First Water Change

[Dr RBG]

Tank Red Sea 450 aprox 100 gallons
6 Chromis 2 Clown Live rock and sand snails 2 Conch 2 Hermits
6 Weeks old.
Never had water change
Is it time for a water change or too soon
Thanks

 

[JoeBatt]

6 weeks and no water change? I would say you are well overdue!

 

[ali1]

Every tank is different because they have their own means of nutrient export and additives control.

Thats a pretty light bioload for a 100g tank, so if I had to guess, you dont need a water change unless its for supplementing trace elements.

Test your parameters to find out.

 

[JUNBUG361]

Yes it's time for a water change

 

[banthonyb71]

I agree with ali, I dont think it's the end of the world if you havnt had a water change in a FOWLR tank with that bioload.

However you may want to decide a water change schedule and stick to it. Once or if you start adding corals, at that point you'll probably want to change it more often then every 6 weeks. either weekly, bi weekly or monthly depending on your own schedule, bioload increase and the demands of your tank.

 

[Hooked0nPhonics]

Usually I will do a water change once a week, especially if fish are present.


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[scooter31707]

IMO, depends on how your parameters look, like nirates and phosphates. I did my first one around the 3 month mark, but I only had the CUC in there.