water changes

[modf1000]

i have a 57 gallon with a 20 gallon sump and i do 10 gallon water changes.

should i do a water change every week or every 2 weeks?


thanks

 

[duke62]

wow 10 galoons on a 57.how much rock do you have in the tank.i have a 92 with a 20 gal fuge and a 20 gal sump.i estimated to have a total water volume of 95 to 100 gallons.i change 10 gallons a week .sometimes i do 5 gallons on saturday and 5 gallons on thursday.sometimes i do the whole 10 on saturday

 

[albano]

i have a 57 gallon with a 20 gallon sump and i do 10 gallon water changes.

should i do a water change every week or every 2 weeks?

hard to tell without pics, and more info (such as amount of LR, sand, skimmer, etc) but I would guess that you have less than 60g actual water volume...so 10g every 2 weeks would be doing good!
IMO, it is better to change the 10g all at once, rather than 2 smaller changes.

 

[jerl77]

i have 120 gallon i do 30 gallons a week with no problems

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I think do weekly just is better IMO, some times i forget and i do then the 2nd week. Just need to see your tank and how much you feed is another key note we need to make sure. What coral you have? What is your PO4?

 

[darod850]

When i had my first tank (a 55+20) i had about 90lbs of rock and i changed 15 gallons every 2 weeks. Sometimes 20 (the entire sump).

My girfriend never recorded any kind of spike EVER on her notebook.
(I make her do all the tests weekly, lol)

I do 25g now on my 90+20.

Natural reefs get a 100% water change every few seconds lol

 

[kenconnect]

I have a 57 gal also with a 25 gal sump and refuig. I do a 10 gal water change every week

 

[skene]

wow... I have a 40g with a 20g sump... and I do a 5g weekly WC.