PeaceLoveFish
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Hey guys, my tank needs a water change and I'm out of conditioner for 3 days. Is there a way to do this without the conditioner?
PeaceLoveFish said:Hey guys, my tank needs a water change and I'm out of conditioner for 3 days. Is there a way to do this without the conditioner?
PeaceLoveFish said:Hey guys, my tank needs a water change and I'm out of conditioner for 3 days. Is there a way to do this without the conditioner?
EMD1 said:Lolll I never use stress coat or conditioner unless my fish are in shock from transport or I get oil or a chemical into my tank.
There's enough bacteria in the gravel, filters, the remaining water.. The thin cost of algae on your glass is enough to neutralize your chlorinated tap water.
Intact when I spot disease or parasites I dump buckets of slightly cooler tap water back into the tank. The fresh water is all the fish need.
Once your filters cycle the water thru the system it's complete
EMD1 said:You don't need conditioner. This ain't saltwater
You don't need conditioner. This ain't saltwater
Mumma.of.two said:Big question.... Is this a weekly PWC on a cycled tank or a much needed PWC on a cycling tank???
Gboy66 said:Are you recommending NOT using conditioner? If so, i would not take this advice OP.
Tap water is definitly not a good idea to use alone, so just wait for the 3 days until you can get the conditioner.
The beneficial bacteria in your tank cannot live with the city's chlorinated water. This depends on your tap water chlorine percent obviously, but i wouldnt risk it regardless
Gboy66 said:Lol your wrong. In saltwater you dont need Dechlorinater because reverse osmosis water is used almost all of the time, not tap. In freshwater you do.
Please research a bit more before offering faulty info
ocminpin said:A few years ago before I researched or learned anything I pulled the betta I'd had for a year out of a very very dirty disgusting tank (my friend was supposed to be watching him) and into fresh water. I couldn't bare to have him in the tank another minute... I didn't have dechlorinator but needed him out. I begged the betta to be okay but he was dead within 3 hrs. Combo of shock of clean water I guess and also no dechlorinator... I'd venture to guess any stress your fish would get in a cycling tank would be less than exposure to all the chemicals coming out of your tap..
I've never tried a PWC without adding Prime. InterestingI'm from new York city and DURING PARTIAL WATER CHANGES CONDITIONER IS NOT NEEDED. I stand by what I say.
This ain't the freshwater forum now is it.
100% water changes with no conditioner will result in death yes. But if you drain half your tank and refill it with tap water the fish will be fine
This ain't the freshwater forum now is it. Stick with the topic not me and my comments
Yes it is. Chlorine, chloramines, heavy metals, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate can all be in city or well water. Maybe you don't need the conditioner, but about 99.999% of people do.I'm from new York city and DURING PARTIAL WATER CHANGES CONDITIONER IS NOT NEEDED. I stand by what I say.
maxwellag said:I have an idea... fill up a large bucket with tap water. Let it sit for a day or two (so the chlorine and chloramines can evaporate) and the do the PWC, using the water that sat for a day as the new water for the tank. The water would still have heavy metals in it, but the chlorine and chloramine would be gone... Just eliminating a risk factor