Fish Head J
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I need some advise regarding a water change on my new 40 gallon freshwater aquarium.
The tank is about 3.5 weeeks old and seems to be doing pretty well. We just bought a few more fish yesterday and I mentioned to the woman at the fish store that I had been changing my water (about 25%) every few days while we were going through the cycling and conditioning period of our tank. She told me that was too much and that I should not be changing water in the tank more than a few times a month at the most. My question is this: If the ammonia levels rise shouldn't I change the water? At what level should I change the water and what percentage should I be changing? I am getting some conflicting advise here and I figured I could get the "straight skinny" on what to do from someone out in cyberland who isn't trying to sell me new fish.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank so much!
FHJ
The tank is about 3.5 weeeks old and seems to be doing pretty well. We just bought a few more fish yesterday and I mentioned to the woman at the fish store that I had been changing my water (about 25%) every few days while we were going through the cycling and conditioning period of our tank. She told me that was too much and that I should not be changing water in the tank more than a few times a month at the most. My question is this: If the ammonia levels rise shouldn't I change the water? At what level should I change the water and what percentage should I be changing? I am getting some conflicting advise here and I figured I could get the "straight skinny" on what to do from someone out in cyberland who isn't trying to sell me new fish.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank so much!
FHJ