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Refugium and ats with skimmer has been working for me. I'm SPS dominant. I can't recall my last water change, probably 10% about 6 months ago.For those of you that DONT do waterchanges....how do you thoroughly manage your exports
Nutrient export is the easy part, there are so many ways that work.
If exporting NO3 PO4 was easy, why is it a topic on R2R every 5th post?
If exporting NO3 PO4 was easy, why is it a topic on R2R every 5th post?
This is a thread about how to not do water changes, not how you should point out one person who doesn't, then assume everyone's tank will crash.IMO you should change your water at some point as there are more trace elements then I care to test and dose for. There are toxins that may possible build up. (Though carbon may go a long way)
Take this guy for example, I'm not picking on him but over the years I wondered when bad would happen, if you can't or won't change your water you are bound for a crash.
If you watch previous videos years gone by he has mentions that he can't do big water changes due to cost.
He's a nice guy and supposedly knows his stuff (Worked for zoo medic or aqua medic something or other) but these tiny water changes he does are a waste of money. That tank needed to be drained and refilled 6 months ago, then drained and filled 2 weeks after that. It's not so much a crash as a pull over to the side of the road and slowly rust away. Now instead of a water change he's going to try a pellet reactor lol.
To his credit at the end of this video he finally admits he needs to invest in some salt. Maybe we can crowd source him some salt, if we each send him a cup of salt...is only 105 cups. Actually now i'm annoyed, I thought the tank was way bigger, you could basically do this tank with one box of salt. lol!
This is a thread about how to not do water changes, not how you should point out one person who doesn't, then assume everyone's tank will crash.
Let everyone else (including myself) get the advice we want from this thread. We're not here for the preaching of how great water changes are.
We all know water changes can be beneficial for some people. For others, it's a hassle or not worth it. If I just "did a water change" without taking the time to adjust it to my parameters first, that would crash my tank in and of itself. ICP testing once a month is pretty good at giving results of minor/trace elements [emoji1303]
Neither is anyone else here for a lesson from you about why water changes are awesome. Your point actually negates the entire discussion of this particular thread.This is a discussion forum. I'm really not interested in any sort of lesson from you.
Neither is anyone else here for a lesson from you about why water changes are awesome. Your point actually negates the entire discussion of this particular thread.
We want to learn from others who have experience with not doing water changes, not from someone who just thinks everyone should do them and not offer any insight other than "your tank is bound to crash".
For some/most: yes, absolutely.It's true though isn't it?