Water Change Survey

[rohnds]

Please answer the following water change survey.
Rohn

1. How big is your tank?
A Small (10-29)
B Medium (30-55)
C Large (>60)

2. How frequently do you do water changes?
A Bi weekly
B Weekly
C Fortnight
D Monthly

3. How much water do you change?
Specify in gallons

4. At what NO3 level would you do water changes?
A >=20ppm
B >=30ppm
C >=40ppm
D >=50ppm

5 And how much?
Specify in gallons

 

[Dan the Moose]

1. How big is your tank?
tank 1 = 10 g
tank 2 = 20 g

2. How frequently do you do water changes?
weekly

3. How much water do you change?
30 - 45% (u do the math)

4. At what NO3 level would you do water changes?
they are planted tanks, so really if i hit 20 ppm, im doing something wrong.

5 And how much?
if i hit 20, i would do a 50 %

 

[misopeenut]

1. extra small 8~9 gallon
2. weekly
3. about a bucket, 2~3 gallons
4. i dont check those. last time i check was when i started the tank.
5. see above.

 

[fballguy]

1. How big is your tank?
small-20 gallons

2. How frequently do you do water changes?
weekly, sometime bi-weekly if I have time

3. How much water do you change?
5 gallons regularly, 10 gallons once a month

4. At what NO3 level would you do water changes?
It doesn't make a difference, I dose nitrates

5 And how much?
refer to above

 

[NinjaPirate]

1)10g
2)weekly
3)20%, 2g
4)Heavily planted, More concerned with 0ppm than xppm
5)yabba dabba do.

 

[Corbin]

1. 30

2. i havnt changed it in at least 6 months haha

3.
20gal

4.
havnt checked.

 

[rohnds]

Sorry, this was supposed to be in the General Marine section.
I reproduced the survey in General Marine. If the Moderators doesn't mind, I like to see what the FW survey turns out to be.
If not, simply delete this thread.

Rohn

 

[wataugachicken]

1. B 30g, 50g

2. B

3. 50%, 15g, 25g

4. i don't check them regularly anymore, in the past, changed water at 20-25 ppm

5. 50% 15g or 25g

 

[Ulan]

1. A
2. A
3. 40%
4. n/a; I've got plants and have to add nitrate

 

[TropicalNorth]

1. How big is your tank?
2 x 20g
1 x 50g
1 x 15g

2. How frequently do you do water changes?
Weekly

3. How much water do you change?
Normally 20%, sometimes 30%.

4. At what NO3 level would you do water changes?
20ppm, my tanks usually hover around 10ppm.

5 And how much?
I'd do 2 30% water changes within that week.