Ok,i'm no expert by any means, some things i know, some i dont have clue, some just guessing.... Been in hobby long enough, from freshwater to saltwater, but again, im now more confused than ever, more than i was first moment when i decide to switch to saltwater tanks.....
Seems to me, marketing impact on hobby is enormous, and now more than ever is turning all of this into religion...
Some of the best tanks i saw in person, were tanks where nothing is dosed, nothing is measured, there was no expensive controllers, equipment, par measuring, this or that pump, wavemaker, gyre....
Yes, thats all cool, and nice and desirable, but is mostly snake oil....
To be back on topic, water changes and no water changes advocating is a bit on dangerous side, same as with evertyhing, and thinking that you will have healtier corals, nicer colors, or better growth just because you do this, or purchase that, based on some opinion rather than experience is simply wrong....
All of those tanks that i mentioned had one thing in common - regular water changes. Thats all. No more, no less....
I watched the video, and even if i dont think youtube videos are relevant, no matter are they from some random reefer, or reputable seller who made video on this and that primary to advertise some product..... But, i noticed some very wrong things in that video....
First of all, and i dont mean to be rude, or disrespectful, or anything negative, buy you simply cannot advocate no water changes and have corals in state that is yours..... Yes, u pointed out that you have very low nitrates, but guess what..... Theres a lot of tanks filled with beautifull corals that also have undetectable nitrates.....
Also, u newer dose in tank. Period. When u dose stuff, u should dose it as far as you cam from tank, first sump chamber, or similar, u newer dose into pump thats in the tank.....
Yes, you can replenish almost everything in water with dosing, but, all of that bottles costs way more than bucket of salt....
I dont have religion regarding water changes, i dont have strict schedule, how many percent, how many days apart.....
Simply, look at your tank, it will tell you everything, change water according to that.
When i change 5-10% this is usualy quick "old water out, fresh water in" change. But when i clean sump, equipment, or vacum sand, then i do 15-20% change, and that all depends... Not every week, probably not every month....
Also, i see that is very popular to vacum sand, clean detritus and stuff by running loop trough filter sock... I assume that as quick cleaning from time to time this is ok, but, constantly, i hope that whoever does this, is aware that filter sock can capture only particles, not what is dissolved in water itself, even worse, when u stirr sand and detritus, you can remove it only if u remove water, filter sock will capture very little....
Apologies for long and mostly off topic post, just my thinking.....
Seems to me, marketing impact on hobby is enormous, and now more than ever is turning all of this into religion...
Some of the best tanks i saw in person, were tanks where nothing is dosed, nothing is measured, there was no expensive controllers, equipment, par measuring, this or that pump, wavemaker, gyre....
Yes, thats all cool, and nice and desirable, but is mostly snake oil....
To be back on topic, water changes and no water changes advocating is a bit on dangerous side, same as with evertyhing, and thinking that you will have healtier corals, nicer colors, or better growth just because you do this, or purchase that, based on some opinion rather than experience is simply wrong....
All of those tanks that i mentioned had one thing in common - regular water changes. Thats all. No more, no less....
I watched the video, and even if i dont think youtube videos are relevant, no matter are they from some random reefer, or reputable seller who made video on this and that primary to advertise some product..... But, i noticed some very wrong things in that video....
First of all, and i dont mean to be rude, or disrespectful, or anything negative, buy you simply cannot advocate no water changes and have corals in state that is yours..... Yes, u pointed out that you have very low nitrates, but guess what..... Theres a lot of tanks filled with beautifull corals that also have undetectable nitrates.....
Also, u newer dose in tank. Period. When u dose stuff, u should dose it as far as you cam from tank, first sump chamber, or similar, u newer dose into pump thats in the tank.....
Yes, you can replenish almost everything in water with dosing, but, all of that bottles costs way more than bucket of salt....
I dont have religion regarding water changes, i dont have strict schedule, how many percent, how many days apart.....
Simply, look at your tank, it will tell you everything, change water according to that.
When i change 5-10% this is usualy quick "old water out, fresh water in" change. But when i clean sump, equipment, or vacum sand, then i do 15-20% change, and that all depends... Not every week, probably not every month....
Also, i see that is very popular to vacum sand, clean detritus and stuff by running loop trough filter sock... I assume that as quick cleaning from time to time this is ok, but, constantly, i hope that whoever does this, is aware that filter sock can capture only particles, not what is dissolved in water itself, even worse, when u stirr sand and detritus, you can remove it only if u remove water, filter sock will capture very little....
Apologies for long and mostly off topic post, just my thinking.....