Water changes
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Jason mack
Monti madness
What are your current tank parameters specially nitrite nitrate and ammonia .. I'm assuming your tank is quite new .. if it's in the cycle I would wait until your ammonia is at 0 as well as nitrite and only do a water change when your nitrates are high .. if your past that stage then a 10-15 % water change once a week .. making sure your using rodi water and warming it up to match your tank before adding it ..for regular WC I usually clean the inside of the glass before water change if needed , then check my parameters after an hr or so
Jason mack
Monti madness
If you can you can always do a larger water change 20-25% too help reduce nitrates but it's all part of the process , your tank needs to stabilize and it just takes time .. it all works out in the end ..
Jason mack
Monti madness
If you can you can always do a larger water change 20-25% too help reduce nitrates but it's all part of the process , your tank needs to stabilize and it just takes time .. it all works out in the end ..
Rinse or replace filter sponge and replace media (Carbon, Purigen, etc.) every few months. Clean the sump out every other water change, Clean powerheads, recalibrate Ph probes/temp probes, etc. Take a turkey baster (Before you change the water and filter) and blow the crevices of the live rock. Let the powerheads blow the detritus thru the filtration for a few minutes then change the sponge and water.
Those are a few things I like to do, I just set reminders on the apex and it lets me know when I need to perform a specific task for the week or month.
Those are a few things I like to do, I just set reminders on the apex and it lets me know when I need to perform a specific task for the week or month.
I like to do the turkey baster over the rocks about an hour before I do my changes as well as changing filter floss. Gets all the funk out and allows for immediate export before it has time to break down.
