water changes

Hi all I have 4 fish tanks in my basement and for water changes/cleaning I have been dumping the water in the sump pump out of pure laziness. Today I went down and the it smelled like rotten eggs in the sump pump and figured either dead snails or built up detritus from the cleaning. I’m going to...

Right now I have just setup a 225 gallon aquarium and moved my fish from a 100 gallon. What is the minimum water change schedule? and optimal? (being still 50%?) Previously I was changing 50% every week, and the old parameters were - pH 7.8 - Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0 - Nitrate 10 - 30 Aquarium...

I am getting a 240 gallon acrylic tank (96x24x24) and I'm wondering how to cycle the tank when I first set it up and how long it will take. I will have two FX6's connected to it. I am assuming that when I start I will have: Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm Nitrates 0 ppm PH ? And then...

I’ve noticed my albino Senegal with a few bloody finlets the past 2 times I’ve done a water change. I change about 75% of the water every 4ish days. None of the other polys or fish show open wounds. Wondering if the bloody finlets is from aggression (he’s the smallest poly) or potentially from...

To say that hauling five-gallon bucket after five-gallon bucket up and down stairs is a ENORMOUS pain in the butt is a MASSIVE understantement. So, to solve this I plan on running a hose from my kitchen sink to the basement. What would be the best hose for this task? Clear vinyl? Corregated...

So my largest tank is definitely tiny to most on here its abit over 500lts then i have a 350 ltr and a 250ltr For the first copule years i didnt mind marching out 1million trips to the laundry and back with a 20ltr bucket but these days not so much. So i wonder if i can use my garden hose to...

Hi, I have an 80 gallon tank with a ~ 6 inch fast growing Red Texas (Texas X Flowerhorn cross). When my water comes out of the tap (non-chlorinated well water here in Thailand), the PH is about 7.2 due to CO2 in pump system -- I don't yet have anything to test KH/GH, lfs will have in a couple of...

:) Here is a video I made on how I do my water changes if it's for monster big fish like my piraya piranha or normal small fish species.

Hi Sorry for starting I new thread but I thought I should test my water after I did a 50% wc and canister filter clean. So my nitrates are down, good means I need to change more water. Unfortantalty, I'm getting between 0.5-1ppm ammonia. I had my canister filter not running for around 30mins...

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I have a 55 gallon tank that will soon be cycling with some baby tetras, so do I / should I add that bacteria u can buy at pet stores to help boost the cycling process? Also when cycling what should my nitrates and nitrites be around and what is high enough for me to do a water change? Tank...

So I'm about a week or so from filling up my 55 gallon and let the tank start cycling, my girlfriends mom is giving me a few baby tetras to help it get on its feet so I'm going to do about 20 gal water changes at least once a week unless needed, my question is what all goes into a water change...

So my tank will be ready to stock in about a week and I need some suggestions on maintenance as far as large tanks like this goes because this is my first 100+ gallon tank. Could I get away with 25% or 50 gallon weekly water changes with a low stock load? I don't really have the time or money...

So I have the type of tap where there is a housing around where everything screws in so I have to use an adapter to connect in. The thing I was using was some old plumbing part that I think was machined down or something so it would fit. Unfortunately that made it super thing and that part has...