You were implying that it can't be done because you have not seen any
pictures from non-water changers.
Nope, I wasn't implying anything. But your word doesn't mean anything to
me

You were implying it. If my word doesn't mean anything to you than why are
you responding to me?

Well if you had corals flourishing and anemones frolicking, it would be a
better picture than say dead things floating in the water.

I can assure you that I do not keep an aquarium with dead animals floating
around. Why would anyone do that?

Now you agree that having a healthy aquarium with no water changes is
possible.?.

I agree that anything is possible, but many many more people than you and
your friend say that water changes are necessary with the current
technology.

This is called FOLLOWING the HERD. Follow away!

Nor do you wish you to? You agree that you know nothing about chemistry
and you are content not knowing any chemistry? And yet, you are
convinced you need to do water changes?

I'm not convinced I do, but I'm further from convinced that I don't....you
telling me is not good enough. Seeing some kind of setup, anything might
prove your point, but you have nothing, at all, just your word.

I have a lot more than my word. I have a healthy aquarium. YOU have
nothing more than my word.

All of the books I have read also stated to do water changes. Hmmmm.
Why is my aquarium doing so well? Oh, wait I know, they are WRONG.
Do you believe everything you read?

I don't believe everything I read, for instance I believe very little of
what you type.

Good. I'm glad the irony wasn't wasted.

But when marine biologists highly touted as the best in a particular field
write books.

Really? Everyone that writes a book on marine aquariums is the best in
their field? Do you REALLY believe this?

Or when zoos and aquariums do water changes, I figure it best to believe
them instead of a person whom I know nothing more than being a troll on a
newsgroup.

I'm a troll because I don't do water changes?

Why do you do water changes?

It makes a difference in the lives of my creatures

In what way? Do they smile more?

Do I know that if I didn't I would be killing my inverts? no...


Than why do it?

Cuz it's the thing to do. All the kids are doing it...you should try.

No thanks. I don't believe in just blindly following the herd.


but water changes are more than nitrate export, they also replace
important elements that get used by corals(from my understanding).


Like what?

I hear iodine, strontium other crap, again, not a chemist, don't want to
be. And you say, then add it back in. And I say, I don't know what to
add, so I'll buy a bucket of salt for $50 every year, instead of spending
$1000's in suppliments.

You can add trace elements. It is much cheaper and easier than doing a
water change. Doing water changes also puts more stress on your
inhabitants.

$1000's in supplements? Where do you shop? Waynes?