wicca32 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 yes i am nuts we all know that with the way i keep and breed all my aquatic critters but how much and how often do you change water? here is what i do. and when i first got fish in it was weekly now its like once a month lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Changing it daily atm since my guppy tank is still cycling. Ammonia > Nitrite is done. Waiting on Nitrite to Nitrate to finish. Nitrite and Nitrates are off the roof. So tiring doing water changes daily About 20% water change every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 I usually do about 50% on my fish tanks and 20-30% or so on shrimp tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Same here, about 50% of water changes on my fish tanks, and 15 to 25% on my shrimp tanks every two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 50% weekly on fish tanks but most of them are kept overstocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kribensislover Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 20-40% weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desireenfh Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I do about 25%-30% bi-weekly (I only have one angelfish in my 75g) and I test my shrimp tanks weekly and just do water changes if something is off or if it looks dirty. I have fancy taps that I can't use Python-like attachments so I have to use buckets. And the less I drag around a 5g bucket back and forth, the better it is for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 75% bi weekly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 It depends on what kind of fish I'm keeping. I do daily 100% water change for my discus and I rarely do any water change for my apistos, maybe monthly 33% and sometimes every two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desireenfh Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 It depends on what kind of fish I'm keeping. I do daily 100% water change for my discus and I rarely do any water change for my apistos, maybe monthly 33% and sometimes every two months. I want discus so bad! I don't have the time and patience for them though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Discus dailt, angels 2-3 days. Shrimp once a month lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I use the highly scientific method of "when I'm not working on Sunday" and "until I get sick of lugging jugs" to determine frequency and amount of water changes although it averages out to once every two weeks and 20-30%. I consider the tank to be moderately stocked and lightly planted, and in the last several months nitrates have not seemed to top 30 ppm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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