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Junella Hovatter - 7 years ago

I've been raising fish for over 40 yrs before most of you were born an can tell you I have never used water conditioner on a water change an hav not ever had a problem an 1/3 of the water is a proper way an then ajust frequency of changes by size of tank amount of fish an feeding habits more feeding little more often on changes

Junella Hovatter - 7 years ago

Love the old school under gravel filter system in my opinion in combination with live plants is the best way an most cost efficient way to operate your tank can't beat mother nature that parrot fish gets along with the gold fish ay

Jo Martin - 7 years ago

1:35 I Know cause my buddies done that. Lol weirdo.

White Hawk Gaming and Wrestling - 7 years ago

Daaaaang how long have u had that bala shark

Mark Mc - 7 years ago

I too store my water before adding it back to my tanks. I can, so why not? I have to say that that is a lot of detritus being vacced up! I have never seen so much in any of my 2 tanks. I Vacuum clean/water change every two weeks.. Are they Gold Fish? Great tutorial, Good job mate!

Redtooth - 7 years ago

Hello im from sweden!! Can someone tell me how much a gallon is?

Kelly Anderson - 7 years ago

Why do some peopld have so much algea build up in their tanks? I have never had a problem with algea build up, what little i do notice is a white and fuzzy looking i just wipe it off once a week and go on :-)

Kelly Anderson - 7 years ago

Goldfish in my opinion ars horrble fish to keep in tanks, i use to have them and i had to clean my tank out every two days, they are very pretty fish but for me not worth having unless you have a fish pound they are dirty and get to big, your tank ix actually over croweded did yoj ever upgrade ? they have to be huge by now Lol :-):-)

Alex Gowers - 7 years ago

Guy goes overboard with berating others for things that make no difference, then proceeds to show he has a filthy tank and that he cleans between 2-5 weeks apart. Doh!

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Michael Gormley - 7 years ago

Great help, Thank you!

BIGROBBIE BRIGGS - 7 years ago

I LIKED A LOT ITS A GREAT EDGICATIONAL TOO

Crystal Child - 7 years ago

Thank you so much
I've never owned fish and studying before hand.

Hiroshi Kobayashi - 7 years ago

Thanks a lot for beginner like me!

Yunior Delgado - 7 years ago

Love your fish and the video!!

Sidaarth Ramabhotla - 7 years ago

Your fish will not die if you put your conditioner in first and then add tap water solid gold always used this method and her fish are fine

Faelan Redmond - 7 years ago

Sidaarth Ramabhotla were fine XD

Don Pablo - 7 years ago

You haven't changed nearly enough water, especially with how filthy that gravel was.

Sabrina Britcher - 7 years ago

I vacuum my gravel weekly and you should have been definatly doing it weekly with goldfish they are extremely messy fish.

Miss Kim - 7 years ago

Thanks for the great information. Im about to change clean my fish tank and this video has really helped me out. I wish I knew why my fish water keeps evaporating. I have had my cold water 10 gallon goldfish tank for 2 weeks and the water has evaporated down to about 1/2. Any suggestions? just wondering

Aline Greeley - 7 years ago

that's a little overkill I think

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Sergio Artico - 7 years ago

good video (y)

Ana Flores - 7 years ago

my fishes died that's why I'm watching this vídeo how to take Care of a fish tank

Octavian K - 7 years ago

I don't know why, but watching all that dirt get sucked away looks so satisfying.

CHiTO - 7 years ago

I only have a 10gallon fish tank with a goldfish on it about 3 inches long. The water temperature is around 72.5F (room temperature). What other fish could I add to my tank? I know it's small so maybe just 1-2 fishes more. I was thinking of a Pleco fish, which stays small throughout its life of course. Any recommendations?

Ivan Villanueva - 7 years ago

That don't look like a 108 gallon

Erik Anderson - 7 years ago

Hey , what type of shark is that ? Not the skidding one they looks like hammer head , the silver and black tail ?

ルリ - 8 years ago

Is this guy drunk?

Heather Daugherty - 8 years ago

@Per shop I'm not able to read your response to my comment. only 5 words on notifications

Heather Daugherty - 8 years ago

for some reason I'm not seeing your response..

Heather Daugherty - 8 years ago

I'm thinking about starting my 42g tank up cause I have one of the placo's that the pet shops don't warn you about that gets way to big, lol. it's not got the depth of yours but it's got lots of length to it. But anyways if you only done a 25% water change how much of the water out of the bucket did you use to put back in it did it use all that water? I don't know im just very curious cause I'm very worried about Albert and I want him to be happy and have somewhat room to move around cause it's not like having a blue channel cat can't go and stick him in a homemade pond when they get to big.... And I have well water with no filter it's not like city water it has iron in it but it's not so red to where it turns my whites red when I wash them. And to be honest I don't have the money to go and buy 40 some gallon of water so what would I need and what do I need to do to help Albert out? Or if there is someone you could refer me to that would be awesome and I would so much appreciate it. I love and care for him as I do my dogs!

Per Shop - 8 years ago

With well water, you have to think about things like insect larvae, PH, etc. But you must already be having some source of good water for the pleco at the moment, right? (unless you mean that you are currently buying his water by the gallon for his smaller tank)

If you can neutralize those factors to be favorable to your pleco, it's OK to use. If not, you should use tap water that at least has been cleaned for human consumption if you have access to it.

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Carlos Garcia - 8 years ago

thank you for ur help I just got a 75 gallon tank and I had no clue on how to clean it the right way don't want to kill my fish well I only have 2 big one and also a turtle Mexican musk don't grow more than 3 inch and I been having them for 4 years in a smaller thank now I upgrade and had a bit trouble on how to change the water I had a 20 gallon tank now is a big difference thank you ur vid help me :)

Jason Grove - 8 years ago

Canadian. Lol.

