Supporter FishyMandy Posted November 21, 2012 Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2012 I'm sure we all have routines set in place for water changes...but what do you think the best thing to do if you miss one is? Do one of the same size as soon as possible after? Do a bigger one as soon as possible? Does it depend on how soon you can do it? There have been times when I've been really sick and missed a change, and then when I was better I did a bigger change than usual. But I've never been sure if I've done the right thing. So what do you do? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 When I've missed WCs in the past, when I do it, I do two back to back 80% WCs, effectively doing a 100 change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) If I miss it, I would do 2 of the same size (I usually change out so much there isn't much water left in the tank for them to swim so I couldn't take any more out without them almost swimming sideways) either the same day or a day or two apart, depending on what water test results were. It depends on your stocking level, water params, pH, how many days you're off, etc. Edit: sniped by Alex and I'm not even on my iPad!! Edited November 21, 2012 by fantailfan1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DieselPlower Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 Being a few days late on a water change is no big deal. If it was critical that you did it on your normal day, then it should have actually been done sooner. Know what i mean? Sucking out a bit more water should be good enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 Being a few days late on a water change is no big deal. This is why we emphasized the need for being at stocking or understocked, if you want a lot of leeway in missing water changes. If you are overstocked, your water conditions might not be forgiving. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member DieselPlower Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 Great point. I guess i just assumed the the tank would be stocked appropriately. Thanks for clarifying! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter FishyMandy Posted November 21, 2012 Author Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2012 So it really depends, on your water parameters, stocking level and how far our you are? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 So it really depends, on your water parameters, stocking level and how far our you are? I suppose, but my response has always been that if I am late for a water change, I do one as soon as I am able, and I do back to back changes. This way, I know that my tank is reset to super clean, and that makes me feel good at least 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 It never hurts to do back to back WCs. Better safe than sorry, I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member AnnaMNR Posted November 21, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted November 21, 2012 Being a few days late on a water change is no big deal. If it was critical that you did it on your normal day, then it should have actually been done sooner. Know what i mean? Sucking out a bit more water should be good enough. If it's only a day or two I would do the same size water change, any longer than that and I would start bumping it up a bit for each day that I was tardy. Stocking level has a lot to do with it. I have never been super tardy on a water change though, never more than 3 days cause I usually keep at stocked level or under. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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