making own sea water? - Page 3

25-08-2005, 05:31 PM

den hw long u guys change the water??
n will the water becum less "salty"?? if i nv change the water for abt 3mths?
nw i keepin grouper in my tank.. no coral..

25-08-2005, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

den hw long u guys change the water??
n will the water becum less "salty"?? if i nv change the water for abt 3mths?
nw i keepin grouper in my tank.. no coral..

Just some info, salt wont evaporate.

**KaLiB** · 25-08-2005, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

den hw long u guys change the water??
n will the water becum less "salty"?? if i nv change the water for abt 3mths?
nw i keepin grouper in my tank.. no coral..

Water change is very subjective and depends on the individual reefer. Some change it weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or even yearly and the percentage varies can be 10%-30%.

SG will lower overtime as salt creeps out of the setup, but usually it will take many months unless the tank is small.

25-08-2005, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

den hw long u guys change the water??
n will the water becum less "salty"?? if i nv change the water for abt 3mths?
nw i keepin grouper in my tank.. no coral..

It's good to have a water change as frequent as possible. If u r keeping grouper than i would suggest u at least make a change for every month. cos they r big eater and produce quite an amount of waste. I used to do weekly water change but found it too tedious so now i change every 2 wks. Water change is good i like the feeling of new and clean water, so don't try to skip it!

27-08-2005, 12:23 PM

so do u all change 100% of the water or like freshwater, change certain percentage of water onli?

hw abt change abt 30% mthly?
4ft tank change every quite "shag" = no time, no $$ buyin the marine salt in long term..

27-08-2005, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

so do u all change 100% of the water or like freshwater, change certain percentage of water onli?

hw abt change abt 30% mthly?
4ft tank change every quite "shag" = no time, no $$ buyin the marine salt in long term..

Nobody change 100%, if u do so i guess all your livestocks would be ended in heaven. A monthly 20 to 30% would be good. it all depends on what u keep and what r your bio-load and stuff.

27-08-2005, 09:24 PM

hahaa...
oh okok.. thks alot..
btw my tank onli hv grouper no other living tin inside.. heee

OT: do u guys get the chiller?
i dun hv it so i dunoe will my grouper last...
isit a MUZ to get it??

**KaLiB** · 28-08-2005, 10:02 AM

For FOWLR, no need to get chiller unless the temperature is at the extremes(32deg and above) which then would pose a problem to the fish. Anything between 26-31 is fine for the fish.

28-08-2005, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

hahaa...
oh okok.. thks alot..
btw my tank onli hv grouper no other living tin inside.. heee

OT: do u guys get the chiller?
i dun hv it so i dunoe will my grouper last...
isit a MUZ to get it??

U could get a cooling fan to blow across the water surface, it could maintain the temp around 28 degree, the larger ur tank is the cooler u'll get by using fan.

28-08-2005, 11:43 PM

ya.. jt read abt tis frm other thread, they r usin the PC fan.. tink gg to get 4 fan for my 4 ft.. heee...

nw i usin an externel filter, Fluval 304 n i mk the flow out like the attach pic
n the water dun seem to move alot in the tank..
shld i get another to air pump?

expert pls advice.. thks

28-08-2005, 10:02 AM	#28
KaLiB Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,635	For FOWLR, no need to get chiller unless the temperature is at the extremes(32deg and above) which then would pose a problem to the fish. Anything between 26-31 is fine for the fish. __________________ A fishtank is just like your computer. When your tank crash(OS crash), its time to cleanup(reformat hard drive) and setup(install OS) again and add new livestock(re-install software).

25-08-2005, 05:31 PM	#21
dirtxtreme Guest Posts: n/a	den hw long u guys change the water?? n will the water becum less "salty"?? if i nv change the water for abt 3mths? nw i keepin grouper in my tank.. no coral..

27-08-2005, 12:23 PM	#25
dirtxtreme Guest Posts: n/a	so do u all change 100% of the water or like freshwater, change certain percentage of water onli? hw abt change abt 30% mthly? 4ft tank change every quite "shag" = no time, no $$ buyin the marine salt in long term..

27-08-2005, 09:24 PM	#27
dirtxtreme Guest Posts: n/a	hahaa... oh okok.. thks alot.. btw my tank onli hv grouper no other living tin inside.. heee OT: do u guys get the chiller? i dun hv it so i dunoe will my grouper last... isit a MUZ to get it??

28-08-2005, 11:43 PM	#30
dirtxtreme Guest Posts: n/a	ya.. jt read abt tis frm other thread, they r usin the PC fan.. tink gg to get 4 fan for my 4 ft.. heee... nw i usin an externel filter, Fluval 304 n i mk the flow out like the attach pic n the water dun seem to move alot in the tank.. shld i get another to air pump? expert pls advice.. thks

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