Water Changes?

[tunedis95]

Dont want a debate or anything. Just list....I really dont have a routine, I just try to clean my tanks about every other week or every third depending how busy i am.

Type of fish :
Size of tank :
How Often :
% of water changed out :
What you treat it with and how much :
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :
PH :

I just picked up a 135 gallon tank to add to my 55 and 6 gallon........I'm getting as bad as ya...lol

[cichlid1409]

Type of fish : 35 adult Tropheus kachese, 1-7" petro macrognathus, 1-5" petro trewavase, 2 -3" eretmodus cyanostictus, 1-14" L-083 pleco
Size of tank : 125 gallon
How Often : once weekly
% of water changed out : 70-80%
What you treat it with and how much : baking soda (ph), epsom salt (hardness, bloat preventative)1 tbsp each per 10 gallons replaced
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : carbon snake filter
PH : 8.2

i assume were just talking freshwater?

[PhishPhreek]

Sunday - Equipment repair & 100% water change 100 betta bowls
Monday - 35% water change 10 - 10g betta fry tanks & clean sponge filters
Tuesday - 35% water change & feed 3 - 45g daphnia tanks
Wednesday - 35% water change 6 - 20g / 2 - 15g betta grow out tanks and clean HOB filters
Thursday - 35% water change 2 - 40g SA chiclid tanks & clean HOT filters
Friday 35% water change 105g planted comunity tank and clean dual Emperior 400 HOB filters
Saturday 35% water change 40g (livebearers) & 55g (angels) planted comunity tanks and clean Emperior 400 HOB filter (1 each)

I fill a 55g drum with tap water, treat it with amquel & salt, let it age, polish it with a diatom filter & warm up to room temp (82f) and use it for water changes the next day.

[Gene D]

Type of fish :Tropheus Moorii Kambwimba, Malawi Mbuna
Size of tank :90G, 56G
How Often : Every Sunday
% of water changed out :60%
What you treat it with and how much :Seachem Essential Cichlid Salts once a month
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap: Carbon Snake (straight to tank)
PH : 8-9

[imagirlgeek]

Type of fish : 28" Giraffe Catfish, 3 large Datnoids, 4 fronts, 3 large gobies
Size of tank : 240g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 60% - 70% (if I go anymore than that, the giraffe cat tears up the tank)
What you treat it with and how much : ~ 3/4 cup Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : 20" Giraffe Catfish, several large South American cichlids
Size of tank : 210g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : ~75%
What you treat it with and how much : ~ 3/4 cup Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : Lots o'Trophs
Size of tank : 125g, 135g, 135g, 150g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : ~75%
What you treat it with and how much : ~40ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : Cyps, ventralis, shellies, sandsifters
Size of tank : 100g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 60% - 70%
What you treat it with and how much : 30ml - 40ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : 14" Fahaka Puffer
Size of tank : 75g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 20ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : 6" Fahaka Puffer
Size of tank : 75g
How Often : 2x month
% of water changed out : 50 - 60%
What you treat it with and how much : 20ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH : 7.8

Type of fish : A lot of South American Puffers, Planted tank
Size of tank : 50g
How Often : Every 10 days or so
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 15ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : Discus and Angels
Size of tank : 55g
How Often : 2x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 20ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : Simochromis
Size of tank : 40g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : ~15ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : Golden/Avocado Puffer
Size of tank : 29g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 10ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : gobies, badis, celestial pearl danio, peacock gudgeon, Planted
Size of tank : 20g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 10ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : desert gobies
Size of tank : 10g
How Often : 1x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 10ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

Type of fish : Peacock gudgeon fry
Size of tank : 10g
How Often : 2x week
% of water changed out : 50%
What you treat it with and how much : 5ml Stress Coat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from the tap
PH :

[wesleydnunder]

Type of fish : Wild red-spotted green discus
Size of tank :125
How Often :3x a week
% of water changed out :60 to 70
What you treat it with and how much : 15ml Prime and 1 to 10 drops per gallon sodium thiosulfate drops (depends on how much Cl the water co. is adding)
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish : j. transcriptus, n. leleupi, yoyo loaches
Size of tank :55
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :80
What you treat it with and how much :5 ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish :apistogramma baenschi inka 50, green neon tetras
Size of tank :20H
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :50
What you treat it with and how much :2 ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish :cherry shrimp
Size of tank :30Long
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :50
What you treat it with and how much :3 ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish :yellow shrimp
Size of tank :20H
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :50
What you treat it with and how much :2ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish :keyhole cichlids, bloodfin tetras, black neons
Size of tank :36 bowfront
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :70
What you treat it with and how much :4 ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Type of fish :j. dickfeldi
Size of tank :30XH
How Often :weekly
% of water changed out :60
What you treat it with and how much :3ml prime and sodium thiosulfate drops
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? :straight from tap, tempered
PH :7.6

Mark

[myjohnson]

Damn!

Traci and Mark are not playing around!

[FrontosaurusRex]

Type of fish : 8 Cypholitapia Frontoas sp. Mpimbwe
Size of tank : 125g
How Often : Monday, Wednesday, Friday
% of water changed out : at least 50%
What you treat it with and how much : one cap ful of Prime
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from tap, tempered
PH : dont have a clue


Type of fish : Discus
Size of tank : 75g
How Often : Every single day (for now until they are adults)
% of water changed out : 75% at least
What you treat it with and how much : one cap full of Prime
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Straight from tap, tempered
PH : dont have a clue

....I need more tanks.....

[TaTeR ToT]

Type of fish : Various South American Eartheaters
Size of tank : 75g
How Often : weekly
% of water changed out : 80-90%
What you treat it with and how much : 60ml of stresscoat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : straight from the tap
PH : havent ever really checked

Dont want a debate or anything. Just list....I really dont have a routine, I just try to clean my tanks about every other week or every third depending how busy i am.

Type of fish : Assasin snails
Size of tank : 10g
How Often : weekly
% of water changed out : 80-90%
What you treat it with and how much : 10ml of Stresscoat
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : straight from the tap
PH : havent ever really checked

[cichlid1409]

Dont want a debate or anything. Just list....I really dont have a routine, I just try to clean my tanks about every other week or every third depending how busy i am.
I just picked up a 135 gallon tank to add to my 55 and 6 gallon........I'm getting as bad as ya...lol

you forgot to fill yours out , man.

[Darbex]

Seriously Traci is rocking with a crazy list

[imagirlgeek]

What can I say? I love the fish!

[TaTeR ToT]

What can I say? I love the fish!

i think thats an understatement LOL

[Darbex]

Type of fish : Wild discus
Size of tank : 330G
How Often : every 5 days
% of water changed out : 40%
What you treat it with and how much : Prime for good measure
Treat water prior to change or straight from tap (cold water) if thats worthy of a question? : Run it straight from the tap through carbon filter
PH : 7.6

[SteveCGG]

OK girlgeek....gotta ask....how long does all that water changing take you (and guygeek) to do each week? Do you change them all on the same day or have a daily schedule? What is your water bill like?