shrimplover
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I have been frustrated for many years trying to figure out why our tank just doesn't take off. We have great water perameters and lighting, I'm grasping for any recommendations. Does anyone preheat their new water before a water change?
We have a large trashcan that we use for our fresh RO water. The basement temp is room temp or just cooler than room temp. We fill 5 gal buckets and dissolve Red Sea RO Salt just prior to siphoning the tank. It's 120 gal reef. Approx 3 weeks btwn water changes. Approx 9 gal out and 11 gal in. Siphon from main tank and add new (cold/room temp) water in sump. Top off also added to sump based on evaporation, usually 2 days. The overall tank temp will drop 2 degrees for less than half a day, from 81 to 79.
Is this enough to mess with anything?
We have a large trashcan that we use for our fresh RO water. The basement temp is room temp or just cooler than room temp. We fill 5 gal buckets and dissolve Red Sea RO Salt just prior to siphoning the tank. It's 120 gal reef. Approx 3 weeks btwn water changes. Approx 9 gal out and 11 gal in. Siphon from main tank and add new (cold/room temp) water in sump. Top off also added to sump based on evaporation, usually 2 days. The overall tank temp will drop 2 degrees for less than half a day, from 81 to 79.
Is this enough to mess with anything?