A Question With My New Setup

[squiremaster]

as you know right now I have a 3 gallon aquarium with a filter but no heater yet, so I'm wondering if I still have to do a water change? If so, how much of a water change?

 

[newfishy]

Id do 25% changes about three times a week. if you dont have a gravel vac or a hose then use a very clean cup to scoop the water out into a bucket and then refill with fresh dechlor water.

 

[G_Thing]

as you know right now I have a 3 gallon aquarium with a filter but no heater yet, so I'm wondering if I still have to do a water change? If so, how much of a water change?

There are a couple of people on this forum who don't use heaters but a water change is probably the most important thing you can do to prevent disease and infection.

As for how much of a water change you should do, reading around i think the minimum is 20% and maximum is 50%, but most people do between 20-30%.

 

[Honeythorn]

In such a small tank I'd say no less than 50% And twice a week too.

 

[squiremaster]

Okay now how much conditioner do I need to put in?

 

[lyotim88]

Okay now how much conditioner do I need to put in?

it depends on the brand. You'd use a lot less prime then you would stresscoat, for example. Just read the instructions

 

[squiremaster]

to make it a little easier to answer, when I got the aquarium brand new, I put in 7mm in there. and its regular Betta Conditioner.

 

[LionMom]

I use Prime (love the stuff) and when I do water changes (weekly if not more), I use 10 drops per gallon.

 

[GSD]

I would do 50% twice a week in an aquarium of that size.
You need to get a heater btw.