How To Do a Water Change on a Betta Fish Tank (Episode 6)
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Also... Soothing voice!
I have a quick question:
I'm using live plants and the fluval stratum, but I also have a thin layer of gravel over the stratum. Should I be pushing the siphon down into the gravel slightly or just glide over the top?
Thanks!
30. comment for How To Do a Water Change on a Betta Fish Tank (Episode 6)
I think that's kinda the hardest thing about getting into a hobby like this is that you can read up all you want, but when it comes down to it, you can only truly learn the ins and outs by experiencing things yourself.
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Just watched that part of the video lol thanks for answering a question i had for a while.
1. Put fish in bucket with airstone -- I only do this because my waterpiglets try to eat any gunk that emerges and I don't want them to get sick
2. Remove 50-90% of the water
3. Clean filter and décor, stir up sand (the sand I use doesn't cloud) to remove any anaerobic pockets
4. Fill tank back up enough to cover filter output
5. Run filter for 30sec to get out any gunk, siphon out said gunk
6. Dose tank with conditioners for 100%
7. Re-fill properly
8. Put fish back in
Done. Never had any problems. Once a week I sponge clean the inside of the glass. I do my changes every 2-3 days, because it's a 30gal with two goldfish. There's nothing wrong with taking out a lot of water. The bacteria isn't in the water column and if you have high ammonia it helps.
I also get pretty bad ammonia spikes. I've tried a lot and this is the only method that seems to keep it down to 0-0.25. Just really frequent large water changes.
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