When doing a water change does the water have to be the same as it is in the tank or can it be cooler like when it comes out of the tap. i keep my tank at 80 and my tap water runs about 70-75 depending on how cold it is outsid. i figure if it is cooler it will simulate a rain fall and all that i was just curious to what you guys think.
water change temp
- Thread starter jdstooge
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I just change it 
K.I.S.S i never ever use water right from the tap because once a month water companys use alot more chlorine than usual to clean the water pipes. and im sure the temp is stressful. so i age my water at room temp for three days then do a 50 percent change on all my tanks every three days always on schedule. i have a bunch of trash cans filled with water aging in my closet. yeah im a little obcessed with my fish
weel just to let you know i do not use it straight from the tap. i usually fill a 40 gallon garbage can with water and wter conditioner to dechlorinate the water. then i put a heater in it to bring up to the same temp as the tank.
i was just curious because in a back issue of TFH they said a little cooler water stimulated the fish kind of like after a rain fall. but that was for tropical fish and i wondered if the same princepal worked with RBP
i was just curious because in a back issue of TFH they said a little cooler water stimulated the fish kind of like after a rain fall. but that was for tropical fish and i wondered if the same princepal worked with RBP
jdstooge;2500486; said:
you are a really good fish keeper. you could take your heater out every so often to simulate rainfall. i just wouldnt let the temp of your aged water go below 75. its a little chilly