water change

I currently have a 20g IM AIO fully cycled for about a month now, total water volume is 14.5g. I've been currently been doing four gallon water changes weekly because my Nitrates were tad high. Last Sunday I did my normal water change and tested today and I am showing zero nitrates now. Would be...

So long story short, my cycle is going to be done this Saturday (testless cycle after Dr Tim's readings were not changing, added a pinch of fish food last Wednesday) I am going to do a 100% water change on Saturday but don't plan to stock it till the following weekend, will I need to do a water...

Hi there, I have been using my Kamoer X2SR PRO for the past ~11 months without (serious) issue. However, a couple of days ago I woke up to find the device was "offline" on the Kamoerremote app. I couldn't get it back online, so tried 'unbinding' / removing the device from my account on the...

Stenner Dual Headed AWC persistaltic pump, 120 gallon per day. Awesome tool if you are looking to set up automatic daily water changes. With the dual headed design on one drive, the intake and output are always balanced, foolproofing the AWC system. Had this set up on my system with my APEX to...

Hello everyone, I've been in the hobby for 2.5 years now and have an established 110 gallon with 40 gallon sump. I have a bacteria bloom that seems to be lingering around. I've read conflicting things online wuxj as don't do big water cahabhes as it will prolong the bloom or don't use a UV...

I noticed in my main display tank the water levels drops and rises through out the day. More so when its warmer/higher humidity the water level drops. Cooler temps the water level rises. It appears this way any how. I did some googling and didn't find anything. Is this a normal thing has anyone...

Salt Water Mixing Station 2 65 Gallon Norwesco Horizontal Leg Tanks Blueline 40 HD Water Pump Had for a year and a half but will not fit in new house. Must be able to pickup in Bethlehem, PA.

So I've been wondering and I'm sure it makes no difference but also could be wrong. I do about a 15% water change every Sunday, but I do it in 2 halves. For instance, I don't like turning off my return pump, so I put it on the lowest setting and drain right before it is too low and refill...

I recently embarked on my journey into the world of saltwater tanks with a Waterbox 150.4 Infinia Reef tank. After successfully setting up the cabinet and tank, I am now diving into the world of hardware and automation. I'm reaching out to the community for advice and assistance, especially in...

Bought this brand new for a new tank setup 6 months ago and finally just received the custom tank. Plans have changed in that time and I'm going a different route. Never used. If you want the RO fittings and tubing I'll include that for free. I purchased all 1/2" RO fittings and have maybe 50'...

Hello Reef2Reef community, Firstly, pardon any newbie mistakes in this post; I'm still getting acquainted with this platform. A bit of background: About 5 years ago, I was the proud owner of a small reef tank. However, circumstances led me to sell it. I also have a history with freshwater...

I moved my automatic water change equipment (Neptune Apex DOS) over to pull from and feed into my new Reefer 350 G2. I can usually mix up about 20 gallons of saltwater with my Brute can. What do folks recommend for daily water changes? 1 gallon a day, more? Anyone think daily AWCs are a bad thing?

My Kamoer X2SR is currently exchanging 1% of my total water volume daily. This equates to 6 liters out of my 600 liter system, removed in 1 liter increments 6x per day. The method used is first out, then in. With this 1 liter volume I can leave the apex and aquarium running without shutting...

My family and I just bought a brand new house where I will be building a new 150g tank in my office on the main floor. Our basement is fully finished and lucky for me, beneath my office is the only unfinished part, complete with utility sink rough-ins where I will be putting my saltwater mixing...

So I did a water change but had a little mishap with my ATO staying siphoned on and adding too much freshwater to the system (about another 3 gallons to my 90-ish gallon system). I thought it wouldn’t be a really big deal if I just gave it a few days to evaporate out and get back to the correct...

Hi guys, I’m new to the forum and the hobby. I have two sons who are absolutely obsessed with corals and saltwater fish so finally decided to get one and once looking into the hobby I have fallen in love with it aswell! I just wanted to confirm the weekly water changes are done with salt...

Hello all, I have a 10g fairly new tank. Worry not everything is cycled of course but I started noticing orange patches here and there on my sand. All levels are within normal ranges so I have no idea what this might be, but then again I still consider myself a beginner and I don’t know much...

Less than a year old Kamoer X2SR water change pump 325$ ship.

I am cycling the dry rock with some live rock (cooking in the dark) it been 2 weeks and no ammonia and no nitrites. My NO3 is over 75 what is normal. No fish and it will cook for 3.5 more months. Normally it says i should do 50%WC, but sense i have no livestock there, i don’t expect it will go...

So I just got home today to find that my fairy wrasse had died but this isn't what my question is about. Should I now do a water change to avoid an ammonia spike? I removed what was left of the carcass but it looked like my snails and crabs had been eating it for a few hours maybe. I did a water...

I buy water from a local store and just found out it’s collected from the sea. I used to keep it for around 2 months in a container in the dark with no circulation. Never smelled bad so i didn’t assume it was spoiled, but now i worry there are no nutrients and it doesn’t benefit nothing in my...

Hey guys, I’m back to share my turmoil and maybe get some support again from you all. My tank was doing great after my last post regarding treating my tank with copper and raising salinity. I had done a few water changes after my copper treatment and copper was down low to a 0.69 ppm. All the...

I mixed up a batch of water for a water change last night and then decided i was going to do it in the morning instead. I woke up and started changing the water in my tank (50g water change on 500g). It was a little dark so i didn't notice sooner but it looked like the new water coming in was...

Hi I’m new to mixing my own salt water. I use redsea coral pro. I do a 10L water change every week. I follow the recommended 38.2g per litre of RO water, so for my 10L water change I would require 382g. I test salinity around 1.5 hours after adding the salt to find I have a specific gravity of...

I have a Waterbox Frag 145.5. I have not set it up yet. I am planning on having 5 fish: Regal Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang and 2 clownfish. I currently have a Waterbox 25G and I do a 20% change every 7 days. My question is.. with my new tank (145.5) stocked with the 5 fish, how often should I...