So my last dose of stability was on Thursday (two days ago) and was wondering if it would be safe to start my weekly WC tomorrow.
When to start weekly WC's??
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What`s your nitrate level?
Does the bottom of your tank have a bunch of poop/gunk that needs to be gone?
Guess I should have asked if you had fish or were doing a fishless cycle first.
Does the bottom of your tank have a bunch of poop/gunk that needs to be gone?
Guess I should have asked if you had fish or were doing a fishless cycle first.
Nitrate is stable at 5 nitrite: 0 ammonia: just about 0 and tank was stocked with 8 geos and two silver arowanas.
If you have fish in the tank and you are getting 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite then there is no need to wait to do wcs.
sorry for my ignorance if everything is good parameters and the water is fairly new (weeks old), what is the point of doing WC aside from wasting water or you got nothing else better to do?
based on his post i would believe his tank is like about 2 weeks old or less..
the op has prestine basic water parameter, people doing WC (as far as i know) to get that prestine number. as far as i understand nitrate amount dictate WC, unless you can shade a light to say otherwise?
if his nitrite or ammo is spiking high yes i would suggest doing WC, but so far the OP has very good parameter, all he needs to do is just keep monitoring the water parameter and enjoy the new tank till the bacteria established.
based on his post i would believe his tank is like about 2 weeks old or less..
the op has prestine basic water parameter, people doing WC (as far as i know) to get that prestine number. as far as i understand nitrate amount dictate WC, unless you can shade a light to say otherwise?
if his nitrite or ammo is spiking high yes i would suggest doing WC, but so far the OP has very good parameter, all he needs to do is just keep monitoring the water parameter and enjoy the new tank till the bacteria established.
Theres really no reason to wait for an accumulation of waste...the sooner the better.
The longer you wait to start h2o changes, the more waste that will be constantly sitting in tank.
The longer you wait to start h2o changes, the more waste that will be constantly sitting in tank.
arent the waste converted by the BB just like any others?
but yes i agree fish poop looks not pretty in the tank, especially if you have big fish, you know they have big poops and its create an eye sore
but yes i agree fish poop looks not pretty in the tank, especially if you have big fish, you know they have big poops and its create an eye sore
Its not even really that.
Just realize that these animals are swimming around in their own waste. Why wait for water quality to get worse before doing an h2o change?
The larger, and more frequent the better, 9 times out of 10 IMO.
Just realize that these animals are swimming around in their own waste. Why wait for water quality to get worse before doing an h2o change?
The larger, and more frequent the better, 9 times out of 10 IMO.