Do You Heat Your Water Changes?

[Deptron]

I have been heating up my water before I do water change,to match my tank temp, just wondering if it's necessary?

 

[Pistol]

I heat mine, I think the salt mixes better to.

 

[heath]

I don't heat mine, never have.. I use holding tanks for the water and all I run is a power head to keep it circulated..how much of a water temp change do you have...

 

[Deptron]

Well I don't really know cause I've always heated my water, but I assume if I didn't, it would be room temperature, which is about 70.

 

[TORX]

I do. I have a nano heater in the tank with a small pump. Heat n mix. Mostly as @Pistol mentioned, mixes better. My tank is at 78-79 when that water is in the 70's without a heater. That is a big temp shock

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[zoomster]

Me too. Heat to help the mixing process and so as not to shock or stress my fish and corals when i do my change. ( i do approximately 20% changes )

 

[Nonuser]

I just assumed everyone heats their water changes

 

[AdInfinitum]

I don't usually unless I'm doing a huge water change. I make my water days in advance so it has lots of time to mix and I add it to the drain section of my sump so it has a chance to mix with tank water before it hits the DT. In the ocean when swells and currents hit the reef out of big blue, it will drop the temperature to around 68 degrees in no time and then it will bounce quickly back. Turbid lagoon species may be more sensitive to temperature swings however...

 

[EricTMah]

My Rodi reservoir is heated to about 82 degrees and I keep my dt at 79.
So when I mix my salt. It usually drops by a few degrees and is pretty close to my dt temp by the time it goes in.

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[MrHermit85]

I don't heat mine either but I do small weekly changes of 5% only so there wouldn't be much of a temp drop... if I did a 25% change I would heat it

 

[heath]

ok, so most people heat their water when they do water changes, what about when you just top up your water.. I use a hose directly from the ro unit...

 

[zoomster]

No need when just doing a top-up.
Temp will not change much with just a couple of gallons
My GFATO is not heated as it just slowly adds what it needs throughout the day.

 

[TORX]

Nothing in my top off. I use a float valve that drips all day.

 

[jroovers]

I don't heat changes (about 10% by volume), I just mix up a batch fresh of NSW from room temp RODI and toss it in, no making it up in advance. Never been an issue.

 

[unibob]

No heating here unless doing a large water change.

I do however aerate NSW for minimum 1 hour using a pump meant for skimmer with air intake above water level.


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[Salty Cracker]

I heat in winter, not so much in summer. I do 15 gallon changes at a time, the temp in the tank can drop a couple of degrees if not. I just put a small heater on with the mixing pump a few hours before I do the change.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I dont have a choice my mixing pumps get the water to the desired temp lol. I always have made sure tho that the temps match so i dont potentially shock anything, just for peace of mind really lol.

 

[Nighthawk26]

Not as much experience here as some of you, but depending on the salt, there are pros and cons. Using Red Sea Coral pro you do NOT want to mix with warm water first. Wait till it's mostly mixed, and then heat if you want too. Manufacturer will even state the same. I've experienced why. Otherwise I use an Neptune DOS and change through day so my 50G container isn't heated typically. If I plan to do a large change of 40-50G, I will flip the heater on in the container for a few hours.

 

[4Hummer]

Heated, Circulated, and oxygenated,

 

[Nighthawk26]

^^^ Ok, that is kinda awesome.