How often do COMAS members do water changes?

[SteelHorseRider]

Being the weekend which water change time, I was curious how often other members do their water changes and what percent? What type of water they use, RO, RO/DI, tap, well, Walmart or other store with RO system, LFS, or distilled? What kind of salt mix they use, currently I use Instant Ocean - but I'm concidering changing to reef crystal because I'm getting so many corals any thoughts to that?

 

[bobkill]

I use RODI and red sea - then I only do water changes as needed so about 1q 3 months or so

 

[cody6766]

I am using IO now, but normally use RC salt. The store didn't have any when I needed it. I've also used bright wells, oceanic and one other I'm forgetting. I never noticed a real difference aside from having to doses little less with rc salt.

I use ro/di water and change around 4 gal in my 34g solana every week or two. I change about 3 gal in my biocube n the same schedule.

 

[eddybabyhd]

IO, 55 gallons every 14 days

 

[mattfarmer]

I use ro/di. Change out about 10 percent every other week, and use reef crystals.

 

[cjilge]

either reef crystals or red sea pro 25-30gls every 10-14 days on a 150gl, also 1gl same water on a 12 gl nano weekly all from my pre filtered, then softened, then rodi water from my well.

 

[ghellin]

I do a 10-15 gallon water change on my 58 every two weeks, I use salinity salt.

 

[Lightsluvr]

Reef crystals adjusted to 1.025, buffered. 65 gallons every Saturday morning.

LL

 

[bobkill]

65g ! That bigger than my tank

 

[chaderic26]

Almost never. 5-10 % as needed

 

[Lightsluvr]

65g ! That bigger than my tank

Heavy fish load... fish poop where they swim... Just flushing the tank until I figure out bio-pellets...

LL

 

[JAustin]

I change water once every 5-7 days. I use Red Sea Salt mixed to 1.026 via refract meter calibrated every month. Water comes from BRS RODI with Chloramines carbon block and add on Chloramines granulated carbon filter. TDS is 0. Water is mixed up for 24 hours then changed. I siphon out scum and red slime that may be in the DT while removing the old water.

Important thing about salt that comes in buckets....you must mix up the bucket! The salt will separate while in transit and must be mixed up to give good salt batches.

 

[OkR33Fer]

5 Gallons every other saturday in the Solona.
10 Gallaons every other saturday in the Frag tank.

 

[blakers82]

either reef crystals or red sea pro 25-30gls every 10-14 days on a 150gl, also 1gl same water on a 12 gl nano weekly all from my pre filtered, then softened, then rodi water from my well.

Not only do we have the same display/sump setups (minus our dosing regimens), but we instill the same husbandry. No well here though. I do make my RO/DI. Tank is aimed at 1.025sg

 

[lauremf2002]

10%-30% every 1-2 weeks with reef crystals and RO/DI water from Aquariums in Edmond. I almost never have to supplement. I used to never do water changes and while my nitrates stayed well within the acceptable range, I found that my coral do poorly and no matter how much I supplemented I could never get the levels I wanted.

 

[JimmyS]

I do 5 gallons, about 10%, each week using RC mixed with ro/di off my well.

 

[*reefermadness*]

I do a 5 gallon water chance once a week. My system consists of a 40 breeder, tied into a 15 tall with a 25 gallon eshops sump. I use salt water mixed to 1.025-1.026 that I get from Custom Reef Creations. I'm not sure what brand they use, but it seems to get the job done.

 

[danielbui23]

Custom Reef Creations uses Aqua Vitro's Salinity.

 

[*reefermadness*]

Good to know, I will have to make a note of that. Thanks!

 

[danielbui23]

Good stuff for reefers, from what Bill says.