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01-23-2008, 12:10 AM
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 1st water change I have a 150 gallon SW tank with live rock. Should my first water change be at least 50 gallons.  |
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01-23-2008, 12:20 AM
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| Re: 1st water change Most people say 5%-10% so i think 20 gallons max. I dont know if first water changes are special though, but 50 sounds like a nice waste of salt and water to me. |
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01-23-2008, 10:13 AM
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| Re: 1st water change I recommend no more than 10% water changes at a time, except if you have a problem in your tank, and then I recommend 25%. For your first water change, I'd stick to just 10%. Massive water changes are hard on any live critter, no matter how closely you try to match temp, pH, salinity, etc...
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01-23-2008, 10:18 AM
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| Re: 1st water change 10% sounds good to me less water. labor and money.  |
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