With the winter and a few trips away I haven’t done a water change for nearly 4 weeks and that’s the longest period between changes ever since I set up the tank.
Were there any ill effects of leaving it that long ? Not at all. All parameters when I checked them last week were unchanged including Nitrate and phosphate which are around 12 and 0.-0.03 respectively. All foundation elements were stable and within normal levels thanks to the auto doser.
I also changed out the Rhowaphos reactor which generally lasts 3-4 weeks before it starts to clog up, which is why I try and keep the sump area as clean as I can with various methods of filtration.
Anyway pictures....
Were there any ill effects of leaving it that long ? Not at all. All parameters when I checked them last week were unchanged including Nitrate and phosphate which are around 12 and 0.-0.03 respectively. All foundation elements were stable and within normal levels thanks to the auto doser.
I also changed out the Rhowaphos reactor which generally lasts 3-4 weeks before it starts to clog up, which is why I try and keep the sump area as clean as I can with various methods of filtration.
Anyway pictures....