Whats Best With Water Changes?

[fergalthefish]

for what it's worth i do a 10-20% w/c every week on my 300l, i find this keeps on top of things well enough for the tank to look good. apart from anything else i couldnt be bothered to do it every couple of days, i dont enjoy doing it once a week as it is!!!!!!!

 

[JenCliBee]

thought id add beens every 1 else seems 2 of i do 30-50 water change every week, i keep plecs so bigger the better it's not only water chnages but a very thourough clean of the gravel 2, also do say a 75% water once a mnth just 2 clear alot of the stuff ive missed with the weekly 1's, big water chnages IMO are extreamly heathly as longs s water added obviously doesnt make the tank 2 cold my fish love it when i do big water change and not 2 mention the satisfaction of knowing my water is extreamly clean and my fish apprieciate it


anyways thats wot i think lol


jen

 

[tangokitty]

I was just wondering what all of you do with that water after you change it? I use my water to water all the patio plants that way I am recycling it, since I live in CA and we are in a bad drought.

Since I use a python, all of my water goes outside and into the grass. If I'm ever using a bucket, it goes to the plants on the patio (like you) or in a bush or something. No reason to waste it.

I'm glad you don't waste all that water! Thanks for looking out for the planet!

 

[rhostog]

There is one other reason to prefer small frequent water changes rather than larger changes, and that's if you've got ammonia and/or nitrite in your tapwater. In the UK, levels of ammonia and nitrite up to 0.5 mg/l are permitted in tap water, and you probably wouldn't want to do a 90% water change routinely if you were adding water containing this sort of level... Frequent small changes keep the pH stable and other benefits of water changing without stressing the fish.