Water Change

How often do you guys change your water??? And What Percent???

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Permalink Reply by Martin Seel on August 8, 2011 at 9:25pm

I do 50% every week mainly for the plants

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on August 9, 2011 at 4:27pm

i do 10-20% every weekend.

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Permalink Reply by Martin Seel on August 13, 2011 at 1:13pm

your better not waiting till anything goes "out of wack" mate that's when problems start , but if it's working for you them it's upto you

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Permalink Reply by Daniel89 on August 9, 2011 at 4:36pm

I Change about 20-25 percent every week in my 55

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Permalink Reply by Keith the Aquatard on August 13, 2011 at 1:09pm

50% or about that in all my tanks. my shell dweller and bricardi tank get cleaned with a water change every 7-10 days depending on what I have going on. I try to do a thorough cleaning with the water changes so if I have to let it slide for 10 days or even 2 weeks, it is fine. My planted tank I have been doing 50% every week, sometimes more often, especially if the tannins from the dirt and wood start to turn the water tea colored. This is slowly going away, but I like to keep up on my tank maintenance and keep everything looking tip top for my and my families enjoyment. I keep an eye out for dead leaves or debris in the planted tank, and if I see anything it gets removed immediately. I try to keep this piece pristine.

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Permalink Reply by AquaRolla on August 13, 2011 at 2:54pm

I change my

40 gall tank water 2 times a week doing 25% or once a week doing 45-50 %.

It really depends when things get foul in bacteria blooms or what-not.

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Permalink Reply by PK on August 16, 2011 at 10:26pm

Thanks for all the reply!!! Helps to know what and how the community does things!!!

Its still interesting to read how different people does different thing... With pretty much the same result, "Happy Fish"

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Permalink Reply by FishGuyFromThai on August 17, 2011 at 6:03pm

i have the do about 25-30% water change a week and i use prime.

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Permalink Reply by Vince on August 17, 2011 at 9:27pm

I do about 30 to 40% a week, seems to work for the plants and the fish

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Permalink Reply by FishAreBeast (Brennen) on August 17, 2011 at 9:47pm

I do a 10% every week on a certain day

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Permalink Reply by Clarke on August 21, 2011 at 8:44am

I do a 25-30% change every two weeks in my 29 gallon. My daughter's 16 gallon is still a "new"tank, so I change the water every week in that one. My koi pond gets a 25% change EVERY week.