Customer - 7 years ago

Jason Grove haha

John Lee - 8 years ago

Thanks for the video

Sythical - 8 years ago

That actually looks really satisfying :D Also thanks for the tutorial '

JetRoar Videos - 8 years ago

Coffee Love trust me, when you do it for yourself after a few months it just gets a little annoying.

westley lacoursiere - 8 years ago

what kind of plants? nice tank :)

Noah Frawley - 8 years ago

why is there parrot fish with goldfish they have very different water peramiters

Forever After - 8 years ago

Your Awesome. Thank you for information.

viviana camacho - 8 years ago

how u do to keep gold fish in with cichlids?

Justo Canuel - 8 years ago

OH NO!!!! I ONLY HAVE 45%LEFT OF WATER PLS HELP ME I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!

Justo Canuel - 8 years ago

AND IT WAS WITH A CUP!!

Narwhal Aj - 8 years ago

If I had one betta fish how much would I have to clean my tank

ChuckywaR - 8 years ago

you were on your face there for a moment. Gravity defying. Thank for the video though

Kaelee McCoy - 8 years ago

Can I do partial water changes in a 2.5 gallon betta tank with a cup

Kaelee McCoy - 8 years ago

+Salem Ross ok thank you

Salem Ross - 8 years ago

Yeah, but I'd recommend getting a mini siphon. Just taking cups of water directly out of the tank won't do much. You won't get to clean all the waste from the substrate, which is the main thing you want to clean out. You can possibly get a turkey baster to suck out some of the dirty water and waste but a siphon is just so much easier.

Emily A - 8 years ago

I was told to do 50% water changes once a week :(
ill stick to less i guess. Also, under my filter i have food and pebbled in there, i took off the filter and tried getting the waste out, but it just ended up in the tank. I guess when it settles ill syphon it out.

Renee Thomas - 8 years ago

so should I remove my heater before I clean the tank?? kind of worried about the electrical things that could happen

Salem Ross - 8 years ago

Yes!

BikersWithGoPros - 8 years ago

Awful mix of fish, you can do more than 25% water changes it all depends on the size of tank, how much you're feeding and what fish and how many of them there are. With average stocking of any tank unless massively under stocked weekly or fort nightly water changes are recommended, if you're leaving it longer than that then you're leaving More time for bad chemicals to build up, replenishing water each week or two you are giving the fish back what they've used up, magnesium for example is used for digestion. Sharks are shoaling group fish and should be kept in reasonable size groups not on there own as it seems like you have just one, by the looks of it you have a black pangasius cat fish looking about a foot long these grow to 4 feet so you will need a bigger aquarium as for those goldfish too, single tailed goldfish can grow to over a 1 foot in size.

Patricia Falk - 8 years ago

I always change about 80 percent of my tank water in my 140 gallon tank. I have done this for over 20 years and never have a problem as long as you use correct amounts of de-chlor to make sure you get all the chlorine out of the water. I change the water about every week and a half.
I have 5 Bala Sharks and 4 Blood Parrot cichlids. Fish need fresh water to grow and keep,good color. I never use any chemicals and feed my fish twice daily a varied diet. I filter the tank with a Aquatop500 . I clean it every 3 weeks. Thanks ...nice tank.

Emily Rose - 8 years ago

You change out and prepare 112 gallons of water every week and a half? Wow.

silvia ventura - 8 years ago

I thought sharks eat gold fish but they don't?

Matthew Hillman - 8 years ago

Thank you for the tips!

myone raynbird - 8 years ago

just a question.. you have tropical.. and cold water fish? parrots and gold fish... obviously it works for you.

Jay Son - 8 years ago

Wow very helpful vid... gonna get me one of those hoses

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Adriana Bonita - 8 years ago

Great tip about give the softed water get some rest before put it in the tank .. Really great. Thank you .

Liam Stanley - 8 years ago

you can do more than 25% water changes without killing your fish. As long as you match temperature and PH you can do up to an 80% water change without shocking your fish too much.

James Wallace - 8 years ago

Bruce thanks for the information . Jim In the UK

Mgtow Monk Templar Meng John Lee - 8 years ago

o_O a couple days of waiting, just a few minutes is fine. lol if ur a pro water changer, you should nvr change more than 20% water level. So you don't risk messing up the heater. and filter.

Noland Dean - 8 years ago

How does parrot fishes live with gold fish?

cameron melde - 8 years ago

You didn't turn your heater off

Dan Ellis - 8 years ago

108 gallon dont you mean 55 thanks for the laugh omg i needed it

Dan Ellis - 8 years ago

dude you are giving bad advice i do 100% twice a week i hate you tube and your stock choices please delete this video sell your tank

Jack son - 8 years ago

I do 25% changes one day a week, and then 100% changes at the end of the week and my fish did not die, as a matter of fact I've had them for about 4 years now. We've had fish Since I was 9.

Jack son - 8 years ago

+henry c 15 gallon

henry c - 8 years ago

What size fish tank do you have? I would clean your fish tank filter 3 days before you do a 100% water change so you keep your bacteria, otherwise you will get bacteria bloom

Kim Tov - 8 years ago

Why is your tank sooooo small mine is 5 times bigger well my uncles

Jimbo Jack - 8 years ago

do i do a water change every week or every other week

BikersWithGoPros - 8 years ago

Depends on size of tank, what fish, and how much you're feeding but weekly changes are so much more ideal than every 2 weeks!

henry c - 8 years ago

+Vanessa Flores if you have good filteration why would you need to change it every week?

