ColaAddict
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but this isnt nature, this is a glass box in your living room...
So you dont use a clean up crew or liverock for filtration?
but this isnt nature, this is a glass box in your living room...
other than removing nutrients you need to replace trace elements. without water changes you have to rely on chemicals or "miracle mud" to do this. again, i think im more reliable then both of thoseI think he does but he is saying he relies on water changes to make sure params stay constant. CUC's work great and if you have enough LR with flow that filters good as well but the water changes are a back up/fail safe to make sure all is being done to make sure quality of life in the tank is at a high level. I rely on both ways for my tank.
When I had a nano, I ran it barebottom and was more relying on weekly water changes and meticulous husbandry to keep it clean, much like tethered limbs. Now that i have a huge system with alot of corals and fish, I have to automate it as much as I can with carbon doser/skimmers/refugium/clean up crew, otherwise I won't be able to go on vacations or work as much as I do![]()
The feed-air works great. Been using them for ages, even before they added the "air" fan to the unit! Only time I ever had issues was when I accidentally dropped one in my tank and fried the circuit board, oops.
but this isnt nature, this is a glass box in your living room...
A week? I've never waited that long; I usually use it a day after mixing. How long do members here wait to use their water? (Sorry, I'm not trying to hijack this thread but I think it adds to this discussion.)