Water Change Poll

[trottman]

how about these "never" folks chime into the conversation, give us your points

 

[stlouisguy]

I guess Im in the never cat. In 15 months I have performed 3 water changes, once when I was changing the tank around, once on a overflow, and once because I figured it was time

 

[DrBDC]

I change my dwarf seahorse 3 gallon tank 50% every 2-3 days!

 

[TWINPEAKS]

I change water only when I'm bored or I screw something up, in the last 1 1/2 years I've done 3 water changes of about 20 gallons each.If everything is looking good why change it.

 

[masterswimmer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7119566#post7119566 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lost Marbles
I try and change it twice a week. Around 45 gallons out of a 275 gallon system

Same here. I do two changes a week. I do this because I don't dose anything at all. To me it's like replacing trace elements and dosing along with some nutrient export.

master

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

10% a week like clock work

 

[DrBDC]

Doing one right now!

 

[gath2]

Where is the "What's a water change?" option?

edit: sorry, missed the other water change post

 

[Nanook]

Bump for the weekend crowd.

dave

 

[Nanook]

Bump for the weekend crowd.

dave

 

[Nanook]

Creating a new poll to see what the numbers are like now:

 

[sasscuba]

30 gallons out of a 125 once a month.

 

[hagfish]

For those that never change water, are you keeping corals of any kind? And if so, what kinds? And what is your bio-load like?

 

[latazyo]

nook you better close this one or the new one will jsut get pushed down the line

 

[bigmayreefer]

I change 5 gallons a week or 10 every other week on my sumpless 29, depending on how busy i am. i change 20 gallons every other week on my 75 (90 gal total volume with sump).

Somehow i think the people who dont do routine waterchanges are the same that go way overdue for an oil change.. but thats just a guess.

 

[Im Lon 2]

I did a 15 gallon Change one time on my 240. but it was only setup for 1.5 years.

I'm trying to be a little better with the new tank.. I have already done 20 gallons on this tank, and plan on doing a 30 gallon some time in the next week. and this tank has only been setup for a 1.5 months.