hey everyone...this may sound like a dumb question, but i am a newbie with the whole fish scene. i just got a 10G tank and have 3 fish and 2 snails. i was just wondering how often i have to do a 50% water change in the tank...PLEASE I NEED HELP!!!!!:help:
water change question
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A 20%-30% water change every week is the norm. I do a 25% water change on all my tanks every week. With a high bio-load (lots of fish) however then the water change amount will need to be higher. What are the three fish you have?
has your tank cycled already? If so, weekly changes should be fine, I do mine about every 5 days (30%).
Like everyone else say... 25%-30% weekly
But if you are still cycling you may need to be doing it daily depending on your water parameters..... You need to keep amonia and nitrites below .25ppm and nitrates below 30ppm ( I like to keep mine in the 10 to 15ppm range)
But if you are still cycling you may need to be doing it daily depending on your water parameters..... You need to keep amonia and nitrites below .25ppm and nitrates below 30ppm ( I like to keep mine in the 10 to 15ppm range)
