Used to do a 10% weekly water change. Learned the hard way that water near 0 nitrates and phosphates was killing my coral. After stabilizing nitrates with dosing and heavier feeding I’ve been doing a 25% water change every 3 weeks
I recently switched from Red Sea blue bucket to reef crystals. That information about the clay and reef crystals is gold! My coral fish look great, but I was only mixing for a few hours prior to the water change. Will let it run for 24 hours now. Thank you!
@@reefrookieshave seen quite a few influencers are using Reef Crystals with success. Also, I am transitioning to a weekly 20% water change. Sink is downhill and I am putting the python and sicce zero pump to use. Realized all the work to avoid water changes only to have mediocre results at best. More frequent water changes is probably cheaper and produces amazing results. I don’t vacuum the gravel or anything. Just water out and water in. Clean up crew maintains the sand and rocks. It’s been much more relaxing and great results.
Lights stay on. I scrub anything that needs it, then turn off the return pump leaving the flow pumps on to keep things stirred up. Heater off if it will be exposed to air. Water out, water in, done :)
Hey, thanks for the video very helpful for a beginner like me! I would love to see a video about tap water too, do you already have one? I just setup my fist tank (just the salt and sand) but as its "just" for macro algae and more a test run, I have used tap water. I may have done a huge mistake but ... its a test and there wont be any corals or fish in it for probably forever.
Water changes weekly! No need to turn my tank into a potion mixer Will only dose if trace elements are being used faster then what water changes can replenish
I'm researching reef tanks using your videos and forums, etc. I really am turned off by one real thing: 1. Not being able to use tap water. It's going to suck buying or making salt water w/ RODI water all the time
It seems like a big inconvenience but its not that bad. Once the RODI is up and running its slow but its actionless. I turn mine on to fill my water change container. Set an alarm and go about my day. In a few hours I turn it off. No big deal :)
Used to do a 10% weekly water change. Learned the hard way that water near 0 nitrates and phosphates was killing my coral. After stabilizing nitrates with dosing and heavier feeding I’ve been doing a 25% water change every 3 weeks
Gotta find that sweet spot! All our tanks progress at different rates for sure!
Thank you. Reminds me that I got to do a water change on my 225 tomorrow.
Lets get on that fam!
I recently switched from Red Sea blue bucket to reef crystals. That information about the clay and reef crystals is gold! My coral fish look great, but I was only mixing for a few hours prior to the water change. Will let it run for 24 hours now. Thank you!
Very cool! Curious what prompted the switch?
@@reefrookieshave seen quite a few influencers are using Reef Crystals with success. Also, I am transitioning to a weekly 20% water change. Sink is downhill and I am putting the python and sicce zero pump to use. Realized all the work to avoid water changes only to have mediocre results at best. More frequent water changes is probably cheaper and produces amazing results. I don’t vacuum the gravel or anything. Just water out and water in. Clean up crew maintains the sand and rocks. It’s been much more relaxing and great results.
During a water change do turn everything off lights pumps etc? What is "still running" during a maintenance change? my tank is Going to be around 150g
Lights stay on. I scrub anything that needs it, then turn off the return pump leaving the flow pumps on to keep things stirred up. Heater off if it will be exposed to air. Water out, water in, done :)
Hey, thanks for the video very helpful for a beginner like me! I would love to see a video about tap water too, do you already have one?
I just setup my fist tank (just the salt and sand) but as its "just" for macro algae and more a test run, I have used tap water. I may have done a huge mistake but ... its a test and there wont be any corals or fish in it for probably forever.
That is the next video Im doing :) It should be ok for a macro algae tank.
10% once a week works for me!
Mee tooo
Water changes weekly!
No need to turn my tank into a potion mixer
Will only dose if trace elements are being used faster then what water changes can replenish
Yessir!!
Once a month. So far so good.
If its workin for ya, roll with it yeah?!
I'm researching reef tanks using your videos and forums, etc. I really am turned off by one real thing:
1. Not being able to use tap water. It's going to suck buying or making salt water w/ RODI water all the time
It seems like a big inconvenience but its not that bad. Once the RODI is up and running its slow but its actionless. I turn mine on to fill my water change container. Set an alarm and go about my day. In a few hours I turn it off. No big deal :)