JPMagyar
09/06/2006, 06:48 PM
So today I did a water change and made sure the temperatures matched, but didn't bother checking the salinity since I have done so many similar changes before "how could it be that different"?
After the change I went upstairs to find the main tank all cloudy, and within seconds I noticed my Blue Maxima pumping out gobs of gametes. After the 3rd or 4th massive spewing of spawn I decided to pull him out and set him up in a separate tank until he was finished. Then I ran upstairs to the computer to figure out what others have seen. A short while later I suspect my water change as the culprit and check my salinity. It was 1.028; assuming my salinity prior was 1.025 to 1.024 I must have added water about 1.032 to 1.031 which makes sense because I usually add 10 gallons of water to my water change water to make the salinity just right, and I ended up adding 12 gallons of RO water to the system inorder to bring the salinity to 1.025. My water change is 300 gallons or about 50% every 2 months - I know, I know not the norm, but I have been doing it that way for quite some time and as long as the parameters match it works out just fine.
For me the moral is - my complacency in not diligently checking the water change parameters almost cost me a significant price.
"Measure twice and cut once."
AND
"Don't take shortcuts"
atleast not in this hobby!
Viszlat,
Joe
P.S. Check out my website (http://www.bluefrags.com) for a look at my system.
P.P.S. Everything is fine with no losses. Just a close call this time. . .
After the change I went upstairs to find the main tank all cloudy, and within seconds I noticed my Blue Maxima pumping out gobs of gametes. After the 3rd or 4th massive spewing of spawn I decided to pull him out and set him up in a separate tank until he was finished. Then I ran upstairs to the computer to figure out what others have seen. A short while later I suspect my water change as the culprit and check my salinity. It was 1.028; assuming my salinity prior was 1.025 to 1.024 I must have added water about 1.032 to 1.031 which makes sense because I usually add 10 gallons of water to my water change water to make the salinity just right, and I ended up adding 12 gallons of RO water to the system inorder to bring the salinity to 1.025. My water change is 300 gallons or about 50% every 2 months - I know, I know not the norm, but I have been doing it that way for quite some time and as long as the parameters match it works out just fine.
For me the moral is - my complacency in not diligently checking the water change parameters almost cost me a significant price.
"Measure twice and cut once."
AND
"Don't take shortcuts"
atleast not in this hobby!
Viszlat,
Joe
P.S. Check out my website (http://www.bluefrags.com) for a look at my system.
P.P.S. Everything is fine with no losses. Just a close call this time. . .