Vanessa Flores - 8 years ago

Every week.

henry c - 8 years ago

Depends on how much your Changing, I have a 100l fish tank and do a 25-30% water change every 2-3 weeks

TymodaTV - 8 years ago

Great advice. Especially about the heater. Thanks man! I subscribed!

arun surya - 8 years ago

is it compulsary that we must leave the treated water overnight?

BikersWithGoPros - 8 years ago

If the water is treated you don't need to leave it overnight, leaving water overnight untreated can only get rid of chlorine, chloramine ( I mix of ammonia and chlorine) need a chemical to bind these and remove these from the water otherwise these are dangerous to fish and beneficial bacteria in your aquarium, also you need to rid of heavy metals which are also harmful when added to the aquarium

henry c - 8 years ago

No you can just remove the water and new water and then treat it, this guys just being cautious

Jack son - 8 years ago

no, it's compulsory*

David Fish - 8 years ago

Your shark needs a friend; they are much less skittish in pairs or more.

Bishal Karki - 8 years ago

great video

Chris Thomas - 8 years ago

Wow how often do you clean.. looks like 6 months worth of crap in your gravel.. This is why I like sand you can see all the crap without having to dig

Spaztastic91 - 8 years ago

+Chris Thomas Goldfish make a mess and that is almost typical 2 weeks worth of mess from goldies and the other fish.

Angelo Depiano - 8 years ago

+Chris Thomas

and if i heard correctely he has an under gravel filter somethings wrong there

WolfFangPlays /Wolfie - 9 years ago

I take out my fish and clean it 95% each week and I didn't lost any of my fish since july :D

henry c - 8 years ago

95%? Is to much, this guys an idiot by saying no more than 25%, you can do up to 75%, any more than that and your losing valuable bacteria, I do 25-30% every 2-3 weeks

Papilu Aceves Avila - 9 years ago

finally a video with the proper technique!! congratulations!!

Ayanna Isaacs - 9 years ago

Interesting video. Recently, there was a tank clean, i.e fish were taken out and placed in a tub with the old water, everything else in the tank was taken out, the tank was cleaned with soap and water, it was then left to dry, then tap water was added to the tank. The new tank water was treated with Nutrafin, and the water was left to stand for 2-3 days before the fishes were added back to the tank with the new water. While in the tub one of the fishes died. Then one week after that while in the tank with the new water another died. Since the big gold fish was acting strange he was taken out of the tank with the new water and placed in a tub with purified bottled water overnight. He recovered. While he was in the tub another portion of the Nutrafin was added to the water in the tank. Since he did well and recovered he was added back to the tank.

Any suggestions as to what may be happening?

ISABELLA CAPPUCCIO - 8 years ago

You shouldn't wash the tank with soap and also each fish needs one gallon of water so if you put them in a tub make sure the tub is the right size.

Gustavo Colon - 9 years ago

dude your baby is crying

Anthony Cardiente - 9 years ago

Did you use electricity for the pump?
Or it was just automatically suctioning the dirts and waste? haha.. I'm beginner and I don't think I could do that on my first try.. haha hope so

Paul Brown - 9 years ago

actually a great video, its clear from the comments from others that more education is needed by some before they own fish

Brynjar Konradsson - 9 years ago

with all those big fish you really should use a canister... youre spending alot of time on that crap :D

Shauntae Gooch - 9 years ago

I love your tank set up. But i did see something that i feel i should point out so others dont think its always ok. He has 2 different kinds of goldfish and it doesnt look like his fish are bothered by this but when you have double tailed goldfish and then just the single tailed ones in the same tank its not such a good idea because the single tailed ones are usually faster swimers so they get to the food faster just a suggestion to not have both kinds. Great video though!!

Cliff Works - 9 years ago

interesting room I see you collect exotic items and take good care of them, how about a video of all those things?

IAmShawaizAslam - 9 years ago

do you live in US

ctll626 - 9 years ago

I dont think you should have all different types of fish in there like that

Bangtan Sonyondamnson - 8 years ago

+Ry1ee
What?-.-

Rylee s. - 8 years ago

Oh my^

Bangtan Sonyondamnson - 8 years ago

+Jr Maldonado Dude it's true.If you have different types of fish,some will be quicker and will race for food and one of them won't get much.

henry c - 8 years ago

+Jr Maldonado calm down knob

Jr Maldonado - 8 years ago

shut up

Penny Clevenger - 9 years ago

I have a question. Can you tell me the names of all the types of fish you have in your tank? I'm really interested in the parrot fish you have and wonder what would be good tank mates.

Lynkevmusic - 9 years ago

thank you

PIRANHA ADDICTED - 9 years ago

I do it that way too drain tank to above half then add prime then fill my piranhas love it..although il aggree one should store and age water before adding some dont have the space to do that..i do have the space just in a rush some times..

Gymnastics Girl - 9 years ago

Under gravel filters cause problems and this is an overboard video u do not need to let ur water sit for a day after u add conditioner, dechlor or what ever u prefer it eliminates the chlorine and chloramine instantly change 10 percent every week and ur fish will love you

callasexperience - 9 years ago

hi bruce your draining tool must impress the girls!

stacyashlee - 9 years ago

Jesus this is so much work ... Where did u get the hose

Juneid Sk - 9 years ago

How do you clean the sand ?
Please tell me

Jadean Penn - 9 years ago

What if you dont have a pump

Dan Nugent - 9 years ago

This is overkill i never use conditioner abd iv had my fish for 8 yrs . Tap water all the way!!! I guess they must be used to the chlorine

Napa Cook - 9 years ago

Excellent

Erica Cruz - 9 years ago

Thank u very helpful

flo green - 9 years ago

Everyone always says not to mix goldfish with others, but he does it and his fish look fine!

