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12/20/2008, 05:25 PM
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large tank with no water change?
I was just curious how many people have large tanks that do not use water changes, and how are the parameters in your tank?
I was wondering if there is a certain size tank that is big enough to keep things stable by itself, using a skimmer and other filtration, and does not require water changes?
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Ziggy Current Tank Info: 75 gallon in-wall reef with 75 gallon sump & 24 gallon AquaPod |
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12/20/2008, 07:34 PM
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IMO any and all size tanks need water changes. If you don't want to change water then you really shouldn't set up a Aquarium. It's only a matter of time before a tank will crash, it may be 1 year or 2 but you will come home one day to find a disaster.
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12/20/2008, 08:13 PM
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Water changes help prevent "aquarium entropy".
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12/20/2008, 08:51 PM
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I have a 75 gallon reef tank and do 10% water changes with RO water weekly. I was just curious if there was such a thing as going big enough to not have to do water changes...
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Ziggy Current Tank Info: 75 gallon in-wall reef with 75 gallon sump & 24 gallon AquaPod |
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12/20/2008, 09:17 PM
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1.3 billion gallons
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