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Post by fishgirl on Dec 13, 2006 11:40:05 GMT
Dont laugh but what are water changes?
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Post by carpy on Dec 13, 2006 20:12:47 GMT
its when u change third of the water in the tank leave the fish in make sure u add dichrorinate to the new water u r adding the takes the chlorine out of tap water
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Post by karen on Dec 13, 2006 20:29:03 GMT
What carpy says is right but remember to turn off the heater and filter first.Also when doing a water change its good to do a gravel vac which keeps the gravel nice and clean  Also when you do add more water back in try and keep it at the same temperature as your tank water and add your conditioner.Any other questions ask away. I forgot to say the picture i added is a syphon which you do your gravel vac with. |
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Post by fishgirl on Dec 14, 2006 19:01:23 GMT
What carpy says is right but remember to turn off the heater and filter first.Also when doing a water change its good to do a gravel vac which keeps the gravel nice and clean Also when you do add more water back in try and keep it at the same temperature as your tank water and add your conditioner.Any other questions ask away. I forgot to say the picture i added is a syphon which you do your gravel vac with. Ive made a big mistake i have done a water change before but what i did was empty the whole tank of water take out the gravel put it in a basin and wash it then id put the gravel back in and them refill the tank with new cold water and i never added water conditioner and then i just put the fish back in.Would that have killed my angels and catfish? |
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Post by carpy on Dec 14, 2006 20:34:24 GMT
yeah that would of killed your fish
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Post by fishgirl on Dec 17, 2006 19:50:37 GMT
oh no i thought so theres nothing i can really do about it now is there?
how much water will i take out the next time?
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Post by ORCA. on Dec 20, 2006 2:53:09 GMT
fishgirl,
Depends how many fish you have, but I would recommend 20% weekly. When you vacuum, do a different area each water change as the gravel has good bacteria in it.
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Post by fishgirl on Dec 23, 2006 19:47:12 GMT
ok orca i did what you said but how do i keep the fish away from the syphon the nearly get sucked up into it
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