100% Water Change Ideal

[Timfish]

i will agree that there are very few things that are black and in this hobby. I am not addressing the entire hobby, i was addressing only one issue. It seems to me you are agreeing and disagreeing with your own statement. You are quick cycling tanks with live rock and stating most of the fauna and bacteria live in the rock not the water. Then you say a 50% water change can crash a system due to bacteria being exported.

I have no doubt that a large water change can crash or shock a tank. There are many reasons for it but shortage of bacteria wont be one. I too would have lost at least 3 tanks if that were the case. The three times i have done 70% plus water changes during a tank change the coral reacted favorably.

The old Jain (India) proverb about the 6 blind men and an elephant comes to mind. (http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story25.htm) Back in the mid '90s I did a simple experiment setting up six 15 gallon tanks the same and after 6 - 7 months I had 6 different tanks. (Isn't one of the definitions of insanity to do the exact same thing over but expect different results? ) While my experiences are in line with Billsreef and your own I have learned the biology in our tanks is in a constant state of change and I do not do a big water change lightly. Even though I do things the same week in and week out, year in and year out, I do not expect my tanks to stay the same. If I do not expect my tanks to remain the same with consistent maintenance why should I never expect problems to occur with large water changes?

 

[power boat jim]

The old Jain (India) proverb about the 6 blind men and an elephant comes to mind. (http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story25.htm) Back in the mid '90s I did a simple experiment setting up six 15 gallon tanks the same and after 6 - 7 months I had 6 different tanks. (Isn't one of the definitions of insanity to do the exact same thing over but expect different results? ) While my experiences are in line with Billsreef and your own I have learned the biology in our tanks is in a constant state of change and I do not do a big water change lightly. Even though I do things the same week in and week out, year in and year out, I do not expect my tanks to stay the same. If I do not expect my tanks to remain the same with consistent maintenance why should I never expect problems to occur with large water changes?

I think staying in this hobby since the mid 90s is a sign of insanity:beer:The one thing that is true, if you are reluctant to do large water changes on your tank, you certainly can have a healthy tank without them.

 

[jimmcwibb]

This is a nano reef with 100% water changes and no sand bed.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/4/aquarium

 

[billsreef]

I think staying in this hobby since the mid 90s is a sign of insanity:beer:

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[power boat jim]

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Yep, only been since 2001 for me.

 

[brandon429]

This is a nano reef with 100% water changes and no sand bed.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/4/aquarium

I requested tons of updates that went ignored on that tank. for months in the comments section. not cool.

I bet the invasive red macro did it in. too bad he wasnt a peroxide doser we coulda fixed that in a week lol.

 

[KafudaFish]

I remember that tank and I thought that it was very cool. I used several ideas on my last tank: no testing other than salinity during a 100% WC, 95% MMLR, and low energy consumption.

The best thing about the tank was it was enjoyable.

 

[Timfish]

I think staying in this hobby since the mid 90s is a sign of insanity:beer: . . .

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:lmao: Actually I set my first tank up in 1987. It wasn't until 1991 I tried some corals.

 

[billsreef]

:lmao: Actually I set my first tank up in 1987. It wasn't until 1991 I tried some corals.

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[Timfish]

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:lmao: It's been quite a while since somebody has said something that's made me feel younger!

 

[Breadman03]

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Just because you helped plan the oceans...