water change

I have noticed some people swear by doing water changes weekly and others say they never do. I wanted to make this thread to see what a majority of people do I personally just dose and only do water changes when I want to remove debris or clean my sump.

Hello everyone! I am looking to purchase an AWC but there appear to so few brands manufacturing them. I looked into buying one from AutoAqua (Smart Auto Water Changer Lite) but wanted to ask here first and see if you had any complaints/opinions concerning AWCs. Do you use them in your...

Hello everyone! I need to buy more saltwater but fear I may be misinformed on the topic. A while back I was told to stay weary of Instant Ocean as they market it for lower levels (salinity?) than necessary and therefore their packages make less water than advertised. Absolutely no idea if...

In today's video we take a ride with our maintenance team as Blaine shows off the day to day of our TSA Maintenance Techs! Changing water, adding coral, and fixing issues are just a few parts of the rigorous maintenance schedule we keep to maintain these tanks! Have any more questions for our...

how much salt do I put in the water before changing water in my tank I know it’s not complete change of water but I know I don’t just put water without salt I have a hydrometer but I need to have how much percentage in the bucket I’ll be using?

Hello everyone, I recently got a new 15 gallon tank and I want to know if I can use the old tank water from my established 40 gallon. Is there any problem regarding using old water?

after an 80% water change in my algae bloomed 20 gallon tank, what supplements and every and anything else, that i could put in my tank should i dose out? i just put like 4mls of clarity in but i havent added anything else yet. is there an order on how i should go with dosing??

Hey guys! Do I need to do a water change with this parameters? Or I can wait 1 more week Todays parameters: Sal: 1.025 SG Temp: 77.2 F pH: 7.7 (I’m having issues rising this even with CO2 scrubber) dKH: 8.8 NO3: 13.5 ppm PO4: 0.04 ppm

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Has anyone seen extremely high lithium levels on their ICP tests that uses Red Sea blue bucket salt? I probably should send a clean sample of the salt mix for icp testing but I have seen my lithium levels growing up to a pretty insane level over the last few months. My acros are doing alright...

Hello I’ve been cycling my 40 gallon tank for more than 2 weeks. My ammonia has been around 0.25 for the past few days while my nitrite has been 0. My nitrates is 2.5 and it’s slowly going up 0.1-0.3 everyday. Is my tank ready for fish and should I do a water change?

So as the title says I did about a 20% (5 gallons) water change last Sunday and tested nitrates on Monday. They came out around 13.9ppm which was very surprising because that was slightly higher than they were before the water change. I left it at that for a few days and tested again and came...

Hi there! I’ve had a 30G (110l) freshwater tank for more than five years but am thinking of converting it to a saltwater tank once my last fish passes away. My dream is to have a tank with two clownfish, one or two yellow tail damsel, and a cleaning crew. I would be okay not adding the damsels...

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Hey team, New here, and after years of dancing around it, I taking the plunge into the saltwater/reef game. I’ve kept and bred freshwater for years, including wild discus and other delicate species. As far as the tank, leaning towards a Red Sea reefer or something similarly equipped with...

I'm about to do my very first ICP test (Fauna Marin) and send it over to ol' Deutschland soon. I'm wondering when you take your samples for the test? I'm recovering from a massive hair algae bloom which cratered my nutrients, and I've been doing more than the usual amount of water changes just...

Hi everyone, I recently purchased a balling method to improve the stability of my aquarium's parameters, but the recommendations suggest balancing the parameters before starting with balling through water changes or other products. I'd like to know what products or methods I could use to...

Hello all. I have been keeping my reef tank for about 5 months now. I do not have room in my house to mix my own water so I purchased (4x) five gallon jugs to do weekly water changes. I have been purchasing water from my LFS but after 5 months of using these clear jugs they have gotten...

Has anyone setup a ATO container/saltwater mixing station over there tank. I live in a single story townhouse but I have lofts in every room. I’m debating putting my mixing station (2x35gallon containers) in the loft area above the tank. Has anyone ever had a setup like this? I’m nervous of a...

Hello, so I went through a loss in my family and work stress. So i did the bair minimum for my new tank it is a 525 red sea ( had sand water and dry rock in it pump heater powerheads). Dr Tim's fishless way. I have a 75 gallon I am planing to transfer over to the red sea tank. I did add a lot ro...

Now that Neptune has a quiet DOS system, I'm reinvestigating doing continuous water changes throughout the week. I have a tank of saltwater that supplies one DOS head to add water to the tank and I have the other DOS head pumping water from the tank straight into a sink drain. They work at...

Haven't done a water change on my tank for a long time, only relying on red sea no pox for nitrate and phosphate control, last I checked I had 40ppm in nitrate and 0.4ppm in phosphate. Would I do water changes for my tank and if so how often? also my parameters are pretty stable but will the...

Total newbie. Well cycled tank has just had its first fish. Lots of pre-research done but when into it, it turns out that concern sets in and I forget what I've read! Ammonia was 0 for first little while (PH, Nitrite and Nitrate all good) but ammonia has now crept up to 0.25ppm ish. Am I in...

What Corals do you have in your tank that are the first to indicate your parameters are getting out of whack. For my it's my mystic sunset monti. As soon as phosphates start to rise or things get off a little it starts to retract polyps and the color starts to fade.

I purchased a tank off of Facebook marketplace. I was understood it to be a cycled tank. But when purchased I was only given 5 gallons of the water. There for I made all new water. I know my tank is acting a little funny and not opening up like it should. I bought the regular test kits and all...