I should do more changes but I test and dose 2 part w kalk top off max saturation in a gal jug. When I do a water change I do about 15 gallons which is my sump volume. That’s like every 6-8 weeks
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I tried not water changes a long time ago with a turf scrubber. I was underwhelmed, but it was before the times of ICP testing, so who knows. Now I’ve got a 60 gallon, one jug fresh saltwater in and one jug out daily (1%), not heated. Filter sock cleaned every 3 or 4 days, change a bag of aragonite sand once a week,top off with Kalkwasser on a doser, bit of magnesium on a doser, that’s it.I have a 10 gallon nano, I’ve been doing 20% WC’s once every 1 to 1.5 months with no issues, I have two clowns 4 small colonies of zoas(ranging from 5-15 polyps) a few acans and a small 2 head hammer coral, they’ve all been doing just fine. I have wondered though, I generally spend a solid 30min to an hr a day just watching my tank no maintenance just enjoying it. I always wondered if replacing a couple of cups of water a day would be almost the same as doing one larger change every a couple of weeks or once a month. I figured I would not have to worry about heating up water for such a small amount and would only take seconds. Does anyone have any thoughts?
My corals eat up too much calcium and alk in my 10 gallon nano to not do water changes unless I wanna start dosing...I'd rather just do water changes since they help export built up nutrients as wellI have a 10 gallon nano, I’ve been doing 20% WC’s once every 1 to 1.5 months with no issues, I have two clowns 4 small colonies of zoas(ranging from 5-15 polyps) a few acans and a small 2 head hammer coral, they’ve all been doing just fine. I have wondered though, I generally spend a solid 30min to an hr a day just watching my tank no maintenance just enjoying it. I always wondered if replacing a couple of cups of water a day would be almost the same as doing one larger change every a couple of weeks or once a month. I figured I would not have to worry about heating up water for such a small amount and would only take seconds. Does anyone have any thoughts?