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11-27-2008, 06:29 AM #1
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How often should I do PWC's in my skimmerless nano
I was just curious how often I should do PWC's...my NO3 has been undetectable for a while...however, I have no idea what the dissolved organics are. What is a good rule of thumb for PWC's in a non-protein skimmer 24 gallon tank. I keep feeding to a minimum.
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11-27-2008, 07:23 AM #2
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what is PWC?
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11-27-2008, 07:27 AM #3
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PWC = Partial Water Change, I believe.
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11-27-2008, 07:32 AM #4
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In that case, I would personally do 20-30% weekly
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11-27-2008, 12:57 PM #5
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Since you are without a skimmer I would also say weekly 20%-30%.
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11-27-2008, 01:47 PM #6
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What's in your tank?
You may want to experiment with the water change interval and percentage changed out that works best for your set up.
20-30% a week may work, or 20% a month may work, it depends (bioload, feeding regiment, clean up crew, presence of soft corals, etc).
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11-27-2008, 04:10 PM #7
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Pretty much I feed NLS pellets 1 time daily somedays twice (sparingly)...My bioload is purple firefish, perc, 3 hermits, around 8 snails so far.
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11-28-2008, 01:07 AM #8
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The basic guide would be 10% weekly. Every tank is different. It ends up being trial and error to figure out what works best for each tank, but I would go with 10% weekly for now.
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