Monthly Cleaning of Tank

[clekchau]

In addition to my auto drip system and weekly gravel vacs, about once a month, I do a 75% water change. It’s actually pretty easy, I take the mag7 pump I use for the auto water drip system and put in the tank to drain about 500 gallons of water. Then I take my python water changing hose to fill from my garage sink at around 78 degrees. Lastly, I add seachem safe to the tank to remove chloramine.

Here is a picture of the water filling up….note my daughter in the background giving our parrots a bath

 

[ultimatejay]

If you have an auto drip system, why would you change the water? That's the main advantage of a drip system in that you don't need to change the water.


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[wrslrcichlid]

My question is the same as ultimatejays. I would understand gravel vacuuming or something, but if you are still getting a buildup of nitrates (or for whatever other reason you do the water change) why not just increase the drip system?

 

[MTBjake]

I remember when you first posted up this tank--those fish grew fast!


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[clekchau]

once a week i gravel vac, once a month during the gravel vac i clean the rocks and do a 75% change. the fish seem to love a 75% water change too.