Eliminating water changes?

[Young Frankenstein]

With nitrites 0, nitriate0, Ammonia 0, phosphates 0 why change the watter? Eliminating water changes? or No?

 

[uscharalph]

I know of some people who very rarely do water changes.

 

[uscharalph]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9525615#post9525615 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uscharalph
I know of some people who very rarely do water changes.

But I'm not one of them.

 

[USC-fan]

you also dowater changes to replace trace elements.

 

[redFishblue]

Corals will use up elements in the water that is replaced with water changes.

 

[J. Montgomery]

Re: Eliminating water changes?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9525568#post9525568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
With nitrites 0, nitriate0, Ammonia 0, phosphates 0 why change the watter? Eliminating water changes? or No?

If you have invertebrates (corals, shrimp, snails, etc...) then you may want to consider testing for calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium. And like others already said, you replace "trace elements".

 

[bertoni]

The other reasons for water changes include ionic balance problems and the buildup of various organics and other compounds over time. For a 75g tank, a 10g change twice a month should be easy and do the job.

 

[rickh]

Have you and your friends ever spent the entire weekend in a motel room smoking, drinking, eating, watching TV, etc???? The air in there get dangerously BAD.

Dilution is the solution to pollution..

It's also easier to change water than to monitor and replenish the depleted elements.

 

[Young Frankenstein]

Have you and your friends ever spent the entire weekend in a motel room smoking, drinking, eating, watching TV, etc???? The air in there get dangerously BAD.

Ohh God I missed those days...... Sounds like fun... rickh

 

[drummereef]

Re: Eliminating water changes?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9525568#post9525568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 0 Agios
With nitrites 0, nitriate0, Ammonia 0, phosphates 0 why change the watter? Eliminating water changes? or No?

NO, NO, and NO again. I mean this in the nicest way of course.

PLEASE READ THIS -
Water Changes in Reef Aquaria
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/rhf/index.php

 

[odlaw]

Don't risk it. I was succesfull for over a year on a 120 with corals and live stock and no water changes but the day is going to come when you will loose your investment. My evaporation was 1 gallon a day so I figured that was as good as a water change. Wrong!
By the way my tank was awesome looking till all the bad stuff in the water basically exploded or precipitated from what ever was binding it. Massive coral loss in a matter of a few weeks then slime that eventually suffocates everything except for my purple tang he loved it.
Dave