How Oftern Do you Perform Water Changes?

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by BaxterS80, Jun 4, 2008.

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How Often Do you Perform Water Changes

Poll closed Jun 30, 2008.
  1. Once A Week

    10 vote(s)
    35.7%
  2. Once A Month

    9 vote(s)
    32.1%
  3. More then Once A Week

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%
  4. Never

    8 vote(s)
    28.6%
  1. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    I do a water change every month about... A wopping 1/2 gallon.... Man its alot of work.....
     
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  3. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    LOL, probably looking for something to do with the tank!!!
     
  4. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    We do a 5 or 10 gallon change every saturday on our 72....
     
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  5. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    ????????
     
  6. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    You said your 1/2 gallon water change was a lot of work... I just said your probably looking for something to do with the tank;) Just chuckling about how you said it was a lot of work...
     
  7. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    LMAO!!!!! Not much too do but sit and stare at it.. I did take my lame coral background off and paint it all black.. Hopefully it looks decent..
     
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  9. Swede

    Swede Flamingo Tongue

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    In my 30g I do 2 5g changes a week.
     
  10. jcdillin

    jcdillin Spaghetti Worm

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    No water changes here. Everything is very stable.
     
  11. wildreef

    wildreef Stylophora

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    I useualy change out 50 gallons every month , ( It was always habbit and being anal about doing regular water changes ).
    Since the gas crunch/exspense of every thing it seems , I've been cutting back
    ( less salt mix used ).

    So i plan on going 6 to 8 weeks atleast now , trying to break my self of the habbit ya know. LOL !

    Any way now i just been keeping water for top off and such now as needed , the system evaparates atleast 2 gallons a
    day.

    Although i don't keep my barrel here covered i useualy keep the water agitated , don't like still water and helps to airate it .

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  12. nybatu

    nybatu Bristle Worm

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    every week %10 for now, later may be every other week. furthermore no change a mount hopefully.