Whats your method on water changes?

[Neuve]

Hey everyone. Just wanted to know if you had any advice on how to do water changes. I have 2 small 1 gal tanks and another 4 gal tank. On the small ones i keep bettas and on the "big" one i have some flame and blood fin tetras along with 2 angels, 3 corys n 2 algae eaters.

My q is. ¿Whats the less stressful way to do water changes?
Do you have any tecniques?
Thx
Pato

 

[targaboy78]

For my desk tank at work (2 gal hex) I use just plastic cups.

However, every second or third week I use a syphon to vacuum the gravel.

 

[crocodylus]

Big Bucket, long hose, dechlorinator, water vaccum. Change 20-25% of the water weekly while vaccuming the gravel and replacing with fresh water using a dechlorinator.


Neuve, de que parte de Mexico eres?

 

[Neuve]

Soy de méxico DF y tú?

 

[crocodylus]

Soy de méxico DF y tú?

Tijuana, Baja California

 

[Neuve]

chido chido
que tal los peces por allá?

 

[crocodylus]

Pues no hay mucha variedad y estan muy caros 8O

Los mios los compro en el area de San Diego, California, en los USA

 

[Punkymom]

Um...subtitles please?

 

[fishfreek]

Hm.

Punkymom, i just look for my name. Dont see it anywhere so I guess they are not talking about me.

If you have a tank larger than a 10 gal you really should use a syphon hose vs using a cup or even a pitcher to scoop water out. The syphon will allow you to clean the substrate of your tank aswell.

 

[crocodylus]

Um...subtitles please?

ooops sorry Ma'm, but its not that often you find a fellow Countryman on the english speaking fish forums

But to get you up to speed, he was asking if i kept FW or SW fishes, and where do i bought them

 

[Punkymom]

LOL. It's ok. I work with 2 people from India and one day they got in an arguement in India people language and my friend and I were looking at each other like we are SO glad they weren't yelling in english. Actually, I took 3 years of Spanish so I can speak a little. Here are my choice phrases:

Como es la hambergesa en el bano...geez I can't spell hamburger in spanish...um...that's not what that says for those of you wondering...LOL

Un cerveza, por favor.

Le cumpleanos aqui.

Well, that's all I know...LOL

 

[crocodylus]

LOL. It's ok. I work with 2 people from India and one day they got in an arguement in India people language and my friend and I were looking at each other like we are SO glad they weren't yelling in english. Actually, I took 3 years of Spanish so I can speak a little. Here are my choice phrases:

Como es la hambergesa en el bano...geez I can't spell hamburger in spanish...um...that's not what that says for those of you wondering...LOL

Un cerveza, por favor.

Le cumpleanos aqui.

Well, that's all I know...LOL

Your spanish is not that bad, altho i would never eat a Hamburger in the bathroom

 

[fishfreek]

he was asking if i kept FW or SW fishes, and where do i bought them

You have to get your fish from San Diego USA? Is that a hassle to take them back over the border?

 

[crocodylus]

Not at all, never had any problems bringing fish / accesories in to Mexico. I could buy from the LFS here in Tijuana, but the selection is not that great and the prices sometimes are about $1 US more

 

[Neuve]

lol, Viva mexico CAONES
Here in mexico city i found a fish market. everything is so cheap...
Maybe theres one in baja you should check it out.
Oh well ill have to stay with the syphon.