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Jay223
08-10-2006, 5:40 PM
I change my fishes water 2 times a week is that good.
Gourami Power
08-10-2006, 5:41 PM
It depends, is the tank cycled? Even at that you should do a wc at least every week.
dorkfish
08-10-2006, 5:57 PM
The thread title: i do 2 times a month
The question:
I change my fishes water 2 times a week is that good.
So wich one is it? 2 times a month or 2 times a week?
Gourami Power
08-10-2006, 6:00 PM
I just realized that.
Rbishop
08-10-2006, 6:02 PM
Well, I support weeklies..or more often.
fishcatch22
08-10-2006, 6:05 PM
yep. once a week is best for almost any size of tank IMO.
Jay223
08-10-2006, 6:05 PM
sorry 2 ti mes a month
dorkfish
08-10-2006, 6:06 PM
sorry 2 ti mes a month
Then it's less then you should be doing. Atleast weekly for your particular tank is needed. here's a thread where I went more into detail about changing water: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80578
fish_freak
08-10-2006, 6:06 PM
I would up it to once a week.
FreddytheFish
08-10-2006, 6:07 PM
Depends on the size of the water changes and the bioload of the tanks.
tetramoon13
08-10-2006, 6:59 PM
if I don't change the water in my 10 gal twice a week, the neons start looking ratty.
ninjaseal
08-10-2006, 7:25 PM
i try to change my water twice a week but most likely i get 1 change per week
plah831
08-10-2006, 9:33 PM
Jay, I'm glad that you're asking this question and trying to get a feel for whether your current cleaning schedule is good enough.
the way to know if your water change schedule is enough is to test your water. We recommend liquid test kits because strip or dip tests are unreliable and hard to read. The test results will tell you whether there is any ammonia, nitrite, or how much nitrate there is in your tank. If there are any of the first two (ammonia, nitrite) you need to do a water change immediately. Those two are highly toxic to fish and they can die from exposure to them.
The third is nitrate, and when your tank gets matured (aka cycled), you should only have nitrate. If it gets above 20 ppm (10 ppm for some folks, the lower the better), you should do a water change.
Without having a way to test your water, you basically have to guess. I'm sorry if some of my responses to your threads have sounded mean, but I'm glad that you've asked this question because it means you want to do what's best for your fish :)
We can make an expert fish keeper out of you yet!