Water in tank is getting low...advice please.?

Question

I have just had the tank for 2 weeks now, so I am still a newbie at this! The water in the tank is beginning to get low...there are only 2 goldfish in the tank...can I add a cup or two of water and this be okay??? I know that I have to add the stuff to get rid of the chlorine from the water, but how much do you add when you are just adding a small amount of water? My tank is still spotless, so I don't want to replace all of the water. THANK YOU!

Answer 1

if the tank is more than five gallons then a cup or two of tap water wont hurt anything but any more than that and u should add a drop or more of chlorine stuff. you will have to add water once in awhile too. also if the water sits out for over 24 hours after getting it from the tap the chlorine will evaporate out and any amount of that is safe to pour into tank. hope this helps.

Answer 2

there are several things that are lacking in order for me to make a correct assesment of your fish tank. The things i need to know are as follows:

Size of the tank (just need the gallons amount)
Is it an actual tank or just a fish bowl?
When was the last partial water change?
Did you stress test the tank? (did you add bacteria to the tank in order to make it ready before you added fish?)

Now that thats out of the way im going to offer advice based on assumptions i can take about your tank.

I will assume that it is a 2-5 gallon tank. That it is in fact a tank with a standerd water filter. Last, that you did not yet do a water change.

First and formost you are going to need to do a water change. A 30% water change should take place every 10 days give or take. It is wise to use a gravel vacuum and clean the gravel of fish poo while your doing the water change. Killing to birds with one stone if you will.

Second adding water is ok to do, but i honestly would not bother fixing it unless its way down. When you do the water change, simply add as much water as it takes to top the tank off.

An amatuer mistake is adding the water, then placing the chlorine detoxifier to the water after it entered the tank. Sadly the chlorine will have killed all the bacteria in the tank (not all but most) long before the detoxifier works. It is best to get a mixing jug and put the detoxifier in the jug of water and let it sit thirty minutes. This will be sufficient to remove all the chlorine, Its also a good time to add bacteria culture. (go to any fish store and ask them for tank stabilizer). Doing water changes is stressful for fish, so adding some extra stabilizer during their water change will make your fish much happier.

The next part is a personal habit that i believe is better for the fish. The day of the water change i do not feed my fish. I heard that the fish are more stressed out after eating.

There are some things not to do to your tank. First and formost do not ever clean out the inner chamber of your filter. Occasionally amatuers do this, and that filter is ment to look nasty and sick in there. Its job is to keep the bacteria culture alive. Its ok to clean the outside of it. Just do not use antibacterial soap or you risk killing the culture.

Do not change more then 50% of the water at one time. If you change to much water out your bacteria culture will suffer and possibly die out. Its not healthy for the fish either.

Clean the glass on both sides. Be sure you rinse out the rag you will use to clean the inside of the tank with, sometimes soap from the washing machine stays in the towel and will make your fish sick and possibly kill them. Cleaning the glass has no benifit to your fish, but its no harm if done properly. If the tank is big, get a magnet scrubber, they work awesome and make cleaning a breeze.

Last but not least do not overfeed your fish, I know its really tough becuase the little fishies always look hungry, but they will eat themselves to death if you overfeed. A way to tell if they are being overfed is if food is touching the bottom of the tank. I only feed my fish what they can eat before it hits the bottom of the tank. The only exception is for my bottom feeders.

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Answer 3

Neither one in each and every of those may slot in a 10 gallon tank, even by technique of themselves. As for pirahnas they're a education fish and are unlawful contained in the state of florida. don't understand what state you stay in yet you may ought to analyze the guidelines on that one. And african cichlids can get everywhere from 4+ inches. many of the Mbuna receives 6 inches and in a 10 gallon tank that is like you living in a closet. no longer purely dozing in a closet, yet peeing eating pooping dozing and in spite of else in somewhat closet. you should inspect another smaller fish that is giant in a 10 gallon, yet for those 2 species i am going to allow you to understand at the moment so that you could no longer placed those in that small of tank. And if you're wondering what length tank you'll need for african cichlids it may well be fifty 5 gallons or higher. Please %. a distinct species...... consisting of dwarf gouramis, you should do dwarf puffers they're wee little adult males yet are cool to computer screen and feed.

Answer 4

Adding a cup or two is fine. You don't need to dechlorinate such a small amount. Only worry about it when exchanging a large percentage of the water.

Answer 5

Buy some distilled water--it's only about a buck a gallon. Then you pour in as much as needed without worrying about chlorine or other additives or minerals.

Answer 6

as much as you want, as long as the quantity can be cleaned with your anti-chlorine product. There is never too much water. Don't fill it to the rim though, your fish might leap out of their tank!

Answer 7

we have a fish tank and the water levels do evaporate and we have always added more water and it never hurt the fish. in your case of having goldfish i don't think it will kill them. as for the drops you put in the tank read the directions.

Answer 8

Don't worry just add the water back its going to be OK

Answer 9

Just add a couple o' drops and you should be okay. Better yet, make a whole gallon and keep it on the side waiting...

Answer 10

keep a bottle/gallon etc...of dechlore water aside, and add as needed, that way the water will also be the same temp as what the fish are in.