I do about a 20% water change every Friday. I have a small 40 gallon tank with about 25 gallons of water. So its 4.5 gallons roughly. I read the following on another forum:
"Way too many water changes for one thing. Secondly, where did you get the base rock? When did you add it? Same time you started using the pellets? Before?
Frankly, and I know I'll catch heat for this, but I hate additives. Less is more. Always. People always buy things and change things and add things so often that they do far more harm than good.
Does it rain every day in the ocean? Nope. That's why the gold standard has always been 10 to 15% each month. You're doing 60. Your water doesn't even have time to complete a life cycle and actually work before you're getting rid of it.
Less is more. Let the reef rock and water do it's job. Just sit back, do nothing, add nothing, and watch nature at work."
I have always been told import and export are big. I feed so the food needs to come out. Also, it adds back elements that the tank uses. I use IO reef salt. I do supplement other items as needed.
Am I doing too much? I have zero algae issues on the glass. I just beat back some brown crud on the sand with H2O2. All other parameters are steady.
"Way too many water changes for one thing. Secondly, where did you get the base rock? When did you add it? Same time you started using the pellets? Before?
Frankly, and I know I'll catch heat for this, but I hate additives. Less is more. Always. People always buy things and change things and add things so often that they do far more harm than good.
Does it rain every day in the ocean? Nope. That's why the gold standard has always been 10 to 15% each month. You're doing 60. Your water doesn't even have time to complete a life cycle and actually work before you're getting rid of it.
Less is more. Let the reef rock and water do it's job. Just sit back, do nothing, add nothing, and watch nature at work."
I have always been told import and export are big. I feed so the food needs to come out. Also, it adds back elements that the tank uses. I use IO reef salt. I do supplement other items as needed.
Am I doing too much? I have zero algae issues on the glass. I just beat back some brown crud on the sand with H2O2. All other parameters are steady.
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