water changes.

[terror]

Would it be ok if during my weekly water change i just drain 25 % water from thetank and replace it with new water? without wiping the tank and siphoning thebuttom of the tank? and duting monthly water change , thats when i will siphon and wipe the tank. will this still be beneficial ? also will this decrease nitrate levels?

 

[jm1212]

what do you mean by wiping the tank?
yes you need to do gravel vacs every week.

 

[terror]

what do you mean by wiping the tank?
yes you need to do gravel vacs every week.

thanks, my tanks are bare buttom
sometimes i wipe my tanks to remove slime if there's any

 

[fish_freak]

What are the inhabitants of your tank and what is the tank size? I would do gravel vacs every two weeks minimum and if your talking about cleaning alge off the glass then that part is just optional and you can do it as much or as little as you want. If your truley concerned about nitrates then I would do weekly water changes of at least 50% and weekly gravel vaccum's.

 

[terror]

What are the inhabitants of your tank and what is the tank size? I would do gravel vacs every two weeks minimum and if your talking about cleaning alge off the glass then that part is just optional and you can do it as much or as little as you want. If your truley concerned about nitrates then I would do weekly water changes of at least 50% and weekly gravel vaccum's.

thanks, my tank is a 300 gal tank.
inhabitants are :
1 arowana 10 inches.
11 pcs silver dollars 3 inches.
4 pcs adult severums.
1 pleco.
2 flagtails.

tank is barebuttom.

 

[CaitxSith]

thanks, my tanks are bare buttom
sometimes i wipe my tanks to remove slime if there's any

"slime"??

soo THAT'S what was slimy on my tank sides...
ugh, it feels so bad... I'll try to go get that magnefloat thing or something...

 

[terror]

lol time to wipe the glass. hahah