how long have you gone without a waterchange?

[new2scrub]

I know that with a scrubber you can go without water changes but I am all ways tempted to do one because of all my years of conventional fish/reef keeping. So whats the longest anyone here has gone without a water change? For myself I have gone about 2 months,,but plan to try and resist for a full year this time! And do you add any trace elements?

[Rumpy Pumpy]

Started my tank last April & have not made any water changes. 9 months and counting

[sklywag]

Since I joined. I add WM parts A and B.

[srusso]

I have gone 5 months and counting.

[dota]

if FOWLR, we dont really need the wter change aye..?

[Arno]

if FOWLR, we dont really need the wter change aye..?

Can anyone confirm this i am also wondering ?

[natureAddict]

one year bro. since my ats started working well

[Arno]

And adding any trace elements ? Lik calcium or magenesium etc ?

[Arno]

In that year ? I guess not ?

[natureAddict]

Yes magnesium, calcium, sodium bicarbonate,
iodide. The major stuff.
I think depends in what u keep n how
Particular u are about their brilliance ,
cus I've experienced without trace elements
the corals loose their brilliance :)

[Arno]

I understatement But FOWLR so no corals is it then also possible not adding trace elements

[kerry]

I am gong on a couple years+ and dose what the tank needs including strontium chloride. You really need to know how to dose and test if you want to go more then a couple months without changing water if only dosing the basics in a reef system due to the elements getting used up

[maleci]

I'm over a year currently on my mantis tanks. I still try to do monthly wc's on my reef for trace elements ect.

[Creekview]

10 months. Use Sea Chem Reef Complete, Reef Trace and Reef Plus @ 1/2 dose, alternating schedule. Also supplement Sea Chem Flourish iron.