WATER CHANGES: How much/often?

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I too use a python, however I only do 30~40% waterchanges once a week on all my tanks. I don't know what I'd do without my PYTHON...I would probably have two "pythons" from liftung those darned heavy buckets! lol
 
buddah101 said:
I too use a python, however I only do 30~40% waterchanges once a week on all my tanks. I don't know what I'd do without my PYTHON...I would probably have two "pythons" from liftung those darned heavy buckets! lol
aint that the truth, hehe
 
at the moment due to the amount of fish in my 180g my water changes are 15g a couple of times a week (to remove the crap) and 30-40% every 2-3 weeks but i have only 3 small fish in it when i was fully stocked i was doing 15g every day except when i was doing 40-50% 1 day a week.
all the other tanks get changed 20% every week it takes 2-3 hours and is done by 2 people me included.
dixon
 
i do it (30-40%) everyweek, but the tanks are on a 2 week rotation. its getting old fast though
 
I have always taken only 30-40 percent out at a time. I do water changes once a week. However, close friends of mine have different methods and all three of ours seem to work. One does water changes once a week changing close to 85 percent. The other friend hasn't done a water change in over a year and his fish look healthier that mine. Try a variety of methods and find what works best for your fish. If your current method is working, stick with it!
 
yourwinter said:
I have always taken only 30-40 percent out at a time. I do water changes once a week. However, close friends of mine have different methods and all three of ours seem to work. One does water changes once a week changing close to 85 percent. The other friend hasn't done a water change in over a year and his fish look healthier that mine. Try a variety of methods and find what works best for your fish. If your current method is working, stick with it!
Yaah baby!
 
50% a week in the tanks and the carp pond. I probably don't need to do so much but it doesn't hurt. 50% every other day on the drum with the knives and jack dempsey until I get more water patched in for them (which is getting frustrating I found out my fiberglass resin is toast and by the time I got back home from getting more it was too late do do anything).

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