Help with octopus skimmer?

[Veilside0Three]

Originally Posted by Bifferwine

You can safely do 10 to 20% water changes once a day, or once every other day. But you will have to start using RODI water, because you can't use a skimmer and tap water together. Besides, tap water shouldn't be used in a saltwater tank anyways.

I went to wal mart today and purchased 25 gallons of distilled water, and did a 18 gallon change. About how many of these will I have to do before it'll be okay to add the skimmer to the main tank? The skimmer right now is sitting on a 10 gallon running with just sand and saltwater.

[yote]

You'll have to do the water changes untill the Malifix and stuff is completely out of your tank.
I'd do the changes untill I hit 100% of the total water changed,then try the skimmer again.

[Veilside0Three]

Originally Posted by yote

You'll have to do the water changes untill the Malifix and stuff is completely out of your tank.
I'd do the changes untill I hit 100% of the total water changed,then try the skimmer again.

how often can I do these 20-25% changes?

[yote]

I'd do them every other day.