I set up my new cold water tank 3 weeks ago,left it for 2 while it developed and now my fish are in,i was wondering when do i start the 25% water change,i know to do it weekly but do i have to leave it a few more weeks.
2007-08-25 22:11:44 · 10 answers · asked by Dooby 6 in Pets ➔ Fish
you should wait around 8 weeks in total from the date you setup the tank.
Test the water for nitrates because once they start to rise you know its time to start the weekly water changed
2007-08-25 22:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by Pete 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
hi i keep all kinds of fish and i did swich any water till it started to change abit green or just missty then change it dont do this every week this will just upset your fish do it when you think it needs it i have a trop tank and it has 2 good pumps on it so i only change the water 1 or twice a year rember try to leave the tank as you found it its not good to keep changing it round ok move some thing now and then but try not to move every thing round a once hope it all goes well.
2007-08-25 22:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Try grabbing a handful of rocks from an established tank. This will help seed your own tank and the good bacteria from the rocks will breed and grow more fast in your tank. Don't add fish too fast and don't buy fish that are expensive. Expect some to die within the month.
2007-08-25 22:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As soon as you have fish in there, you will need to do waterchanges to control the ammonia spike, if your ammonia is at "0", then you can start doing only once a week 25% partial waterchanges
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-26 07:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You really need to get a test kit you can buy a full kit that tests everything for around 15 pound from your local fish store, the time to do a change really is when your nitrates is getting high
2007-08-25 22:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Adam King 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it will be fine to change 25% of the water GoodLuck
Cheers!
2007-08-26 00:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by SpikeandTusken 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would leave it for about 3 weeks to give it a chance to build up bacteria. ( I assume you are using a filter ) if not do a partial water change every week, but a filter needs to build up bacteria to do its job properly
2007-08-25 22:29:28 · answer #7 · answered by Black Orchid 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would leave it for 3 weeks before starting.
2007-08-25 22:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-26 00:50:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2007-08-25 22:22:28 · answer #10 · answered by AnswersGalore 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