first water change help

[fr3sco]

im doing my first water change today because of high nitrate and phos. i added the salt to the new water that i have in a bucket got the salinity to 1.025-1.026 and added a bit of stress coat to breakdown the chlorine. now my question is do i turn off my skimmer to do the water change i just installed the skimmer yesterday. i also have a pump pumping oxygen in the bucket of new water i will add i was told its good for the water ? is that right and if so what other steps should i take before doing the water change..............

 

[jcdeng]

should've used RODI water.

 

[fr3sco]

whats RODI water? and where can i buy it

 

[jcdeng]

you can make your own RODI water with a RO/DI unit. But for now you can go to a CVS/Rite Aid/Walgreens to buy purified water, if you are not sure which on they sell is purified, ask the pharmacist which one to use to mix pediatric antibiotics with.

 

[fr3sco]

ok after i buy the purified water what do i add besides the salt............... would poland spring do the job

 

[savage]

Look to see if your local fish store sale RO water dude...please don't use tap water or bottles store water...

 

[jcdeng]

proland spring is spring water (or they claim) so it has minerals in them. Purified water meaning Pure H2O, no other stuff. After you buy that you can just add reef salt, don't need anything else. Or you can go to LFS to get RO water to mix or buy premixed seawater if you don't want to mix it yourself.

 

[fr3sco]

thanx dude just got in contact with them .67 cents a gallon ............. omw to buy the water

 

[Ariel110G]

Do not use tap water!!!!

whats RODI water? and where can i buy it

Dont use tapwater get an RO/DI, RO water is good for us to drink but RO/DI water is for the tank, they get better water then us!!!:wink1: Googel about it. this is what I got: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/75-gpd-ro-di-5-stage-plus-system.html with this: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/add-on-drinking-water-kit.html so I get to use RO water for drinking, I love it!!!!

 

[savage]

thanx dude just got in contact with them .67 cents a gallon ............. omw to buy the water

Your the man bro your tank will love you for it...:spin:

 

[Ariel110G]

proland spring is spring water (or they claim) so it has minerals in them. Purified water meaning Pure H2O, no other stuff. After you buy that you can just add reef salt, don't need anything else. Or you can go to LFS to get RO water to mix or buy premixed seawater if you don't want to mix it yourself.

Bottled water is one big bluff, bottled water is RO water, I believe in filtered water, but I don?t believe in buying bottled water!!! there is a documentary called Tapped take a look.

 

[rbtwo4]

http://www.thefilterguys.biz/ save urself the hassle of buying water and going back and forth

 

[JimmyR1rider]

http://www.thefilterguys.biz/ save urself the hassle of buying water and going back and forth

+1

I have there ocean reef 5 stage +1- $199 for the unit $230 with shipping and it's at your door a few days later.

 

[rbtwo4]

+1

I have there ocean reef 5 stage +1- $199 for the unit $230 with shipping and it's at your door a few days later.

yeah Jim
i have the ocean reef +1 and they are really helpful on the phone if u have any issues.

 

[rebelson]

+1 for the filter guys. Have the ocean reef 5 stage as well and love it.

 

[ixTCxi]

How the once on BRS, are they any good ?

 

[Dre]

Do not use stress coat in saltwater tanks. Your skimmer will spit out clearwater and expect an instant algae bloom.

 

[Ariel110G]

How the once on BRS, are they any good ?

I have the BRS RO/DI & I love it!!!

 

[Weicowireman]

I have the 5 stage water & ice and my tank is loving it..


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[LavaToad]

Hi, I noticed you said this is your first water change? I have a few questions if you don't mind. Do you have any fish in the tank yet? and are you planning on keeping just fish or also corals? Also how often will you be doing water changes?

Personally I think you can get away with using tap water for a fish only tank, and in my experience there are less sensitive corals which can thrive in tap water (although everyone says this is the exception). Here is a pic from my 24 gallon cube which has been using tap water for the past 6 years: