How often do you perform water changes.

[JOSE CASAS]

Like the title say's. I do 15% once a week. I know some people who do more and some that do less. What do you do?

 

[DETANE]

20% water change every 3-4 months

 

[tubulartank]

i think it almost depends on the tank. if the water quality is bad then once week %15.

or if the tank is establish once a month.

i guess i have a confession: when it just so happen that my tank is established and i am "busy" well sometimes it would be a while before i water change my tank.
really there is no excuse for that.

 

[Nanoreefbro]

I try to change 20% every week if not then every other week on my 233 gal... But it also depends on your bio load as well..

 

[jessesoto33]

20% every 2 weeks

 

[ReeferChick85]

I try to do a 5g water change every 2 weeks on my 24g but sometimes I go longer. Lately it's been once a month or so.Since I have an LPS tank,they don't mind the "less than perfect" water quality . Everything is healthy and thriving with no crazy algae problems. I do stay on top of any water evaporation and top off accordingly.

 

[triggerman71]

30gal a week on a 300gal since I started keeping sps, before it was 30gal a month

 

[goth2o]

10-15 gallons every other week on 100 gallon

 

[sklywag]

10g on a 90g when I think I need/should to. Been setup since late June early July. I've one 10g since then.

 

[Puffalicious]

10g on a 60g everyweek

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I tink every one will agree that the tank seems to do better when you do the water changes right?

 

[Nanoreefbro]

I tink every one will agree that the tank seems to do better when you do the water changes right?

Agreed!

 

[Nick_kun]

I'm really bad, 20gal on my 180 every 3 months.

 

[spanky]

Between 8 and 10 gallons every week on a 90 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump. Tank is looking good, no need to make a change.

 

[pako73]

I do about 15-20 every week but I'm slowly trying to change it every 2 weeks.

 

[bullitr]

i guess i am the worst but the tank looks good
50 gallon once or twice a year for my 450 g system

 

[OCReefMadness]

I do daily water change 3 gallons daily at night time with the dosing pump. Slowly drip out 3 gallons and drip in 3 gallons at the same time.

 

[DETANE]

i guess i am the worst but the tank looks good
50 gallon once or twice a year for my 450 g system

I agree. Your tank looks cool. I also dont do a lot of water changes and my levels are on point. My corals grow and my fish are happy. Running the CA reactor and kalk reactors really do make a huge difference in maintaing steady levels. It also depends on the salt used. most salts are cheap and require a lot of dosing to reach the right levels.

 

[OCReefMadness]

any pictures of your tank!

 

[OCReefMadness]

Yes, 100% I agreed with you.

I tink every one will agree that the tank seems to do better when you do the water changes right?