No water change sps tank?
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just add salt to your sump slowly.
TbyZ
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Add saltwater for evaporation top off
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I know of a few methods with no water changes, Triton is very popular right now. I have only been doing it since I set this tank up a month ago. Awaiting my Triton lab results to see where I need to be with dosing trace elements. Here are some links to good information:
https://www.triton-lab.de/en/products-services/triton-method/
http://uniquecorals.com/blog/triton-macna2017/
It's pretty easy if you have a sump that can house a decent sized refugium or you can/want to do a remote one.
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nashorn
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I have a 57gal maybe another 30 in the sump and been doing no water changes for about a year.
But I also Volka dose since the start of the tank over 3 yrs ago.
I have 3 fish that are too big for such a small tank.
Unfortunate two fish are over 10 years old so I'm kind of attached to them.
So it can be done on a smaller tank.
I do no water change because I feel the tank is more stable.
But I also Volka dose since the start of the tank over 3 yrs ago.
I have 3 fish that are too big for such a small tank.
Unfortunate two fish are over 10 years old so I'm kind of attached to them.
So it can be done on a smaller tank.
I do no water change because I feel the tank is more stable.
TbyZ
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I run a very efficient algae scrubber, rox 8, a critter refugium & I just started auto dosing AF Components 1 2 & 3.
I'm thinking I'll go no water changes, but because i live near a very clean ocean I may do a once a year large water change over several consecutive days.
I'm thinking I'll go no water changes, but because i live near a very clean ocean I may do a once a year large water change over several consecutive days.
Abhishek
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I would consider mine a moderately stocked new sps tank with 90% sps except for a few lps that my wife loves. Among sps too, 80% acropora dominated.
Tank has been running for around 9 months and I stopped doing water change for the past 5-6 months.
Running a Bubble king skimmer with ATI essentials for major and minor elements.
High flow with 2 Tunze 6095 , 1 6055 , 1 6105 and a gyre 150 coupled with a seaswirl connected to my vectra M1 for return.
I am fanatic about Alk and measure atleast twice if not 3 times day with Hanna checker.
Guess the nitrates and phosphates ?
Regards,
Abhishek
Tank has been running for around 9 months and I stopped doing water change for the past 5-6 months.
Running a Bubble king skimmer with ATI essentials for major and minor elements.
High flow with 2 Tunze 6095 , 1 6055 , 1 6105 and a gyre 150 coupled with a seaswirl connected to my vectra M1 for return.
I am fanatic about Alk and measure atleast twice if not 3 times day with Hanna checker.
Guess the nitrates and phosphates ?
Regards,
Abhishek
TbyZ
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Oh, ok then.Guess the nitrates and phosphates ?
Regards,
Abhishek
NO3 200ppm
PO4 5ppm
Abhishek
2500 Club Member
Oh, ok then.
NO3 200ppm
PO4 5ppm
Am getting there .. Ntrates - 30 and PO4 - .2.
I decided to part away with all testing
Regards,
Abhishek
It not that something bad always happens it's just that they grow right into each other and you end up with a mass of acros all trying to live in this tiny area, some will do well and other will not. Also it can really sometimes cause recession problems if the coral stop water flowing to the underside of the corals.
I have 55 fish in a 270gallon tank I feed 12 cubes of mysis and 6 pinches of pellets a day. I also dose nitrates to keep 5-10ppm of NO3 in the tank.
No I removed the Ca reactor when I started dosing.
I just mix up some salt water and use that for top off for a few days until the salinity gets to where I need it to be.
NewSaltWaterGuy
Community Member
That's a brilliant point, I would have never thought of that!
Well thanks for the reply
They eat pellets and Hikari frozen mysis cubes. I have had them for a little over a year.
Thank you, the tank is 72" long 36" deep and 24" tall, 3 sides starphire glass.
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Bouncingsoul39
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You're right about that. However, a skimmer only removes 20-40% of organics. Water changes are nutrient export and dilution. There are things that are not tested by Triton that would also get diluted by water changes.
Not at all trying to say you have to do water changes, my point is just that there are benefits to them and it's not correct to say "water changes are only for trace element replenishment and removal of nitrates only".
kidtango
Active Member
No water changes
Running Full Triton
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Beautiful aquascaping! Nice work.
Here is a legit question: Why?
What does Triton, or whatever, do for you that changing water did not? I assume that this is not money driven since salt is surely cheaper than full-blown Triton. I also assume that Triton takes work, so it cannot be a time thing. Are folks just wanting to tinker and try something new? I am genuinely curious.
What does Triton, or whatever, do for you that changing water did not? I assume that this is not money driven since salt is surely cheaper than full-blown Triton. I also assume that Triton takes work, so it cannot be a time thing. Are folks just wanting to tinker and try something new? I am genuinely curious.
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