kelly0707
Aquarium Advice Activist
I keep being told different things by my lfs's . How frequent should I be doing water changes on my 55 gallon?
LyndaB said:Is there a difference in percentage of water changes between salt and fresh? (sorry OP, I just noticed that your post was under salt).
carey said:oops, almost forgot a big point in difference. LOL If you don't have your own ro/di machine then you are paying about $1 a gallon for the mixed saltwater. So that can REALLY add up.
2 responses & 2 different answers. The internet is certainly full of opinions!
How do you mix your water? 5G buckets? If so I like carey's suggestion - simple to do 2 buckets worth.
I do 5G on my 15G HT & QT, and 5G on my 36G DT. 33% for the smaller tanks, about 15% for the larger. 5G is just easy.
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AquaRick said:I mix my water in my 40g brute trash container. Mix it throughout the week and use it as needed for pwcs.
A bit surprised by the amount you guys are using for water changes. I'm doing 15g on my 125g+40g sump. Well I guess it's not that surprising if there's no skimmer being used on your smaller tanks.