so i got lazy and i used to do water changes maybe monthly. and rinsing out my filter sponges in my overflow maybe every 4-6 months. they were disgusting!!! some of my fish died and i now decided to take this more seriously.
now i do water changes every 7-10 days, and rinse my overflow sponges each time. i also have a protein skimmer and sump with bio balls of course too.
my water is clear as can be, i think im beginning to see some cool pink coralline alage looks like its slowly growing and spreading as well. pics below.
my question is 1. is rinsing these out every water change a good idea? at least to get all the dirt and derbis out? also what if i were just to replace with new ones every couple months?
question 2: how does that corraline look? would it be an ok idea to also get a really nice expensive live rock to put into the tank (just 1) and watch it spread? how long would it take to take over all the other rocks of the tank? im thinking of maybe even slowly switching out each rock on a monthly basis whenever im at the store to get food..
now i do water changes every 7-10 days, and rinse my overflow sponges each time. i also have a protein skimmer and sump with bio balls of course too.
my water is clear as can be, i think im beginning to see some cool pink coralline alage looks like its slowly growing and spreading as well. pics below.
my question is 1. is rinsing these out every water change a good idea? at least to get all the dirt and derbis out? also what if i were just to replace with new ones every couple months?
question 2: how does that corraline look? would it be an ok idea to also get a really nice expensive live rock to put into the tank (just 1) and watch it spread? how long would it take to take over all the other rocks of the tank? im thinking of maybe even slowly switching out each rock on a monthly basis whenever im at the store to get food..