majic051 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 how much and how often would water changes on a 10gal. be neccassary?...........if it had NO fish in it just corals and inverts thanks, Link to comment
cjm033 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 majic if i were u id delete this thread asap b4 dave sees it lol,chris Link to comment
majic051 Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 come on i need to know Link to comment
Aggie05 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 I would like to know what the consensus is about having no fish in a 10 gallon. I am thinking about going without fish if it means a little longer between water changes. Link to comment
majic051 Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 i know without fish you can go loner but im tryin to find out how long Link to comment
Mnesarchus Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 At least 5% weekly. Water changes are not done only to keep waste under controll, they are done to keep Ca, I, and other elements at proper levels. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 No fish really won't have an effect on your water changes. Corals, shrooms, etc excret slimes and waste material........in fact reefs produce more waste than just fish only tanks do. That is one reason why reef tanks highly benifit from skimmer use. You should do water changes but how much and how often are based partially on your bioload and partially on how the water looks (partially to do with your current filter setup. I do roughly 1.5 gallons on my 7 bow every 2 months.....light bioload.....I do 25 gallon every 2 months on my 150 gallon system....really nothing in there yet. Do some research on water changes and you'll catch some patterns when it comes to bioload vs. how much and how often water changed should be done. Cameron Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 yeah weekly water changes is excessive. i do about 1.5 gallons every month or so on my 10 with 1 fish and regular feedings. Link to comment
majic051 Posted February 3, 2003 Author Share Posted February 3, 2003 what do you have for filtration/circulation SLOreefer? Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted February 3, 2003 Share Posted February 3, 2003 ive got about 15-20 pounds live rock. 10 pounds ls a penguin mini hangon no bio wheel no media a rio 50 and an aqua clear 101 ph. thats about it. i feed my fish like 3 times a week. dose very minimally and all is well. Link to comment
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