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Believe me, any animal I take in, I care for it well. Ive been in this hobby for a looooooong time, and in that time I have been called a lot of things, but an irresponsible owner has never been one. Anything I add to my tanks is done so with careful thought and planning. Hence my asking these ...

If I could find a reliable source for SAE's where they ar enot confused with flying foxes or other similar fish, believe me, they would be in there. If you know of such a source, please, let me know.
As for the crayfish. How much of a threat would they be to Tetra's and juvie sword tails?

How it got in my tank, I dont know, but I have had an explosion of hair algae. The tank is a 75 gallon, moderately planted. I know I need to get some more light over it so the plants can outcompete the algae for nutrients, but thats not going to happen anytime soon. The pH was down in the low 6's ...

In and of themselves, they are neither to the aquarium inhabitants. Hopwever, their funtions make a huge difference.
As I said, these bacteria break down organic solids. If they were not there, the levels of dissolved solids in the water would reach unhealthy levels extremely quickly and casue ...

A few thoughts here.
Sodium hydroxide, lye, is indeed a very strong base. So it will certainly raise the pH in a water supply. However, I would think it would be completely removed by an RO unit. RO membranes are supposed to allow only water through, provided of course the membrane isnt worn out. So ...

I know I am coming into this one a few days late, but wanted to make a few comments.
To answer the main question, you can not do too many water changes. The more frequently you do them, and the larger the volume, the better. This prevents the water chemistry from changing as you are replenishing it ...