Elisha Lishy - 9 years ago

AWESOME! I'M GONNA TRY! I have 10 gallon fish tank ( 1 betta fish) 2 gold mystery snails, and what do you mean by 25% I saw it on my packaging it said change 10% or 25%

Aquarium Master - 9 years ago

Nice video, just subscribed :) I like the way you do water changes, but i uploaded a video on my channel on how i do water changes where I use a siphon to remove the water and a motorhead to pump back the water, so I don´t have any actual work doing it! Check it out if you want ;D

pt_escort - 9 years ago

This guy sees through my soul

David Papa - 9 years ago

he reminds me of Henry Phillips

sonam basar - 9 years ago

I didn't know you can keep parrots and goldfish together.

Valerie Ng - 9 years ago

i definitely like this video way better than others. its very precise. Thanks for sharing!

Cord James - 9 years ago

hey what was that decoration on the right side of your tank?
looked like an arch with seaweed or grass growing off of it?
totally want one for my tank looks great.

Alfredo Carrozzo - 9 years ago

cuantos años esperaste para que se pepongan asi de grandes los pezes

Taneka & Fred - 9 years ago

I have a vacuum for water changes as well but for some reason, yours seem so much more powerful. Also, i have a tank with gouramis and wanted to know if a Bala Shark would be compatible.

Cypher Hendricks - 9 years ago

Nice video your tank looks really nice

cyclone8200 - 9 years ago

at the end when you pumped water from your bucket into the tank, what kind of pump did you use? I am interested in buying one any recommendations?

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Jason - 9 years ago

Thank you for the informative video. I am new to fish keeping and looking for how-to's before i attempt these things by myself for the first time. I enjoyed your video and your presentation. Well done.

TheDcgj45 - 9 years ago

50% water changes every week. My fish go crazy. They stress and don't eat for a few days. I change 30% every other week. And my tank is fine. 38 bow front with Africans.

Rick Sicker - 10 years ago

I have a 90 gallon fresh water tank.. it looks like you should have gone to 60 % water change,,I vacuum 30 % half the tank then fill it up with fresh water and after 24 hrs repeat the 30%... on the other half of the tank...Every 3 weeks...My African Cichlids are healthy and my water samples are always dead on

zindi1138 - 10 years ago

when i use the siphon .. i pump it up and down in the water..it feeds itself..into a bucket cause its heavy enough..let a new water bucket sit for 24 hours with conditioner added.ok. dump the dirty bucket into a toilet
bucket for bucket..i remove the ornaments and cover the entirety of the gravel with the siphon ..do that 2 times its pretty clean. ya just move the siphon up and down in the water vigorously..it eventually pumps the water full blast

Erick G - 10 years ago

This Australian (or Canadian?) guy has an almost similar video and his version includes wiping the inside of the tank with a sponge or something like that to remove algae before the ~25% water siphoning process began. Why is this step omitted in your demonstration?

upurnose46 - 10 years ago

Thanks for the tips Ray Liotta

Cat on a wall - 10 years ago

Thanks for your video which I found informative and quite funny as well. I use a plastic siphon pipe with a simple compressible hand pump which saves me sucking on the pipe.

dalton bosquez - 10 years ago

im just getting in to aquariums and this helps man thanks

briandcare1 - 10 years ago

I do the same exact thing. Fortunately I don't need to suck on the long hose though. Not sure but the vacume you use is the same as mine and you may be able to just use the momentum from priming it to get it flowing.

Evaed deavE - 10 years ago

good video ty !

Dr Rama Srivastava - 10 years ago

Nice demonstration

Hubs88 - 10 years ago

I went through this routine for years and one day I decided that it was too much work. Not wanting to leave the hobby the thing to do was go bare bottom and I'm very glad I did. After removing the gravel and UGF I put a canister and HOB filters on the 50 gallon goldfish tank. I do large water changes at least once a month and clean the filters when they start slowing down. For the water changes the old water is syphoned into the bathtub and the new water comes straight from the tap. A capful of Prime goes into the tank and I wipe down the glass and in less than 45 minutes I'm done. I like the low maintenance it needs. I think it's the coolest tank I've ever put together. The fish are doing great and overall I enjoy the tank more. Watch my goldfish videos to see what I'm talking about.

Fish Ed - 10 years ago

Haha! The heater thing happened to me before, it burst and electrocuted me(not my fishes, phew)

neoian94 - 10 years ago

not to be a stickler but why do you have goldfish in a tank that requires heating?

neoian94 - 10 years ago

Dont test it actually. Heres the thing. Goldfish might survive in that environment for quite some time but over all it not good for them, they need colder water to induce more oxygen into their bodies. The life span will be reduced greatly and the fish will be more susceptible to disease. Cold water keeps them healthy and happy. Plain and simple. You can also take a tropical fish and put it in up state ny river system or lake and the fish will survive, but not for very long. The fish would be greatly inhibited in its growth and lifespan, same goes for goldfish. Thats a nice theory though

eurasianchica - 10 years ago

Actually, goldfish in the wild have become invasive in Southeast Asia, the Amazon River, and a whole bunch of other places where they swim side-by-side with tropical fish :) They are actually out-competing native fish.

neoian94 - 10 years ago

Goldfish are cold water fish, they cannot breath in higher temps.

eurasianchica - 10 years ago

Maybe he likes goldfish? It won't hurt them anyway. They don't need cool or warm water, as long as the temperature doesn't change too quick.

