Re: [APD] Re: High water evaporation in a planted aquarium

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Undoubtedly so, in time.  The question is, what time?  Six
months sounds like a nice time to go without water changes.
 And that can be done.

Scott H.
--- Clint Brearley <clint_brearley at telstra_com> wrote:
> In fish-only tanks, accumulation of nitrate and phophate
> is an 
> *indication* of poor water quality and the main reason
> for water 
> changes. However, accumulation of these nutrients is
> rarely a problem 
> in planted setups. But, maybe I'm just being paranoid
> here, if water 
> changes were not performed, would other harmful compounds
> accumulate 
> that cannot be tested for with hobbist test kits?
> (Excluding problems 
> of evaporation that have already been discussed). 
> 
> Clint Brearley
> Melbourne, Australia
> 
> > I know theres no getting around water changes....but
> > 
> > I am curious.  The main reason for water changes, is to
> get 
> > nitrates etc out
> > of the tank water, and to replenish it with new water
> with 
> > nutients etc...
> > 
> > In a plant tank though, plants use a lot of those 'bad'
> things you are
> > trying to take out with the water changes...phosphates,
> nitrates, 
> > not sure
> > what else.   So it appears as the main reason for a
> water change 
> > in a
> > planted tank, is more for replenishment then removal? 
> I am 
> > probably wrong
> > there.
> 
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