You're not running a protein skimmer?That water changes are unnecessary
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You're not running a protein skimmer?That water changes are unnecessary
That water changes are unnecessary
Yes absolutelyYou're not running a protein skimmer?
There not beneficial for what’s been fish only for years , now I’m getting back into it I’ll be starting with mushies and zoas until my po4 and no3 are reasonable ( see my post on vinegar dosing) then concentrate on getting calcium and mag in check and ill start with the stoniesOK, but really all your statement says is that you do not do them, not that they are not beneficial.
Certainly water change are not "necessary". There are many reef tanks that do relatively minimal changes, but the real question is whether any or all of those tanks might be better in some way with water changes, and your tank alone cannot answer that.
Lot's of things are unnecessary, but that doesn't mean they aren't advantageous.That water changes are unnecessary
I run a soft coral only 90 gallon. My Nitrates are showing above 100 on the Salifert test and off the chart on the Hanna High Range checker.
In the last week I've started dosing 3ml of No Pox per day. I'm slowing losing inverts and after reading I've come to the conclusion that it's the high Nitrates.
How long before the NoPox starts to work?
Having recently experienced undesirable nitrates I tried both vinegar then nopox and none had an effect
I’m on vodka now and that works for me , took only a few days but I’ve no doubt that the previous dosing may have built up some bacteria
45ml vinegar, 15ml nopox (525ltr) 1 month eachHow much of each did you dose for how long?
Vodka is more potent than NOPOX or vinegar.
45ml vinegar, 15ml nopox (525ltr) 1 month each
Vodka I’m dosing 15ml today (was 10) for a few days to drop the current 25ppm
As you know buddy, I was getting horrible slime of my rocks, none with vodka
It's a 90 gallon red sea reefer 350 so 4ft long.What size tank are we talking about?
Getting an actual nitrate value would be useful. Dilute the same with new salt water to get a value.
I was dosing 30ml last week until nitrates dropped to 10, they’re now at 5 despite stopping dosing like 4-55 days agoOK, no slime is good, but just bear in mind that the vodka you are dosing is more potent than either of the other two solutions you dosed. 15 mL vodka has a lot more organic matter than either of the other two, especially the 45 ml of vinegar.