I was curious how often others change their tank water. I was told that I'm doing too much and that my tank has never cycled because of how often I'm changing my water. I do 30-40% once a week on all of my tanks.
Thanks for the reply. I'm also vacuuming up waste when I do water changes and scrubbing the sides. Doesn't that help? Now I'm confused if I'm doing too much or not enough...my routine is scrub the glass top to bottom on all 4 sides, while pumping water. After glass is clean I start vacuuming the bottom to retrieve excess waste. When I'm done, I either let it keep pumping out water to get it to the level I want or start pumping back in then treat water with prime. I do this to every tank once a week.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm also vacuuming up waste when I do water changes and scrubbing the sides. Doesn't that help? Now I'm confused if I'm doing too much or not enough...my routine is scrub the glass top to bottom on all 4 sides, while pumping water. After glass is clean I start vacuuming the bottom to retrieve excess waste. When I'm done, I either let it keep pumping out water to get it to the level I want or start pumping back in then treat water with prime. I do this to every tank once a week.
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50% to 70% Every week on all my tanks.
Hello mom...
Water changes of less than half leave dissolved wastes in the tank. Wastes that will build up over time and could stress the fish. If you want pure water conditions all the time, remove and replace at least half the water every week or so and include floating plants like Hornwort and Brazilian water weed that will use the bulk of the rest of the dissolved wastes for food. What little isn't used by the plants is diluted in all the new water, so there's nothing to harm the fish.
If you do this, you guarantee pure water conditions for the fish and plants. I'd even go as far as to say you'd never have to test the tank water for toxins, because you know the water is pure.
B
Water changes of less than half leave dissolved wastes in the tank.