Aquarium Water Change?

Question

I just changed 50% of my water with a cypher and there is tons of food left over and I mean tons! - Can I change more right now?

Answer 1

Make sure you use a gravel siphon to remove the water.They are readily available where ever they sell fish.You should also cut back on feeding if there is food at the bottom of your tank you are over feeding.

Answer 2

The main reason why you shouldn't change all of the water at once is because it won't be properly aerated and you stand a chance of sufficating the fish.

PH levels can be a concern, but only if it's a neglected tank in the first place. If you are typically a good water changer, or the tank is relatively new, then it's a waste of time even worrying about this part. The bacteria will still be safe and sound in your filter and gravel as always, as long as you don't use chlorine. The fish are still there, still producing ammonia.

On the bright side, it really doesn't take that long to aerate the water, so just do 25% water changes at a time, giving an hour or two between changes to let the water cycle through the filter a few times. You can ultimately change all of the water in one day, but not all at once. The worst risk really is a case of bacterial bloom, but that will clear up on its own.

You obviously need to feed less, and depending on the size of your tank, some bottom dwellers can do a great job of helping clean up the little bit extra.

Answer 3

No you SHOULDN'T. You should never change 100% of the water, unless it's a complete and total emergency. If there's tons of food left over, you're feeding too much. You might also consider getting a more powerful filter, if your filter isn't powerful enough for the size of your tank.

What you need to do, is get a gravel vacuum. Siphon as much of the food up as possible, and continue to do this over a few days with 25% water changes. This allows the fish to gradually get used to the new water, instead of dumping all new water in at once. Also, you allow benefitial bacteria to remain in the old water.

Answer 4

changing water isn't really the issue here....you are feeding your fish WAY to much....stop doing that first of all.............and if it is just food on the bottom...you should be able to suck most of it up with a syphon without removing more than 25 percent of your water from the tank.....so....forget about "changing the water".......and get the food out

you might, also, try using a net to "catch" some of the food at the bottom....

Answer 5

NO NO NO NO NO NO wait atleast a week or you will kill alll your nitrofieng bacteria and you will be screwed

Answer 6

yes you should