A bigger piece of Ocean

[sherman]

Hence I decide to stop water change. ( from 7th Jan)But need to monitor nitrate and phosphate.
and of course the usual Alkanity and Calcium and magnesium.

[sherman]

On the 9th Jan I come across this 

Today(9th Jan) we visit one of the most succesful reef run by triton system to understand more able 
reefing without water change

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[sherman]

Here water testing is via Inductively coupled Plasma (ICP) by Triton.
Anf supplement by Triton Reef Elementz and Triton Lani Leds

 

[Jimmy75]

2 hours ago, sherman said:

Hence I decide to stop water change. ( from 7th Jan)But need to monitor nitrate and phosphate.
and of course the usual Alkanity and Calcium and magnesium.

So how is it for the past 2 months? What are your current ways of maintaining your tank nitrate & phosphate level?

Think you are using CR to maintain the big 3 KH/CA/MG?

Thanks for your sharing.

[sherman]

Its a little more then 2 months now.
I using iron supplement to control phosphate and vodka to control nitrate.
CR usually has MG problem. So u need to supplement accordingly.

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[sherman]

http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/no-water-changes-farmerty-reefing-method.208435/

This is not a company . This is individual who choose no water change and sharing their
story.

[sherman]

Farmer TY ask:

What is the goal(s) for water change?

[sherman]

Some photo from FarmerTY tank

 

[sherman]

Another photo
 

 

[sherman]

Farmer don't even filter or remove his detritus.

Farmer reply to Brandon on his thread on detritus

Hi Brandon,

That's the thing. In my old 125-gallon, the sand and sump accumulated all the detritus with no issues for 3 years. I literally had about a 1/2" layer of it in my sump. No issues

[sherman]

Another successful no water change tank
 

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1885414

 

[Jimmy75]

So key thing is to able to maintain parameters stable via CR and export nutrients out fast enough, then no need of water change?

[sherman]

Parameter STABILITY can be by dosing or by CR with dosing.

Nutrients need to be control at a certain acceptable level both for PO4 and NO3

[kenyee]

On Friday, March 17, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Jimmy75 said:

So key thing is to able to maintain parameters stable via CR and export nutrients out fast enough, then no need of water change?

Imho, case to case basics..unless u do alot of "chemistry" testing/dosing/correcting to make good the parameters, the rest of the result will b "fate"  

* note that "chemistry" might fail sometime too..

Good luck reefers  

[sherman]

And this DSR by Glenn Fong

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2395250

 

[sherman]

Last Dec photo

 

[sherman]

Water change or no water change all has very successful tanks.

Water change without measurement or testings can result in things going very wrong
How many of you actually check your newly mix water parameters before pouring into your tank system? (Beside Salinity and temperature)

Most assume all the key parameter like CA,MG,KH ,PH are same or close to your tank parameter.

If you aren't testing to see what is going on, there is no way to know if the method is actually working - looks can be deceiving and things can turn bad suddenly, in the long term, if a wayward parameter or two is left unchecked past the point of no return.

[sherman]

Water change or no water change . All those successful reef tanks under both categories has one thing in common.

Everyone has their own method to ensure the basic parameters of a reef environment are met
and some even look into the some of the elements balancing.

Regardless of each method one use there are the common practise for most reefers 

All has at least one nutrient export system. And the common nutrient export system  is a good skimmer.

Others include control of PO4 and NO3 . Like Red Sea,Zeovit , AF ,Fauna Merlin.....

And still others include secondary filteration system .

In conclusion we can see fast and efficent export of nutrient is very important.

[sherman]

I have an acceptable skimmer. BM Curve 7

Used to use rowa then AF phos minus for PO4 control

Last month decide to remove it totally. 

Phos remover are expensive when you need to deal with high PO4.

Used to use AIO . Stop using 3 months when AIO used up.
 

[sherman]

So now I has skimmer 

Next I will add secondary power filteration

And dose iron supplement to  control PO4 and carbon (vodka)to control NO3

[sherman]

My Forest Fire after 2 months of no water change

 

 

[sherman]

Add this hammer in Feb 2017.

 

[sherman]

This Chilli Monti still look ok after 2.5 months no water change

 

 

[sherman]

These spotted mushroom has multiply after 2.5 months of no water change

 

 

[sherman]

I asked this question beginning of 2017. The recent budget annoucement force me
to think again 
I believe I will change track and go no water change