Tank Cleaning

[Tom4Fish]

my lfs told me to clean my tank at a 50% water change once a momth. i thaut eh thats not enoujh is it she said yeah it is

how often do you do cleanouts?

 

[bubblesburst80]

around 25% every week, maybe a little more

xXx

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

It's recommended to do a gravel vac & 25% water change weekly. There is a good stickied thread at the top of this forum about how to perform weekly maint.

I do two water changes weekly. Wednesday is a 20% water change with light gravel vac. Saturday I do a 30-40% water change with deep gravel vac, trimming plants, removing hard water stains, checking the filter for debris, etc.

 

[afishdude]

i do 30% every 5 days.

 

[stang1]

I generally do a 25% change once a week on all of my tanks.

 

[backtotropical]

25 - 30% once or twice per week.

 

[paul_219]

I do every 2 weeks 50% water change.

 

[afishdude]

so do it weekly!

 

[roseK]

i vacc once a week... because i have a poop machine.. and i go through filter once a month.

 

[Watersprite]

Hi, as a newbie I've taken everyone's advice and do a 25% water change every week and gravel vac and it seems to keep my water stats perfect and fish seem very happy