NODAK1979
Aquarium Advice Activist
The site I've seen most people use as a calculator of stocking is www.aqadvisor.com. Many seem to agree it's a pretty conservative estimator, and many people are going to run over 100 percent.
So, have you had it calculate your stocking percentage?? If not, go ahead and try it. See what comes up. It's kind of interesting.
Mine came up at 148%. Not too surprised. I'd say I'm full but I know that this site is pretty stringent so it rated me higher.
However, it also recommends 43% weekly water changes, which is wayyyyy too low. If I did that, I'd likely have sick or dead discus & GBR's. I do 50% every 2 to 3 days. So, you have to take it all with a grain of salt I suppose.
What's yours calculate at?
So, have you had it calculate your stocking percentage?? If not, go ahead and try it. See what comes up. It's kind of interesting.
Mine came up at 148%. Not too surprised. I'd say I'm full but I know that this site is pretty stringent so it rated me higher.
However, it also recommends 43% weekly water changes, which is wayyyyy too low. If I did that, I'd likely have sick or dead discus & GBR's. I do 50% every 2 to 3 days. So, you have to take it all with a grain of salt I suppose.
What's yours calculate at?