RedPandaOfficialYoutubeChannel - 10 years ago

im geting a 30 gallion fish tank with gold fish could you give me some tips on how to keep it clean and what i can and cannot have in the tank or what fish would be best to put in a 30 gallion

cool things 1120 - 10 years ago

What is the pump
Thing called

pastel aura - 9 years ago

+Bruce Causier I have a question I have a guppy tank and I have to change the water once a week but I don't have a pump thingy like your using can I change the water by hand any way?

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

A small pond pump.

UltraSeRoXaT - 10 years ago

i think that plant at the right side is just wasting space.

Hannelien Swart - 10 years ago

Hi. I have a 13L tank with two fantail goldfish. I have a filter but it doesn't really filter. When the water is really filthy and the color of the water has started to change in like 5 days I clean the filter but there's nothing in it to clean. Now I throw all the water out to clean the gravel and fill it up with new clean filtered water. I then add a bit of the old water where I kept my fish while I was cleaning the tank. Am I endangering my fish? Should I rather get a gravel cleaner, though I don't know if our pet shops even have them. I don't check the water for nitrates or anything like that because the people here says there's no need to do it. What should I do? How long can my fish survive like this until I can afford all the other needs?

I have had them for about two weeks now.

Ziaul Haq Mirdha - 10 years ago

Thank you buddy. It was a great help.

darryl olson - 10 years ago

Your awesome dude! Thanks for the tip

Ding Chavez - 10 years ago

I heard the best water to use in fish tanks is store bought spring water.... Im not an expert but this is what i initially used. right now im about to condition some filtered tap water that was ran through a Pur filter. Im wondering what the effects are going to be ..hopefully nothing in the filter will harm my Cichlid. Only doing 25% change. Il let you know on how it goes...Down here in FL prescription drugs have been found in our tap water sources so its always best to filter it.

Morse Code - 10 years ago

I could literally see your tank becoming cleaner. That was a lot waste coming out of the gravel! But yea, siphoning the water outside of your house like you did is the way to go. MUCH easier than carrying five gallon buckets all over the place.

Shy Vavavoom x. - 10 years ago

nice video very informative! but i have question in regards to heater if i can use a 50 watt heater instead of 100 watt heater (tetra brand) for my 20 gallon tank.

i live in California when it's hot it gets really hot and when it's cold it gets quite cold, And right it's summer without AC on water temp reached 90 F but it was gradually so the fish dont get "shock"

for now i have 5 endler livebearers
planning to have 6 neon tetras
3 fancy guppies 1 kuhli loach 1 african dwarf frog. thanks :)

Hoshi 0622 - 9 years ago

Gold fish doesn't need heater. They 20 to 30 gallon per fish.

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

50 watts should be fine.

Yukon Blu - 10 years ago

Everything kills your fish lol

Robi Dawn - 10 years ago

heaters ok in as long as you place it a little lower

chritters1 - 10 years ago

Hey Bruce Your Bala Shark looks pretty big and healthy, What size is he roughly??

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

Not sure but I have seen one about 14 inches.

chritters1 - 10 years ago

How big do they actually get??

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

About 7.5 inches.

xxxmirekxxx1 - 10 years ago

A great job ! You rock , man !

Xin Zheng - 10 years ago

Hi, what kind of pump did you use to pump the water back in the tank?

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

Just a little pond pump.

Farhan Khan - 10 years ago

do you use undergravel filter ?? if so how to clean it??

Farhan Khan - 10 years ago

Thanx :)

Bruce Causier - 10 years ago

Yes I have a under gravel filter. I use the siphon hose with the bigger end to clean the gravel. You can pick it up at a pet fish store.

chrysabra - 10 years ago

wow thats very nice man!!!! i am beginner in the world of aquariums and fishes , i bought some goldfish and i had them in 15 liter tank.....i didnt knew that was too small. so afterward i found a 60 liter plastic tank , it is a cold water tank with gold fishes , i use gravel and fake plants know just for decoration. i realy like that thing that u use to suck the tank bottem clean how do u call such a thing looks like a vacuum cleaner?

chrysabra - 10 years ago

+Jorden Cooper thank you very much sir for the information i made one myself with hose and small botlle !!

Jorden Cooper - 10 years ago

Its an aquarium siphon.

Caleb Niederhofer - 10 years ago

You actually want to use the same water out of the tank to put the fish in a bucket your actually doing it wrong you want to use the same water it's also the same temperature and won't shock the fish

patrick jullian - 10 years ago

when was the last time you cleaned your gravel

muhafra911 - 10 years ago

Perfect way man, i do it the exact sane way, checkout my custom 75 gal tank

jemworld - 10 years ago

Why do people not get that holding the camera vertical does not work well for videos you plan to upload....

Joseph Jack - 10 years ago

How did you make sure that the new water was the same temperature as the regular tank water?

Joseph Jack - 10 years ago

well, i obviously knew u can use a thermometer (i should have phrased that differently) thanks for the other insight though.

julittok - 10 years ago

You can use a thermometer, and if that's not available there's another thing called thermodynamics and the heat transfer principle which ensures you that every object and matter within a same room will reach the same temperature this is what entropy does to things. In a nutshell if you put a glass full of hot water next to a glass with cold water both glasses will reach the exact same temperature over time.

Jan Geirnaert - 10 years ago

how do you clean the undergravel?

