Best way is ATI icp for $45, get the results and go from there with Andre's elements. I went all in and still have some bottles that I'll probably never need.what was the initial buy in for all the supplies?
Best way is ATI icp for $45, get the results and go from there with Andre's elements. I went all in and still have some bottles that I'll probably never need.what was the initial buy in for all the supplies?
Water changes: Are you Pro, or No? | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog
We’re sitting here while mixing up a batch of saltwater for our new 120-gallon tank. Nothing terrible has happened, our last ICP test was okay… but we like to do regular partial water changes with our…reefbuilders.com
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I use a filter sock if I’m not changing the water but want to get some build up out then put the water back works well for me. I use a filter sock holder bracket off Amazon and it sits perfectly on the side of a 5 gallon bucket.Tank looks awesome! But how do you deal with detritus buildup without occasional siphoning during water changes?
Haha agreed except I don’t have to make water so it is slightly easier and gets a cleaning in. I don’t have an easy system yet still early days getting there I’m still using 5 gallon buckets to make rodi. It’s one hell of a workout though. I use my waste water in a rain barrel for my wife’s garden that gets carried out two 5 gallon buckets at time. One day I’ll setup a pump to pump it out there or give up and pump it to a French drain lolThis seems like exactly as much work as a water change for less benefit… but I guess it’s kind of a cool challenge to avoid WC if tank looks good.
I have used a filter sock in sump for continuous siphon when I need to get rid of a bunch of algae etc
I do a 35% water change once a month. The corals respond really well so we keep doing it. We dose a TON of soda ash that can build and be measured as salinity. Also we dose trace elements and I know I can't keep things going absolutely perfectly on this front, so I feel it's good to knock it back to a clean slate of fresh mixed saltwater every once in a while. Our fresh mixed salt water is tuned to perfection before doing the water change so it does feel like I'm replacing the water with exactly the same thing ...so I get that argument. But I'm sure I'm also cutting down on toxins and the yellowness of the water as well with every water change.
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I personally haven't done a water change in close to 18 months while running the Reef Moonshiners Method.View attachment 195281
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