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[Quang Duong]

Hello guys
Im new to reef and have some questions, plz help me out
Now i have a tank of 454 with 10 cm biofilter plus 1 extra outside filter
This is my tank, 2 months old
I dont do test and change 5% water weelly
And put 1 drop of these daily
- pro bio S
- af vitality
- af amino
- no
So far so good but
Now its pretty crowded so i wanna change onto bigger tank like 80 cm long or so
im thinking of taking 80 cm long tank plus sump
Can i keep doing the same thing like with my cu40 tank?
Im pretty busy and wanna make it simple
Please give me your advices
Thanks alot

 

[AJsReef]

Could you list your stocking and provide overall water volume? It would give us better insight.

Also, I’d highly recommend investing in test kits. It’s hard to progress in the hobby without knowing your water parameters.

 

[Jekyl]

You can transfer everything. If reusing sand make sure to rinse it first. Recommend you start testing though. Helps a lot in the long run

 

[Quang Duong]

Thanks guys
I use ~ 5L of matrix plus ~ 1,5L of matrix inside the extra biofilter
lightnight is za1201
Skm is qq2
Daily i dose 2ml of vodka and 2 ml of vinegar and 4 of those that i mention before
For the ground i use crushed coral

im thinking of upgrading them and if itsnt neccessery to test it would be best
If needed, i will consider it

thank for your help

 

[MaxTremors]

Thanks guys
I use ~ 5L of matrix plus ~ 1,5L of matrix inside the extra biofilter
lightnight is za1201
Skm is qq2
Daily i dose 2ml of vodka and 2 ml of vinegar and 4 of those that i mention before
For the ground i use crushed coral

im thinking of upgrading them and if itsnt neccessery to test it would be best
If needed, i will consider it

thank for your help

If you are keeping corals, it is 100% necessary to test, to not do so is borderline unethical. Corals need very specific water conditions for long term health, without testing you can’t be sure that you are providing proper conditions for long term health. Not testing is no different than not checking your salinity or temperature, there are several key parameters that you need to ensure are stable and within recommended ranges. Dosing anything that you’re not testing for (or testing the parameters you’re dosing a particular additive for) is a recipe for disaster. You will not have long term success without testing your water. You don’t have to chase numbers and test kits aren’t infallible, but without knowing at least what your Alk, Cal, PO4, and NO3 (preferably Mag and PH as well) are, it’s impossible to troubleshoot or know if your 5% water changes are adequate.