Water changes with Prime water conditioner

[dd1965]

A little confusion with this product. When you do say a 20-25% water change do you have to do the math a figure out approx. how much was removed or do you add enough to treat the entire volume of water?

For instance I have a 90 gallon tank do I add enough to treat 90 gallons or do I add enough to treat say 18-23 gallons? the instructions are not real clear? :headbang2:

 

[msjinkzd]

That depends on how you re-add the water. If you are using buckets (which I assume you are not in that size tank) then you treat the buckets for the volume replaced. If you are using a python, you dose for total volume of the tank.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

That depends on how you re-add the water. If you are using buckets (which I assume you are not in that size tank) then you treat the buckets for the volume replaced. If you are using a python, you dose for total volume of the tank.

What she said!

 

[dd1965]

Thanks! thats what I been doing!
Next question do I vacuum 25% of the gravel each time?

 

[msjinkzd]

How often are you doing wc's? I vac every time i water change, as much of the substrate as I can for the desired amount of water to be changed.

 

[dd1965]

Well I'm still trying to cycle my tank (fishy cycle) I've been doing them weekly 20-25%. Now with everyones advice I'm going to up the frequency and amount. I was just afraid of sucking up any of the good bacteria I have established in the gravel.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

The more vacs the better. The good bacteria will adhere to gravel and decor in some amout, but the vast majority will develop and exist on your filter media.

 

[msjinkzd]

i agree (what he said )

 

[lovejonesx]

Even if I'm changing 25 % of the water ( & I use PRIME & dose for the entire amount),...I vac the same amount of gravel. The amount that I vac does not change to associate the amount of water I'm changing.

LJx

 

[DrNo]

For some, gravel vacs are a distinct event and seperate from water changes. For others, the gravel vac IS the water change and the siphoning of the substrate and associated water is the water removed. I fall in the latter category (sounds like Ms does as well). Regular vaccuming will not deplete your bacterial colonies to any meaningful degree and will certainly keep your tank and specimens very happy.