Water change

[Lamie]

Yep, never had the problem, but hear it happens. The pet shop I visited yesterday was selling assassin snails for $2.99 each. The owner of the shop said they will eat unwanted snails.

I would suck them up but as I've put more plants in the tank there is not many places I can suck them up without disturbing the plants. I will still try and suck them up and will ask the pet shop if they have the assassin snail.

 

[FishHobby99]

Sounds good. Can you remove the plants briefly & rinse them off?

 

[Lamie]

Sounds good. Can you remove the plants briefly & rinse them off?

Is it ok to remove the plants and put them back in?

 

[Naughts]

Flushing them. Hate it, but the welfare of my tanks takes precedent.

Please do not flush any aquatic waste into our water systems. Bury it in the garden instead. Parasites, chemicals or bacteria can be transferred to other species and cause damage to the natural environment.

 

[Lamie]

Is it ok to remove the plants and put them back in?

Thanks

 

[FishHobby99]

Please do not flush any aquatic waste into our water systems. Bury it in the garden instead. Parasites, chemicals or bacteria can be transferred to other species and cause damage to the natural environment.

Here in the US our sewage plants treat water, a complex process. Much worse than “aquatic waste“ goes down the drains.

 

[Lamie]

Yes! I do it all the time. Moved several to my goldfish tank because it‘s getting some algae. Also moved plants from the axotle tank that weren‘t doing well due to low light

Thanks

Doesn't doing that affect the roots though?

 

[Lamie]

I always do it a bucket at a time;
Water conditioner into bucket.
Tapwater into bucket.
Bucket water into tank.
Repeat.

How much water conditioner per bucket? I use Prime conditioner. It says 5ml for every 200 litre. I have a 70 L tank. I put 0.5ml of conditioner in for 2 buckets into the first bucket . So you suggest putting 0.25ml into each new bucket of water?

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

How much water conditioner per bucket? I use Prime conditioner. It says 5ml for every 200 litre. I have a 70 L tank. I put 0.5ml of conditioner in for 2 buckets into the first bucket . So you suggest putting 0.25ml into each new bucket of water?

Let's start again...what's the capacity of the bucket?

 

[Lamie]

Let's start again...what's the capacity of the bucket?

10 LT pail bucket

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

10 LT pail bucket

Which confirms your math is correct.
I have plastic syringes that would allow me to put 0.25ml in a bucket.

 

[Lamie]

Which confirms your math is correct.
I have plastic syringes that would allow me to put 0.25ml in a bucket.

Thanks it looks like I'll be doing a midnight water change.

 

[Lamie]

I have to do a water change tomorrow night. I was going to do it tonight but I'm too tired now. I also need to trim the plants. I will cut the plants first then syphon the water then replant the cutting and then add the clean water. It's a big job. It's been 10 days since my last one . I haven't tested the water. I might test after a water change this time. Hopefully I'll get some time in the day because to here is more light to see the plants.