water changes
- Thread starter tigrey
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Bderick67;4160007; said:Hmmm....spend hundreds and thousands of dollars on fish and aquariums, yet people try to save a couple bucks by not treating the water.
whats the point of wasting money if the water suppy is that bad? right. im not gonna stop using the products but slow down the use so it last me longer. aslong as you do your research you should be good
tigrey;4160137; said:
So you going to buy a test kit and see exactly how much chlorine, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates you are going to expose your fish to? Are you going to test before each water change just in case the water supply varies? Seems like a big hassle to save a couple of cents per W/C, heck may even cost you more with the price of the test kit. Or you can just fly blind, especially if ya don't care if your fish suffer or not.
Bderick67;4160537; said:
You can check your tap water report for free online...and I don't see how water conditioner is related to ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates. If water conditioner removes those from your tap water, then why don't we just pour bottles of water conditioner into our tank and never do a w/c again?
A test kit should be used whether or not you use water conditioner. I would use a test kit for the purpose of checking my water parameters, and paying extra money for water conditioner doesn't remove the need to do that. The OP is not 'flying blind,' he posted this thread to research it and see if it would be a good idea. It may not turn out to be one, but it's at least worth considering. Everything in fish keeping costs a "couple of cents," but it all adds up. There is nothing wrong with trying to save $10 plus $7 shipping on a bottle of prime.
Well if ya test tap and find ammonia then ya know that the water contains chloramine, something that will not just gas off and will damage the beneficial bacteria. There are numerous members hear that have posted about their tap water containing high amounts of nitrates and/or nitrite.
If you are paying 17 dollars for a bottle of prime, then doing a bit of research and comparative shopping should cut that price way down. Either way considering the money spent on this hobby, is saving a few cents every water change really worth it? I know it's not for me.
If you are paying 17 dollars for a bottle of prime, then doing a bit of research and comparative shopping should cut that price way down. Either way considering the money spent on this hobby, is saving a few cents every water change really worth it? I know it's not for me.
