Regular Member shnookylu Posted December 12, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2003 Hi, all... Just a quick question: I know that water changes are good, but is there ever a situation where a water change is something you shouldn't do? The water in one of my tanks is cloudy, and although I just did a 30% water change on Wednesday, I'm thinking of doing another one--just to clear the water. Is there any way that would be a bad thing? Kristi Lucy, Ricky, Mulan, MuShu, Angel, Fire, and Spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lovely_Goldfish Posted December 12, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2003 doubt it as long as you have gravel and filter media with bacteria. oh also make sure the PH of the new water is similar too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Black oranda Posted December 12, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2003 If it's tap water you should let it sit in a buket over night at least 24 h then you can put the water in the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HappyGoldfish Posted December 12, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2003 Water changes are generally good things. You don't have to let the water sit overnight if you're using a dechlorinator, and unless you buffer your water, the pH is likely the same from tap to tank. Just be sure to match the temp. as best you can. Any idea why your water is cloudy? Are you cycling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Goldylover Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 i don't think water changes are bad just as long you use a dechlorinater and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Hidr Posted December 13, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2003 The only time I can think of that it might hurt is if you are under a boil water advisory. Other then that it is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member lepperchan Posted December 13, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2003 Yea my Fish love new watter, they can't get enough of it, i do it when ever i have time... hope that helps... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member may Posted December 13, 2003 Regular Member Share Posted December 13, 2003 If your tap water pH is different, that's the only time I can think of... my tap water comes out with a pH about 0.8 lower than it is after it sits for about 12 hours (7.4 vs 8.2)... so I have to let it sit out. Only realized this after doing a water change killed a fish because of the sudden change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shnookylu Posted December 15, 2003 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2003 Thanks for the good advice. I did a water change, and the water seems clearer now. I don't know why it was looking so cloudy--it had recently finished cycling, so I had done a 90% water change before adding two fish on Wednesday. I changed about 10% of the water Friday and about 30% today. Everything seems to be fine. On another note, my 30-gallon, which has been running for about 3 months now, is having ammonia problems. I can't seem to knock out the ammonia, no matter how many water changes I do. It's low levels (about .5), but even after daily 30% water changes, it still persists. Any ideas? (For the record, I've done nothing different to the tank recently.) And I never let my water sit out--I just add Amquel+ and NovAqua to each bucket before adding. Kristi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spyhawk Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I just add tap water stright to the tank without waiting 24 hours. I do use a water dechlorinater. One teaspoon for every 5 gallons of freash water. The fish seam ok to me doing it this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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