Samzter
Aquarium Advice Addict
Yes, I'm not that bothered about the testing but everyone needs to do a water change.
Predfan27 said:Not to burst anyone's magical bubble, but I've been a very successful aquarist and have been keeping fish for around 10+ years. I don't test my water. I do weekly water changes though.
I actually have a 29g right now with 7 Rummys, no casualties and the are very happy. But I couldn't tell you for the life of me what my parameters are!
That being said, I'm delving into the land of intense planted tanks. That means I will be testing water soon as I need to know individual parameters for specific plant needs.
I do advise doing water testing as it can tell you if something is off with your water and what fish would thrive best, but I've been just fine without it.
I have had a lot of impulse buys. I go looking for one thing and they don't have it and I refuse to leave empty handed haha. Some of these buys are the reason I keep setting up more tanks!