Targo Tooming - 10 years ago

Thanx man that was helpful (y)

dimondrw - 11 years ago

My sister got a Betta fish for her birthday. I bought her a 2.5 gallon tank for it and wants to know how long we should wait to do a water change and how much different would it be since she only has a 2.5 gallon and you have a 108 gallon

Karolina S - 10 years ago

For a betta fish, about a 25-50 percent water change once a week should be sufficient. If it doesn't have a filter you should change the water at least every 3 days though.

Santos Lee - 11 years ago

Good video. :) Two things I do somewhat differently are the water change frequency and the amount (there is of course lots of debate on these topics so just sharing what works for me). Re: frequency, I do once a week (would depend on the bioload, but looking at how much stuff you're sucking up from the gravel, it may be all right to increase frequency?). Re: amount, I agree that too much may not be good, but changing large amounts is fine/even recommendable IF the water has been aged (conditioned with dechlorinator, "agitated", etc.) and heated to the same temperature as the aquarium water (discus fish keepers routinely change 50-90% of the water weekly). Btw, really like your setup and fish. Thanks for sharing. :)

Candace Corns - 11 years ago

thank you so much this has helped out so much and you explianed everything very well again thank you :)

Niaz Chaudhry - 11 years ago

Good work,really helpful for starters. Thanks

johnthurlby57 - 11 years ago

reason y ur little fish are getting eaton cause parriat fish love to eat small fish look it up

Dam thats Right - 11 years ago

how big is your dick ?

Samantha Garcia - 11 years ago

Hi, whenever I clean my tank, I take the fish out, I get rid of all the water, clean the rocks, artificial plants, filter, the actual tank, everything. When I'm done with that, I put tap water in with the pH decrease and bacteria supplement and let the water sit with the filter running for about an hour. It works, but it takes forever. Is there any other way to get everything clean?

Callum Mooney - 11 years ago

I have been doing 100% water change with my fish for the past year and they are fine.

Callum Mooney - 11 years ago

I have

mcswagtart - 11 years ago

lid can be off preferably in a area where furry pets arn't if you have them lol and put the conditioner in when you fill the bucket with water plus have your water in the bucket plus id also have an air stone or somthing to give the water some movement and you dont have to wait three days i wait a full 24hours and then put it in hope this helps : )

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Yes, do partial water changes.

JasonL - 11 years ago

Hi, nice video, but i want to ask you. i have a 60 gallon tank with just gold fish. i change usually don't change the water until the glass gets dirty, but i do change the water i change the whole tank, most of the time the fish are ok, but sometimes the fish dies. so is it bad to change the water on a whole tank?

JaleelJohanson62 - 11 years ago

Not true.... when you drink it the water has been added to shit...

MegaEvemarie - 11 years ago

My brother had a tank growing up and we used to put all the fish in a bucket and drain the tank and scrub everything and then put it all back. None of the fish ever died but it took ages and was a lot of work.

kashi tey - 11 years ago

my tap water doesn't have any chlorine in it and its also drinkable so i don't add shit to it.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

LOL. I shake mine too but you get better at it with more experience. Try not to get to much gravel in the tube, this is when it will plug.

Chester Bullock - 11 years ago

I emptied my whole tank and killed my 4 of my 3 year old, 3 to four inch standard goldfish. I know now.

Jais George - 11 years ago

Very good video .. finally someone posted the right way to do this with all the necessary warnings.. Great work Bro!

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

The clean water would have to be sitting higher than your fish tank to siphon water back in. Best to use a pump.

Maarten488 - 11 years ago

Thank you for your answer, but how many volts,bar, liter per minute will do the trick? Will a 12v 0,5bar caravan pomp for 10 bucks work?

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

I use a pump called little giant pump. It is a submersible pump. Pump you would have in a small pond.

Maarten488 - 11 years ago

@Bruce Causier Hi, what kind of pump do you use to put the clean water into the tank?

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

LOL.

scottie don't - 11 years ago

So this is how Ray Liotta spends his downtime.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

They are not harmful to your fish. I bought a Loach (fish) to take care of my snail problem. Loaches love to eat snails.

Num1MangaFreak - 11 years ago

Hi, Bruce so I am getting some snail things on the glass of my fish tank and they reproduce very fast, I find myself getting rid of them every 2-3 days, is their anyway to get rid of them permanently and are they harming my fish?

podenco2 - 11 years ago

thanks, your fish food might be stored to warm on the hood - which could lead to loss of vitamins.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

There is ammonia in your tap water? Don't drink it.

ttttrigg3r - 11 years ago

Question about treating water. I have a 10G tank and don't know much about treating water. I've learned so far that it needs to be chlorinated and free of ammonia. My tap water is .25 ppm Ammonia. What would you suggest I do? Is there a product I can buy to treat it before changing water, or do I leave it out like you say. Thanks in advance.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

No problems with the fish but the goldfish went out to the pond in the summer time.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Thanks

Christopher Hale - 11 years ago

Great vid....love all the greens..

Kailey's Pet Care - 11 years ago

I have been doing 90% water changes on my fancy goldfish tanks every 5 days, I've been doing this for years and it didn't effect my fish at all. I think it made them much healthier and they grew quite a bit (they grew 2 inches every month) Goldfish are VERY dirty fish and require large water changes and shouldn't be put with tropical fish. Nice tank though

Randy's Video Creations - 11 years ago

Neat video

Daniel Kaleidoscope - 11 years ago

Goldfish can survive in tropical aquaia, although their metabolism is very much accelerated, and thus they do not live as long. It is debatable whether or not the heightened temperature is stressful for the fish, as their wild ancestors do experience a summer season, so one could gather that if the oxygen is plentiful enough (warmer water can carry less dissolved o2), and they are not getting sick, goldfish are okay to tolerate warm water for a time. However possibly not year round.

