Funny LFS Story

[pcfriedrich]

Sweet! Now I know I'm not the only one who has a test kit collecting dust. I don't feel guilty any more

NICE!!!

I was never gonna admit I don't test my water on here, for fear of being flamed into banishment.

I do 25% water changes 2 or 3 times a week, use amquel+ (removes chlorine, chloramine, reduces ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and stabilizes pH), and have plenty of filtration.

I know my water is good, and have only tested it once.

 

[pcfriedrich]

did you bring the test water in before or after a waterchange?

LOL!

 

[groovitudedude]

Yeah, I'm another one that never tests their water. I guess it's just not a rebel thing afterall.

 

[ewurm]

I only keep a test kit in case something goes wrong, and it has only happened once.

 

[pcfriedrich]

Here's how I test my water:

If I smell even the slightest bit of a faint odor when I lift the lid, or if there is a noticable amount of poo on the surface of the sand, time for a vacuum and a water change.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

NICE!!!

I was never gonna admit I don't test my water on here, for fear of being flamed into banishment.

I do 25% water changes 2 or 3 times a week, use amquel+ (removes chlorine, chloramine, reduces ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and stabilizes pH), and have plenty of filtration.

I know my water is good, and have only tested it once.

No worries, everybody here has their own fish keeping philosophy, just gotta back it up is all...

did you bring the test water in before or after a waterchange?

LOL!

3 days after and one day before the new fish came in....

 

[Lizardking]

I have thought of buying a test kit but since we got good tap water and I keeping up on waterchanges I feel theres no need for it. Good to hear I´m not the only one

 

[Titania]

Yeah, I can't remember the last time I used a test kit. I find that paying attention to your fish, and the smell and look of the tank to be much more useful.

 

[spiff]

I think testing is useful. Simply to avoid unnessessary water changes. IMO- doing water changes arbitrarily is a complete waste. For example, my 140gallon with 8 large goldfish (medium bioload) takes a month to go from 10PPM - 20 PPM in nitrates. Its then that I do a 50% water change.

 

[Miguel]

I would say, since you asked, that you're crazy..but then, what else is new?