Is 60L Enough

[Rob5]

I have a 200 litre tank. I do a 60 litre water change every week. Is this enough or should i be changing more?

 

[super-MAGuire]

I have a 200 litre tank. I do a 60 litre water change every week. Is this enough or should i be changing more?

depends on stocking, but thats fine if not over stocked or anything with a huge bioload.

 

[fluttermoth]

What's your nitrate level like? That's the best indicator. If it goes more than 20ppm above your tap water, you probably need to do more, but I wouldn't do less, even if your nitrate is low.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I do ~50% weekly water changes (usually multiple ones for fry/youngsters), because water out of the tap comes with 40-50mg/l nitrate.

 

[sadguppy]

I do about 25% weekly or every ten days in my bigger tanks (200 & 125) and around half of the smaller ones weekly. 60l sounds fine to me but it depends how many fish you have in it.

 

[hensonc4098]

What's your nitrate level like? That's the best indicator. If it goes more than 20ppm above your tap water, you probably need to do more, but I wouldn't do less, even if your nitrate is low.

+1

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

I agree with what has been said about nitrate above. I do minimum of 60L in my 180L weekly, it's usually more like 70L+ though. I just figure if I'm gonna go a water change I may as well do a big one!

 

[Rob5]

Thanks guys, i shall carry on with the 60 litres a month

 

[the_lock_man]

I have a 200 litre tank. I do a 60 litre water change every week. Is this enough or should i be changing more?

Thanks guys, i shall carry on with the 60 litres a month

I think you know what I'm gonna ask - which is the typo?