Daniel Kaleidoscope - 11 years ago

This question is sorely misguided. Partial water changes are always necessary in aquariums to keep the fish healthy. Granted, I have seen people not change the water on their aquariums and say "The fish do fine". But not dying immediatley does not mean they are healthy. There is nothing naturally in an aquarium to remove the excess nitrate, so if you are not changing water on your tanks, and your tanks are not heavily planted with very few fish, you are slowly poisoning your pets with excess NO3

Daniel Kaleidoscope - 11 years ago

I am surprised to see that you have both blood parrot cichlids and goldfish in your aquarium. Have you ever had any problems with this? I have seen my parrots eat small goldfish

Maher Ali - 11 years ago

nice tank

Jessica Espinoza - 11 years ago

Very helpful tks!

Ciaran Flood - 11 years ago

Thats a fierce good tank Bruce. Good man.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

I use a pump called little giant pump.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

I had a little pond pump in the bucket connected to the tube.

80sbreaker - 11 years ago

thanks for sharing i have gold fish and i am new to fish had it 2 weeks now i did one water change i do about 40% everything seems fine so far thanks for the pointers

RustyShakalford - 11 years ago

Why would you want to change your water? Unless your having problems. If your having problems why would we listen to your advice?

iamdeeneral - 11 years ago

Omg, you have/had a Oranda goldfish on your tank? And you said it's around 78 degrees? I have a Ryukin baby gold fish and want to switch to a tropical tank. Is that possible and safe for my baby ryukin? :)

musicman3005 - 11 years ago

hmmm that seem sloww i mean wouldnt it make more sence to catch each fish n put em in a seperate tank n get a wet dry vac n put aa screen at the end of the hose to keep the gravle from geting on the vac n sucking the water out n then wiping down the fish tank n then refilling the tank with clean water n then put the fist back in the tank just asking

ELECTRIC TECH - 11 years ago

Well you are exposing your fish and bacteria to chlorine. Its obvious your conditioner is mixing fast enough to prevent damage to the fish. But often it does kill the bacteria and can throw off your nitrogen cycle. I would suggest premixing if you ever get fish that are more sensitive to water conditions.

accrocpinball - 11 years ago

Thanks for that clear video, keep up the good care of your tank and fish. Regards from France

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Piranhas are a hardy fish. I think you can go longer between water changes. I had piranhas when I was about 15 years old and they will eat each other if they get hungry. I would cut up small strips of raw chicken and freeze them. I pull the chicken out when I needed it and defrost it in warm water. Then just drop it in the tank.

worthlessburger7 - 11 years ago

Hi, Bruce. I'm getting a piranha today & have really been studying the needs for a piranha fish tank & was wondering that since they're omnivores & I'll only have two, if I can or should wait a bit longer between water changes? Thanks!

Joe Kuku - 11 years ago

leave the gravel alone if you have live plants . just have a good large canister filter and 20% water changes per month ,all will be fine.

Mark Higdon - 11 years ago

Very helpful. Thanks. I hope it's in time to save my fish.

SasuNaru and other junk Dogs anime animal crossing - 11 years ago

I have a question how do you clean poop in a small tank

COMET GOLD CHANNEL - 11 years ago

Nice Video Always keep 10-20% water before cleaning and rest of water added with anti fungal and anti chlorin and minerals for healthy life of fish watch more variety videos in youtube.com slash southnetservice

Rob Morley - 11 years ago

Good video, but I have to disagree with you on the amount of water that you take out. It may be more practical to only take out about 20% of a big tank like yours, but you can go MUCH lower with a smaller tank. In fact, you could/ should with yours as well, but it would require a lot more effort and knowledge of water balance. Just because a buddy messed something up, doesn't create a rule of thumb. Good video though.

TheEdisse - 11 years ago

Good video thank you

aweapiz - 11 years ago

Mak

razvanvirna131454 - 11 years ago

I take out the water add conditioner (jbl biotopol) and add tap water directly in the tank. I do this for 3 years now and not 1 dead fish. So...

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Its up to you. If you do, I would pull the ship out and I would scrub it with a brush and water.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

You don't need to remove your fish to do a water change with a syphon.

Ay H. - 11 years ago

that tank is way too small for the shark !

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Thanks. I will when I have some time.

Sharlene John - 11 years ago

hi bruce i would like to sit and stare into your fishtank all day its so pretty and relaxing. can you just upload an hour long hd video of your tank? sharlene

aquariuman oscar - 11 years ago

What is the big black fish?

MrNaturedude - 11 years ago

Chek out my cleaning crew in my live planted fish tank! it has shrimps etc.. really helps with the algea

Uddhav Kunwar - 11 years ago

Thnx a lot : )

Justin Pitlik - 11 years ago

That shark is awesome.

Thunder Tamer - 11 years ago

You know what's weird I tatoly a nooby at this before I started watching how to clean my fish tank. Before I watch this video I use to clan the whole every month and I use to have about 60 fish gest what it drop down to 4. Yeah I know I'm so stupid and I don't even have any water clearins. Im probly Hannah get more fish tomorrow and get the water doing too so wish me luck with my new fish

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

There are different fungus. Take a picture or video of your fish. post it on youtube and ask for help. You can also take a picture of the fish and a water sample into a good pet store for some help. You should try to first quarantine the fish so it does not spread to other fish.

