Stendker Quality Discus?

[pinkertd]

I think a big factor in avoiding stress is getting the Fish use to your intervention and maintenance schedule.

I agree! I get impatient sometimes with them either while I've got the water level down or the tank is full ... and I'm trying to wipe the glass down, or pick out some ramshorn snails......I CANNOT SEE cause they are right in front of my face and by my hands. I have to shoo them away from me. LOL!

 

[sushiray]

I've never aged my water though my water is very stable. All you need to do if you have chlorines/chloramines is either dose the water that you are putting into the tank or dose the tank for a full dosage before you add the untreated water. Prime is an excellent water conditioner to use.

My water is stable so no need to age. Empty with the python, doing gravel vaccing the whole time. Adjust temp at the faucet to match tank, add a full dose of conditioner to the water left in the tank, I happen to prefer NovAqua+ which my fish prefer too, and fill 'er up! I position the python to stream the clean water at the side of the tank to do some offgassing. I actually do all my tanks this way every week, the fish love all that fresh water. Except my fry tanks which I do nearly every day!

so regardless if one does 50% 60% 80% still do the full tank dosage on the leftover water.

thks all

 

[pinkertd]

I add a full dose regardless.

 

[sushiray]

sodium thiosulfate? Is this in which product or stand alone? I don't remember seeing this - & what is it used for normally?

On Prime dosing for 72gal bowfront (which will vary 68-72 gal full) - how about this regimen? whatever I change I double the dose of the water replacement? So if 50% more change then it's full dosage.

Because If I change only 10-20% I'd rather not dose the full tank volume, make sense?

thks all

 

[pinkertd]

On Prime dosing for 72gal bowfront (which will vary 68-72 gal full) - how about this regimen? whatever I change I double the dose of the water replacement? So if 50% more change then it's full dosage.

Because If I change only 10-20% I'd rather not dose the full tank volume, make sense?

thks all

Makes sense to me!

 

[Star_Rider]

Seachem just recommends to dose for the volume of water.

I asked them and they simply said the chemicals can be bound to other elements in the existing tank water.

It really depends on how you add the water.