No dosing

[dawson reynolds]

I have a lps/softy tank and I was wondering what would happen if I didn’t do many water changes and didn’t dose anything. I was watching the reefbuilders video on the nano where he didn’t do a water change or dose I’m over 6 months. Obviously I know this would slow coral growth but I was wondering if it would be harmful to them as long as their are not swings in alk during water changes.

 

[Spare time]

I wouldn't do it unless you have a method of removing nitrate and phosphate, running nice carbon, dosing alk calcium and mag, dosing trace elements, etc. It is so simply to do a water change on a tiny tank that it would end up being such a waste of time to dose all of those when you should be able to get away with just dosing alk and calcium with a once a week water change.

 

[dawson reynolds]

I wouldn't do it unless you have a method of removing nitrate and phosphate, running nice carbon, dosing alk calcium and mag, dosing trace elements, etc. It is so simply to do a water change on a tiny tank that it would end up being such a waste of time to dose all of those when you should be able to get away with just dosing alk and calcium with a once a week water change.

I’m just wondering if I missed a water change or had a lot of lps if the alk level got Low would hurt them.

 

[homer1475]

The problem wouldn't be ther slow decline of ALK, they would get used to it(slow growth, etc). It would be the rapid rise when you eventually do a WC, that would cause them shock and possible death.

Stability is the key in a reef tank.

 

[Spare time]

I’m just wondering if I missed a water change or had a lot of lps if the alk level got Low would hurt them.

I agree with homer1475. Its the rapid swing upwards of alk that could kill them. Alk can't be raised all at once. Most recommend at most anywhere from 0.5 at a time to 1.2KH a day (unless you are using more than that a day, in which its ok but still best to spread out)