit that I do tend to slack.
Poll is anonymous so be honest...
Poll is anonymous so be honest...
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Poll of the Week: How often do you perform a water change on your marine tank?
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My tanks are both too small (and too new) to go any longer than a week, so I change 25-30% at least once a week. The pico is remarkably stable IMO for how old it is, but I don't want to push my luck with it so I keep up on the schedule. The nano is doing well so far in terms of water quality, but is still very new so I'm not taking any chances there either.
I do once a week at 12.5% (5 Gallons on ~40G total volume) water change - that is what was recommended for me and my new tank.
It is interesting because my roots are in FW and I religiously change 30-40% weekly whereas SW is less % and less often - makes me scared.
Aries
It is interesting because my roots are in FW and I religiously change 30-40% weekly whereas SW is less % and less often - makes me scared.
Aries
Catpicklesdog
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
Same here!!! I do 10% once a week on my current tank but not sure yet on the new one, might have to change to once a fortnight as it'll take ages to "brew" enough water!
I do it more frequently since I started getting a bit of diatoms. Gravel vac and water change helped.
I perform a water change every 2 to 3 weeks, 20% on 100 gallon tank. I also tend to alternate between mixing up what type of water I use. I will switch back and forth between mixing my own water and getting salt water from my LFS.