11yancazosj

How often do you do water changes. vote via the poll or post your opinion.

Shawnie

each tank is different ...some get once a week some get once every other week
stocking and size of tank make a huge difference..as well as how long its been established

11yancazosj

i know, i was trying to get myself and other a good idea when it comes to ftank lazyness. Thankyou shawnie

coffeebean

i didnt vote because none of them really fit for me.

my 55 gallon fully planted tank i do a water change about once every 3-4 weeks.
my 20 gallon planted tank i do a water change every 2 weeks or so
my two 10 gallon tanks i do weekly.

i do plant maintenance daily though.

JennDFK

I do water changes every two weeks... but test at least weekly. If something is a little off then I do water changes more often.

agabr123

weekly

aquarist48

I do water changes every 10 days religiously. I change filter floss every 5 days and carbon every 3 weeks.

Lifesabeach

I'm similar to JennDFK

JennDFK

Oh thanks...That reminds me... I need to change my carbon...

11yancazosj

thanks for your in put everyone

navyscuba

For now weekly till get more plants to get my nitrates under 40.

pinkfloydpuffer

Saturday is my waterchanging day. I don't really need to do it that often, but I keep on it in case I have to skip a week for whatever reason.

AlyeskaGirl

Right now I am cycling my two tanks all over again with my fish.....this has been such a ride.....tss hasn't done a thing for me....so doing water changes every few days......but usually I do water change about every two weeks but it really does depend on how stocked the tank is.

navyscuba

What happen?

GypsyGirl71

I do about a 10% water change weekly. Every 2 weeks, I vaccuum the gravel pretty good and do a larger water change.

prairielilly

When everything's actually up and running, I do wc's weekly. Not for the nitrates (they never get over 10 anyway no matter what fish are in there); basically the wc is whatever come out with a gravel vac to remove fish poop and any leftover food (usually 10-25%). I don't want anything decaying or tons of bacteria in my tanks.

TedsTank

12 gallons a week....Saturady mornings while everyone is sleeping. pure RO water....plus enough to keep it topped off during the week...the filters run better at high tide...lol

11yancazosj

cool

Butters

I do mine every week on Monday after school, all of my friends know that I won't do anything on Monday's because I have to take care of my fish.

11yancazosj

thanks for your input

Minnow

I try to do weekly water changes, but I voted fortnightly because I either forget or don't have the time, so it usually ends up being every two weeks or so.

11yancazosj

same. i am lazy when it comes to tank hygene but for some reason my water qualilty remains perfect

haedra

I do my all mine weekly; the betta tanks and the 10 gallon. Not sure why I settled on that, but it just felt right to me.

Judging by some of the things I've seen float up that siphon tube in a week, don't think I'll be changing that schedule any time soon....

11yancazosj

cool

benga-peacock

i do a weekly 30-50% water change on all my tanks on saturday and an extra one any chance i have during the week.

Nick G

Twice a week in the Oscar tank, once a week in all the others.

11yancazosj

that is a good routine

TFA101

My twenty gallon I usually change at least once every two weeks, but I have upped my schedule to once-twice every week due to a recent baby boom of a specific fish that shall remain nameless for sake of privacy *cough* tuxedo platies *cough*. In my betta tanks, I change the water weekly.

Shawnie

ahem...TFA..you bettah take care of that um...ah "cough" before you get more MTS sickness!!

TFA101

Haha!

Well, my LFS takes in fish kids, but they don't give any store credit to donated livebearers cause they get one too many donations of their kids in a week. I guess I'll just have to find willing homes for them before somebody gives me another litter.