Wolffman64
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Hi Greg, I change about 75-100 litres a week, is that too much?
I was just looking at the those on Amazon that are sold by emergency essentials. I want to mount a float valve on the barrel that will be connected directly to the RO/DI and was wondering how hard it will be with only having access to the inside of the barrel through the hole/cap in the top. Might have to cut a larger hole and cover it after the float valve is installed. I will probably order two 30 gallon ones. With a small hand truck and by only filling them with about 20 gallons at the most the 30 gallon one should not be too hard to move around.
Hi Greg, I change about 75-100 litres a week, is that too much?
10-15% is the normal but there are many factors that can change that number. If you have a high bioload you should go higher, how aggressively you skim, how much you feed all contribute to how much water you should change weekly. I just looked at your tank thread and everything is doing great so I would be hesitant to change anything!!
If you were looking to reduce the amount you can lower it to 50 liters a week for a while and see how the tank inhabitants react to it, if you start noticing bad changes (algae, cyano, etc.) then go back to the 75-100 liters.
Hahaha, I'd love to hear that discussion!!!Honey. We need to put AC in the garage.
Bottom line, you are changing 10 pct of the water. 15 gallons of 90 degree water is not going move your water temp much. Routinely add 65 degree water to my 79 degree tank and at most it drops half a degree
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10-15% is the normal but there are many factors that can change that number. If you have a high bioload you should go higher, how aggressively you skim, how much you feed all contribute to how much water you should change weekly. I just looked at your tank thread and everything is doing great so I would be hesitant to change anything!!
If you were looking to reduce the amount you can lower it to 50 liters a week for a while and see how the tank inhabitants react to it, if you start noticing bad changes (algae, cyano, etc.) then go back to the 75-100 liters.
For those who have them where are you mounting all your MP40 and APEX controller pieces in your cabinet? I need to decide on best location for my tank. Seeing that the APEX basically replaces the RSM power center has anyone removed the drawer or modified it to use APEX? Pictures would be great if you have them… Thanks!