"Kellbot" wrote in message
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| It sounds like sal****er doesn't need the massive weekly water
changes
| that freshwater does, is that correct? That changes where I can
place
| my tank. My 30/40 gallon freshwater (its a strange shape so i dont
know
| the actual gallonage) takes 30% water changes a week... I would die
if
| I had to do that with buckets.

If you run a sump with some macro algae in it, have enough live rock,
and have a high-quality skimmer, few water changes are needed. Some
*are* needed on occasion, as the life in the tank will begin to
deplete minerals and such that was provided by the salt mix, and you
can only do so much with over-the-counter additives.
Example, I just ran the full gamut of tests on my 75reef for a
post I'm about to make, and everything checks out beautifully, with
the exception of alkalinity being lower than I'd like. I haven't done
a water change in well over a month. I generally do a small change
monthly, but I recently started a new job, and have barely had time
to run the magfloat over the glass.
And, just for arguments sake, my only remaining freshwater tank
rarely needs changes either...tons of plants. g