Is this too much water??

[vaine111]

Cool. I need these guy's in my 120g huge fast.

 

[Finalfire9]

Water changes are not nessary if you have really good filtration buddy

 

[Pharaoh]

Water changes are not nessary if you have really good filtration buddy

Water changes are absolutely necessary.

dude seriously tell me more.

There are a lot of people who have done drip systems or automatic water changers. Very effective. I love mine.

 

[vaine111]

i dont have to be told that WC's are necessary, i dont want to swim in my fecies so i dont subject my fish to that. but i will be having my 120g in an apartment for quite a bit. so a drip system on it probably aint on the list, but it will work for my 280g so i want to hear more on the issue.

will there be much stress to my fish with the WC's? i don't see where the stress would out weigh the health benefits if it really stresses the fish at all.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Two 50% water changes back to back is the equivalent of a 75% water change.

 

[vaine111]

Two 50% water changes back to back is the equivalent of a 75% water change.

is that bad for the fish?

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

People do it all the time, and their fish never die. There are a few of my clients who I give 80% water changes to weekly or bi-weekly, and their fish never die. I stick to 30-50% on my tanks though.
If you have a growout, you could do more. There are people on here that do a 50% water change every other day on their growouts.

 

[CHOMPERS]

If there is any observable stress or a behavior change, you are doing the water changes wrong.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Water changes are not nessary if you have really good filtration buddy

I swim in my toilet everyday and I turned out fine (cough cough).

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

^^True

If there is any observable stress or a behavior change, you are doing the water changes wrong.

Did you just wake up, or have you not gone to sleep yet?