Water Changes

[Asteria]

So today is that dreaded day of water changing in tanks, and while i was at it, i took all the ornaments out and de snailed them, then went through the tanks and took all the snails i found out.
That was just onm the one tank.

After that i decided to re scape my other tank, and while i did this i stirred up alot of poop. Once i was ready i did a 50% water change. And about 3 hours maybe less, its still murky, but no where near as muddy as it was XD

Can i do another water change? but a 25% one this time? or shall i wait till tomorrow?
I will get pictures of before and after XD

 

[FishFanatic04]

I'm not the most experienced fishkeeper but I have never read anywhere so far that you can do TOO MANY water changes.

 

[Livewire88]

Yes you can do as many water changes as you like, (within reason) as long as the water you are putting back into the tank is treated with a suitable dechlorinator, and the water temperture matched to as close as possible to the water you are removing.

Do you use a gravel vac? if not it would be a worthwile investment as by the sounds of it your substrate is packed with fish poop

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

 

[Asteria]

Okays, I'm more worried about stress on my fish.

My other tank was just as muddy but that ones cleared completely.

Its more like cloudy water than murky

 

[FishFanatic04]

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

+1 Who doesn't wanna slosh around with buckets and water? Pretend your ten years old and shrug it off when water gets on everything

 

[Asteria]

Yes you can do as many water changes as you like, (within reason) as long as the water you are putting back into the tank is treated with a suitable dechlorinator, and the water temperture matched to as close as possible to the water you are removing.

Do you use a gravel vac? if not it would be a worthwile investment as by the sounds of it your substrate is packed with fish poop

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

Alright

No i dont, and i would invest in one but right now im broke, and here in the netherlands they are expensive

And i meant it as a joke XD
i do love seeing and knowing my fish are happy. And right now they are darting maddly round the tank, even my Betta, they love the new setup

 

[Livewire88]

Yes you can do as many water changes as you like, (within reason) as long as the water you are putting back into the tank is treated with a suitable dechlorinator, and the water temperture matched to as close as possible to the water you are removing.

Do you use a gravel vac? if not it would be a worthwile investment as by the sounds of it your substrate is packed with fish poop

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

Alright

No i dont, and i would invest in one but right now im broke, and here in the netherlands they are expensive

And i meant it as a joke XD
i do love seeing and knowing my fish are happy. And right now they are darting maddly round the tank, even my Betta, they love the new setup

Cool, so the gravel vac may be the next thing on your shopping list when funds allow

Its such a nice feeling when your fish are happy as a result of your actions, it is one of the things that make this hobby so rewarding in the long run.

If your substarte is very soiled you could always fill a bowl with water from the tank and put your fish in the bowl, swish all the substrate round so all the crap is floating round in the water in your tank, then suck all the water out and replace with fresh water, repeat this intill you know the substrate is clean. When you are ready to replace the fish make sure the water is up to temp first then gradually add some clean treated water from the tank into the bowl that your fish are in, (same way you would acclimatise any new fish) and then put the fish into the nice fresh water in the now clean tank.

 

[Asteria]

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

+1 Who doesn't wanna slosh around with buckets and water? Pretend your ten years old and shrug it off when water gets on everything

Lol
I did get water everywhere too.

The tank that cleared (Yes its a fun set up here, for the guppy's and like xD)

The tank thats murky, though the picture gives it more credit.

Before the re scape

Yes you can do as many water changes as you like, (within reason) as long as the water you are putting back into the tank is treated with a suitable dechlorinator, and the water temperture matched to as close as possible to the water you are removing.

Do you use a gravel vac? if not it would be a worthwile investment as by the sounds of it your substrate is packed with fish poop

ps; water change days should not be classed as "a dreaded day" as this is part and parcel of basic tank maintenence, just think of it as you are improving your fishes living conditions. Which in turn should make water changing a worthwile task knowing your fish are all the more happy for it

Alright

No i dont, and i would invest in one but right now im broke, and here in the netherlands they are expensive

And i meant it as a joke XD
i do love seeing and knowing my fish are happy. And right now they are darting maddly round the tank, even my Betta, they love the new setup

Cool, so the gravel vac may be the next thing on your shopping list when funds allow

Its such a nice feeling when your fish are happy as a result of your actions, it is one of the things that make this hobby so rewarding in the long run.

If your substarte is very soiled you could always fill a bowl with water from the tank and put your fish in the bowl, swish all the substrate round so all the crap is floating round in the water in your tank, then suck all the water out and replace with fresh water, repeat this intill you know the substrate is clean. When you are ready to replace the fish make sure the water is up to temp first then gradually add some clean treated water from the tank into the bowl that your fish are in, (same way you would acclimatise any new fish) and then put the fish into the nice fresh water in the now clean tank.

Thats a rather good idea

Might see if i can do that tomorrow

 

[Livewire88]

Nice to see you have 2 filters in the first tank will make for nice clean water and in turn happy fishes

The second tank may just be cloudy because it needs a few more hours to settle, see what it is like in the morning

 

[Asteria]

Actually it has 3 XD
2 are working and ones not, but i have a third tank and the 3rd filter will go to that when i set that up.

Those filters arnt the best though, which is why i used them both.
The one in the cloudy tank can take in up to 320L/h and i have it on full power, which is why it might not be settling xD