Poll: Stable #'s and water changes

Do you adjust water change water to match display water?

  • No - I mix and go

    Votes: 470 59.8%
  • No - I found a salt that is close enough

    Votes: 258 32.8%
  • Yes - I adjust to match Alk

    Votes: 64 8.1%
  • Yes - I adjust to match Cal

    Votes: 17 2.2%
  • Yes - I adjust to match Mag

    Votes: 13 1.7%
  • Yes - I adjust to match pH

    Votes: 12 1.5%

  • Total voters
    786

Dawn Milton

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I'm so new at this after a year of having a 45 g. I have a lot of question about the chem.? Water exchanges and regular water changes.
I was sailing along fine until my shop changed product to Red Sea. I have all of them to help the numbers of my tank. I had a steady incline so nitrates and after more water changes and dosing..... I lost my fish and soft corals. Finally the owner of shop called Red Sea directly and said to do 50% water change. So I did......still lost mor fish and mushroom leather....that was about four weeks ago. I don't understand the dosing of these products. I also mix my own salts and it is also Red Sea .Can you help me understand the adding of this concentrated brand?
 

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I'm so new at this after a year of having a 45 g. I have a lot of question about the chem.? Water exchanges and regular water changes.
I was sailing along fine until my shop changed product to Red Sea. I have all of them to help the numbers of my tank. I had a steady incline so nitrates and after more water changes and dosing..... I lost my fish and soft corals. Finally the owner of shop called Red Sea directly and said to do 50% water change. So I did......still lost mor fish and mushroom leather....that was about four weeks ago. I don't understand the dosing of these products. I also mix my own salts and it is also Red Sea .Can you help me understand the adding of this concentrated brand?

We can try to help. Generally, it's better to start a new thread, and I'll start it for you.
go here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/problem-with-fish-dying-that-may-be-product-related.369156/
 

Going off the ledge: Would you be interested in a drop off aquarium?

  • I currently have a drop off style aquarium

    Votes: 2 1.4%
  • I don’t currently have a drop off style aquarium, but I have in the past.

    Votes: 2 1.4%
  • I haven’t had a drop off style aquarium, but I plan to in the future.

    Votes: 20 14.5%
  • I am interested in a drop off style aquarium, but have no plans to add one in the future.

    Votes: 64 46.4%
  • I am not interested in a drop off style aquarium.

    Votes: 47 34.1%
  • Other.

    Votes: 3 2.2%
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