Tap water to RODI Advice

[estevenson78]

Good morning reefers! I recently purchased a BRS RODI filter. So I no longer will be using straight tap water. I know, I know...shoulda never used it in the first place . That being said, it's water change day and I was wondering, should I just continue to do 10% and let things cycle out naturally, or maybe consider a larger water change today? All my fish and corals seem really happy in each of my 3 tanks, so part of me says leave well enough alone and stick to the 10% but there are some really wise/smart people on here that I'm certain I can learn from!

Thanks everyone!

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[Crabs McJones]

Yes, just do regular water changes. Changing too much at once can cause a shock to the system. And if everything is currently happy, you want to try to keep it that way

 

[Peach02]

Unless somthing is madjorly wrong try to stay away from water changes larger than 20% as even this stresses out fish and coral eg imagine if the sky came 20% closer in 5 minutes. Or imagine if the sky game 50% closer in 10 minutes. That’s similar to what our fish feel

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I agree, continue as usual.

 

[estevenson78]

Perfect! Thanks everyone! I did a 15%!