How do you treat your water during water change?

[jcarson]

Hey gang

I have noticed that I have found myself using way more than the recommended dosages when I put water back into my tank.

I often get paranoid that its not enough, or maybe it is enough but it may need more because the tank is still filling.

I have watched youtube videos of people changing there water in their tanks and I often myself saying, "more"

I am using api tap water conditioner super strength which claims 1ml for ever 20 gallons..... so what I do is mix 5 ml in a one gallon jug and periodically add it to my tank as its filling.

But I always find myself pouring another cap-full (cant help it!)

Even if I was using safe where it calls for an 1/8th teaspoon for every 150 gal of water. I would find myself putting in way too much.

Somebody please help clear this up!

 

[fishhead0103666]

Out of all the possible threads why did this one have to come up right when I'm literally in the midst of changing how I'm doing it? Lol. Anyway, I just use my python to take the water out and then once it's filled back up I put my prime in it.
I'm in the middle of switching over to getting like a 55 gallon drum and just filling that up with water, treating it, then pumping it into the tank with a submersible pump. In the middle of trying to find a pump that I like.

 

[Jexnell]

I drain, add prime in the area the python is then refill. Prime is a capfull per 50gal. Water total for me is 130 gallons, so I just use 3 capfull for 150gal.

 

[fishhead0103666]

I gotta get more prime....

 

[jcarson]

Out of all the possible threads why did this one have to come up right when I'm literally in the midst of changing how I'm doing it? Lol. Anyway, I just use my python to take the water out and then once it's filled back up I put my prime in it.
I'm in the middle of switching over to getting like a 55 gallon drum and just filling that up with water, treating it, then pumping it into the tank with a submersible pump. In the middle of trying to find a pump that I like.

Dont you fear that chlorine may be adversely affecting your fish before you dose?

 

[fishhead0103666]

Yes because my school of underwater cows (silver dollars) always line up facing diagonally and just shake while I'm filling it up. They don't do this while I'm emptying it, only when I'm filling it up. I want this to stop and I don't care if it takes twice as long to fill the tank uo, those silver dollars are some of my favorite so I'll do anything to protect them.

 

[jcarson]

I drain, add prime in the area the python is then refill. Prime is a capfull per 50gal. Water total for me is 130 gallons, so I just use 3 capfull for 150gal.

Dont you fear that chlorine may be adversely affecting your fish before you dose

 

[fishhead0103666]

I just realized I have $478 worth of fish in my 75.... So yeah, I wanna protect my fish...

 

[jcarson]

I just realized I have $478 worth of fish in my 75.... So yeah, I wanna protect my fish...

Trust me I get it.

 

[fishhead0103666]

Also got some expensive fish eh?