Kimberlee Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I read something in a reef book a while ago that suggested sps corals in the wild did better, because they received some fresh salt water on a daily biases. Well I got to thinking would there be any benefit to doing a daily WC? Obviously not the size of the WC I do weekly, which is 5gal on a 40B, but maybe something like 2gals a day or just 1. How would this effect dosing and would there be a need to dose anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPaquatics Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Try it and test. I believe it would be optimal. Accompanied by one larger WC a month. Will really help trace elements in check. Probably with dosing too. Big time feeshwater people hook up a drip and drain so the tank is contantly getting a supply of freshwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm planing on starting today. Of course I'll have to test every day, which I'm really bad about. This will hopefully make me better about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 There are a few peeps on here that do automated daily water changes-Frank was one of them, I thought I read OX was another. To much automation scares me- **** happens Its a great idea like MVP said it'll kep the trace elements from being depleted as they can depending on frequencyof water changas. Are you going to start a new thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 You can use dosing pumps to do the Auto Water change, I have the LitermeterIII which you can set to pump out and back in (from a salt water barrel) as many gallons per day you like, I usually do three gallons, sometimes more. I don't run it in the winter since my salt water is outside and I don't keep it full when it gets to cold, I'll start it up in a few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 You can use dosing pumps to do the Auto Water change' date=' I have the LitermeterIII which you can set to pump out and back in (from a salt water barrel) as many gallons per day you like, I usually do three gallons, sometimes more. I don't run it in the winter since my salt water is outside and I don't keep it full when it gets to cold, I'll start it up in a few months[/quote'] I like this idea, nice and easy + kind of lazy. I'll do it the hard way for now, but I'm defiantly going w/ the dosing pump latter down the road. Do you have to do a lot of dosing, or does this constant WC keep everything good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 There are a few peeps on here that do automated daily water changes-Frank was one of them, I thought I read OX was another. To much automation scares me- **** happens Its a great idea like MVP said it'll kep the trace elements from being depleted as they can depending on frequencyof water changas. Are you going to start a new thread? Should I start a new ! or just keep this 1 going. It seems water chemistry is where this goes? I'll post pics of the sps coral I have tonight and then do weekly updates along w/ test results. Although ALK will have to wait till my new test gets here, I ran out and am waiting on the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Okay so here we go. Pics taken today refer to post date. Full tank shot Birds nests ORA green BN Birds of paradise Unsure of what this 1 is Monti's Idaho grape Green w/ purple rim (new too tank) Super Man Unknown Acro Blue German Digi (not so blue) And I think chalice's are LPS by=ut I'm including them anyway Hopefully my pic taking skills will improve along w/ the corals. Did some testing here it is MAG 1450 CAL 480 PH morning 8.2 Evening 8.4 2 days ago before I ran out of KH test it was 8 I'll do all test again in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 This 1 is LC scott's, but currently lives in my tank Could some one ID this thing please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasasah Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Sounds logical. But so expensive :o 1 gallon a day 365 gallons a year. Imagine 5 gallons a day. 1825 gallons. About 550 dollars a year in synthetic salt :P My wife would murder me lol. If you can would totally do that. I would do 2-3 a day and 5 a week on a 40 breeder if I had the money. I'm sure the fresh water is like a nice breath of fresh air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulls_and_sparrows Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 This 1 is LC scott's, but currently lives in my tank Could some one ID this thing please Its elephant skin coral. Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Sounds logical. But so expensive :o 1 gallon a day 365 gallons a year. Imagine 5 gallons a day. 1825 gallons. About 550 dollars a year in synthetic salt :P My wife would murder me lol. If you can would totally do that. I would do 2-3 a day and 5 a week on a 40 breeder if I had the money. I'm sure the fresh water is like a nice breath of fresh air But if you figure in that your probably cutting out supplements and untimely coral deaths there is savings right there. Also Kent is a 240gal bucket I go threw 1 every 4 months doing big WC and emergency WC, when I feel like somethings not right. This might help me cut back on the salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Its elephant skin coral. Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk Thank you that's what we were thinking, but we weren't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 From what I've seen that is the best approach. If you have time to do daily small water changes that would be far better then one large water change a month. This has been backed up by many experienced reefers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skulls_and_sparrows Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 But if you figure in that your probably cutting out supplements and untimely coral deaths there is savings right there. Also Kent is a 240gal bucket I go threw 1 every 4 months doing big WC and emergency WC' date=' when I feel like somethings not right. This might help me cut back on the salt.[/quote'] The buckets of Kent I get are 200 gallon buckets Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 The buckets of Kent I get are 200 gallon buckets Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk Your right it is 200, not sure if my head was all the way on. Still I'll average 2 1/2 buckets a year this way, instead of 3 or 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Update Like I said I can be really bad about testing once I feel okay w/ constant results. Here is the testing I did last week though. I discover a couple tests needed to be replaced. 2/26 PH (morning) 8.2 Cal 460 Amn 0.25' Nitrates 5 Phosphates undetectable 2/27 Cal 460 SG 1.026 KH 12 2/28 Cal 450 KH 11.5 Amn 0.10 Nitrates 0 Mag 1450 2/29 KH 11 Cal 450 3/1 KH 10.5 Cal 4450 3/2 Kh 10.5 Cal 450 I did add a new skimmer, but that was just about 3 days ago. Since I've been doing the daily WC I have noticed the sps corals look healthier, and a couple that had browned on me are starting to regain color.Such as the German blue digita that I got from emerald, it showing blue at the base and the tips. I'll update the pics after dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberlee Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 IF I ONLY spent that much on salt a year my wife would be soooooo happy. It is all a matter of perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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