Water change question

[BeltedCoyote]

Hey all.

Just wondering if I should still prescribe to the weekly water change notion if my parameters are good and stable. In other words, should I still be doing a water change even when there isn’t anything wrong with my parameters?

Thanks

 

[PatW]

Reefers often do water changes even when the parameters are perfect.

1) to export nutrients. Phosphates and nitrates.
2) to export wastes
3 to export export chemicals like the defense chemicals of many soft corals
4) to maintain trace elements that are not typically measured.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Reefers often do water changes even when the parameters are perfect.

1) to export nutrients. Phosphates and nitrates.
2) to export wastes
3 to export export chemicals like the defense chemicals of many soft corals
4) to maintain trace elements that are not typically measured.

Thank you. I was leaning towards doing weekly changes anyway. Just didn’t know if doing a change would upset the balance that seems to be there

 

[BeejReef]

There are def zero water change systems (proprietary) and diy versions.
U certainly could go that route, but probly best to have a plan on how you'd deal with the points PatW makes.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

There are def zero water change systems (proprietary) and diy versions.
U certainly could go that route, but probly best to have a plan on how you'd deal with the points PatW makes.

I’m just going to keep doing water changes every weekend. Seems to be the safest route. And honestly? I kind of like doing the routine maintenance on my tank

 

[Jon Fishman]

Reefers often do water changes even when the parameters are perfect.

1) to export nutrients. Phosphates and nitrates.
2) to export wastes
3 to export export chemicals like the defense chemicals of many soft corals
4) to maintain trace elements that are not typically measured.

I do it mostly for #4

If FOWLR you can probably do them less often. My corals appreciate the new water

 

[BeltedCoyote]

I do it mostly for #4

If FOWLR you can probably do them less often. My corals appreciate the new water

I definitely plan on routine water changes for my display once I get it up and running. It’ll be a reef tank so yeah lol. My quarantine tank/temporary clown and hermit holding tank is basically fish only. I have some marine pure spheres and the bio media that came with the HOB filter I’m using. But no live rock since it will eventually be a qt tank. That said I think I’ll still go ahead and do 10-15% changes every week