Scooterman
Active Member
We spend lots of time preparing our water for our ritual changes but what do we do afterwards? Ok I know it is a big thing just getting the water processed, We use RO/DI filters, we clean our tubs with it even, then we fill it, add our beloved salt mix, check & recheck the salinity, with the proper Temp. We then run it over night or more with a power head & finally we even go as far as having to test it. So you do your water change but what or how do we process the water afterwards? Ok what is your routine, after your water is in your system, do you use carbon, how much, how long, UV, Phosphate sponge? What type of chemicals or mechanical filtration? I think after this thread my routine will change, I realize that I can change water every day but not necessary remove all the waste I intended by just vacuuming, I think a good canister filter will be my next purchase maybe, it will be part of my water treatment, inside I may have several extras like carbon etc but I think I'll have to do some though research first, also hoping this thread will bring out some of that real experience here for all of us to see and understand. It is funny how I've read this part over and over and still I'm falling short on these sorts of things, this is one reason why I have lots of good rock in my tank but not heavily loaded even after a year and this is only my second tank, my first tank was over loaded. I don't feel it right, on natures part to keep a full reef and still not have the best possible system, routine and stability I can offer. Developing a fully functional reef takes a series of processes, Water Treatment is as vital as any other, there is no one system more important than the other as beginners are often led to believe IMO.
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