Water Changes - a little warmer or a little colder?

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A little Warmer or a little Colder???

  • a little Warmer

    Votes: 28 35.4%
  • a little Colder

    Votes: 41 51.9%
  • Bacon (Kosher)

    Votes: 10 12.7%

  • Total voters
    79
12 Volt Man;3312421; said:
cold water slows down metabolism and can shock fish more than warm water varying by the same degree.
lol im warm blooded and i dont like coldwater
 
i just use a tap from out side never had a problem guess it doesnt get cold enough in bris as for warmer 12 voltman my tank is on 28-29c surely adding water thats 33 deg is worse then 25?
 
well temperature is not the only thing you have to worry about when you add water to the tank but between adding cold or warm, I add cold water. That's why I have a heater. I also worry with warm/hot water about the possibility of adding metals to the tank. To each his/her own. Good luck...
 
I've done both over the years and never had any issues. But I've never added steaming/hot icy/cold water either. temp changes happen. and as pointed out. we often don't give our fish enough credit, massive temp swings in general are avoided as common sense. I have killed fish though from a 75% water change and never lost one after a 25%..
 
One of the biggest mistakes fish owners make is changing all of the tank's water. This can be devastating as bacterial levels can be wiped out. Bacterial is essential to breakdown fish poop from becoming toxic. The best solution is dilution!:)

  1. Fill a bucket with tap water that will be used to replace the water in the fish tank. Prepare this a day in advance. The general rule is to take out about 20 percent of the tank's water. The most common tank size is 40 gallons--in that case about 8 gallons should be removed. This can be lowered to 5 gallons to make it easier, since buckets usually hold 5 gallons.
  2. Step 2
    Add tap water conditioner into the bucket. Use the amount of water condition as directed on the container. A common brand you'll find at most pet stores is Tap Water Conditioner by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. Or, if you have a reverse osmosis dionized (RO/DI) water filter, it can be used without adding water conditioner.
  3. Step 3
    Place the bucket and tubing next to the aquarium in preparation for a water change.
  4. Step 4
    Turn off all electricity to avoid any dangers. Heaters can break if exposed to excessive air as it will try to heat the room's temperature. Filters can go dry if water levels go below the suction tubing.
  5. Step 5
    Place one end of the tubing into the fish tank and begin a suction by sucking on the other end of the tube like you would a straw. Make sure your end is below the end in the tank so that gravity pulls down the water into the bucket. Be sure to watch the water move down the tubing as you do not want to drink any of your fish's poop. Before it gets to your mouth, empty the water into a second bucket.
  6. Step 6
    Remove any solid wastes inside the fish tank by gently siphoning the gravel to pick any settled debris.
  7. Step 7
    When the bucket is almost full remove the tubing from the fish tank to break the siphon.
  8. Step 8
    After removing the targeted amount of water, add the prepared water into the tank.
  9. Step 9
    Plug any electrical equipment that was unplugged in Step 4.:headbang2

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mayu0203;3312814; said:
One of the biggest mistakes fish owners make is changing all of the tank's water. This can be devastating as bacterial levels can be wiped out. Bacterial is essential to breakdown fish poop from becoming toxic. The best solution is dilution!:)

  1. Fill a bucket with tap water that will be used to replace the water in the fish tank. Prepare this a day in advance. The general rule is to take out about 20 percent of the tank's water. The most common tank size is 40 gallons--in that case about 8 gallons should be removed. This can be lowered to 5 gallons to make it easier, since buckets usually hold 5 gallons.
  2. Step 2
    Add tap water conditioner into the bucket. Use the amount of water condition as directed on the container. A common brand you'll find at most pet stores is Tap Water Conditioner by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. Or, if you have a reverse osmosis dionized (RO/DI) water filter, it can be used without adding water conditioner.
  3. Step 3
    Place the bucket and tubing next to the aquarium in preparation for a water change.
  4. Step 4
    Turn off all electricity to avoid any dangers. Heaters can break if exposed to excessive air as it will try to heat the room's temperature. Filters can go dry if water levels go below the suction tubing.
  5. Step 5
    Place one end of the tubing into the fish tank and begin a suction by sucking on the other end of the tube like you would a straw. Make sure your end is below the end in the tank so that gravity pulls down the water into the bucket. Be sure to watch the water move down the tubing as you do not want to drink any of your fish's poop. Before it gets to your mouth, empty the water into a second bucket.
  6. Step 6
    Remove any solid wastes inside the fish tank by gently siphoning the gravel to pick any settled debris.
  7. Step 7
    When the bucket is almost full remove the tubing from the fish tank to break the siphon.
  8. Step 8
    After removing the targeted amount of water, add the prepared water into the tank.
  9. Step 9
    Plug any electrical equipment that was unplugged in Step 4.:headbang2

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how is this relevant?
 
mayu0203;3312814; said:
One of the biggest mistakes fish owners make is changing all of the tank's water. This can be devastating as bacterial levels can be wiped out. Bacterial is essential to breakdown fish poop from becoming toxic. The best solution is dilution!:)

  1. Fill a bucket with tap water that will be used to replace the water in the fish tank. Prepare this a day in advance. The general rule is to take out about 20 percent of the tank's water. The most common tank size is 40 gallons--in that case about 8 gallons should be removed. This can be lowered to 5 gallons to make it easier, since buckets usually hold 5 gallons.
  2. Step 2
    Add tap water conditioner into the bucket. Use the amount of water condition as directed on the container. A common brand you'll find at most pet stores is Tap Water Conditioner by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals. Or, if you have a reverse osmosis dionized (RO/DI) water filter, it can be used without adding water conditioner.
  3. Step 3
    Place the bucket and tubing next to the aquarium in preparation for a water change.
  4. Step 4
    Turn off all electricity to avoid any dangers. Heaters can break if exposed to excessive air as it will try to heat the room's temperature. Filters can go dry if water levels go below the suction tubing.
  5. Step 5
    Place one end of the tubing into the fish tank and begin a suction by sucking on the other end of the tube like you would a straw. Make sure your end is below the end in the tank so that gravity pulls down the water into the bucket. Be sure to watch the water move down the tubing as you do not want to drink any of your fish's poop. Before it gets to your mouth, empty the water into a second bucket.
  6. Step 6
    Remove any solid wastes inside the fish tank by gently siphoning the gravel to pick any settled debris.
  7. Step 7
    When the bucket is almost full remove the tubing from the fish tank to break the siphon.
  8. Step 8
    After removing the targeted amount of water, add the prepared water into the tank.
  9. Step 9
    Plug any electrical equipment that was unplugged in Step 4.:headbang2

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not at all how i change my water..!!!

i could not do this .. since weekly i change a total of 180 or more gal of water.. i take out 50% of the water from each tank and fill it with cold tap water.. i have heaters and the water that is to temp in the tank to stable the temp and bring it back up to normal.. i dont use ANY chemicals in ANY of my tanks EVER!!! (if i was to get some sick fish i might add something but only for an emergency)

never had a problem in the few years that i have been keeping fish..

again i think people dont give there fish enough credit for what they can handle
 
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