Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Water Changes
The most important thing about keeping a tank is to keep up on water changes. A water change takes out old, contaminated water and replaces it with new, nutrient full water. When you mix salt water, you are not only adding salt. You are also adding in nutrients that the corals absorb to survive. As they remove these from the water, you need to replace them along with removing the collected waste in the water. An ideal tank should get a 10% water change at least once a week.
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I've thought about getting a fish tank before realizing how much work it would take to maintain it. I didn't know that there were nutrients that the corals needed in salt water. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I also enjoyed looking through your pictures.
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