Sureshsree Sreeraj - 11 years ago

HOW CAN I TREAT FUNGUS IN MY AQUARIUM HELP ME PLEASE

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

There are some that go on to the faucet. When you turn on the faucet it starts the sucking action at the other end.

Gabe Jensen - 11 years ago

thanks, my siphon is weird its realy long but if u suck usally nothing comes out. the end of it looks like its supposed to go on a faucet. any suggestons or help?

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Regular water changes will keep the ammonia levels down and don't over feed your fish. I would also get a ammonia nitrate tester for your tank.

Jaymie H - 11 years ago

I just got a green spotted puffer and REALLY want to make sure I don't kill it. A lot of people are saying that you need all sorts of chemicals to get rid of ammonia and such from the water. So if I do weekly cleanings will I not need all of those chemicals to get rid of it? I came across your video on google and it said underneath that if I do the water changes and getting waste out of the bottom that that will take care of that? I don't want to dump unneeded chemicals into his tank.

Brook Marteen - 11 years ago

thanks a lot.please tell me where I find this long bottle ? from which shop ? please please please tell me !!!

Brook Marteen - 11 years ago

thanks a lot.please tell me where I find this long bottle ? from which shop ? please please please tell me !!!

paraplegicgiraffe - 11 years ago

What kinds of plants do you have

jason lubliner - 11 years ago

thank you !!!!!

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Just a little pump you would use for a pond.

jason lubliner - 11 years ago

what kind of pump do you use to put the water in your tank?

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

I am no expert on turtles but most turtles like to eat fish

Sergio Gomez - 11 years ago

thanks i got another question can turtles and fishes live together i have molly and guppy fishes

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

My shark leaves the other fish alone. It is always a good idea to do small water changes.

Sergio Gomez - 11 years ago

do all type of fishes need a small change of water? because i only have small fishes like the ones you have in your tank the tiny ones i have 12 of those in a 30 gallon fish tank do they need 25% of the water removed or the all of it? by the way i like the shark you have he doesnt eat your smaller fish?

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

I don't think so.

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Two 4ft fluorescent lights.

violinman - 11 years ago

What type of light are you using?

lastofthewildes - 11 years ago

Great information here, Bruce. I think it's really important to let water sit out overnight so nitrogen can bubble out as well. A question: do you think siphoning the gravel would be easier if there was a thinner layer, especially since you have the under-gravel filtration system? I've read many opinions on gravel use, and I myself only use a thin layer less than a 1/2 inch. It looks like you have a great gravel bed, but I'm curious why you chose to maintain that depth of substrate.

Kevin Estefan - 11 years ago

Awesome video (: can yountell me the names of all the fish in that tank please?

avefenixyou - 11 years ago

great educational video. thanks

Bruce Causier - 11 years ago

Yes

Hunky Dorey - 11 years ago

its great that you uploaded this video, so many videos that give out dangerous information, fish are very delicate, the slightest change in temperature and Ph is deadly, and the fact that you showed how to clean the gravel and not just remove the water, the nitrate and nitrite is really harmful, and explaining how to treat the water and let it sit for a day or two to reach room temperature is very important, and by the way, your silver sharks are awesome, are they still alive?

Mohak Vaishnav - 11 years ago

Plz tell me the names of all fish present in tank_....

Carlos H - 12 years ago

Thanx for the Video now I understand why all these years my fishes don't live ... I was doing everything wrong and after seen your video now I know theres hope and I cant wait to try this and buy more gold fish :D thank you!

Carlos H - 12 years ago

Orsós Hozéármándó - 12 years ago

Isn't he Ray Liotta?

CodGaming - 12 years ago

i like how you say about the heater to turn it off when you say in know that because errrrrrr look to the side my buddys done that lol

Ipolito v - 12 years ago

In just put the end of the siphon into the the bucket and the other end i put it in the tank and stroke it up and down till the suction starts up

colt15237 - 12 years ago

Bala shark! Those rock!

SuperSkern - 12 years ago

Thanks for a good video:-)

Noel Cherian - 12 years ago

Thanks and your tank is awesome

Maksud Kerluku - 12 years ago

you look like Charlie Chaplin man :):)

secretagent320 - 12 years ago

talk like you mean it

NODDY skate - 12 years ago

i broked my neck watching video at 0:45

raymond12895 - 12 years ago

i liked your guide :)

HelenaC100 - 12 years ago

When I had a fish tank I used to suck the siphon and always ended up drinking some of the crap water. LOL do what Lay0422 says, it works better. Oh, love your tank, its really cool and your video is informative, i didn't think of the heater bit.

Brandon H. - 12 years ago

mkay bye

Grant DuVall - 12 years ago

You know why your gravel is like that even though you cleaned recently? It is because you have goldfish, they are dirty fish and they go to the bathroom a lot.

Jonathan Siwa - 12 years ago

I work for a pet store and i take care of a alot of our aquatics section includeing our plants. this guy is spot on with everything i teach and everything i do except because i have animals in my house i like to use a covered bucket to premix my water and the method with the water declorin8r really is one of the best things to do. well trusted video

nicksmith1123 - 12 years ago

i have a gravel cleaner and it dosnt suck that hard?

Bruce Causier - 12 years ago

You suck on it or if you have a shorter tube you dunk the tube in the fish tank. Fill tube with water and hold your thumb over the end you are bring out of the tank. Take your thumb off when the end is lower than the tank. The water should start flowing. Have a place for the water to go (Bucket).

Bruce Causier - 12 years ago

What kind of cleaning are you going to do?

Bruce Causier - 12 years ago

My tube is about 20 feet long so I cant do the dunking thing. I clean the end of the tube with hot water before and after I use it.

goldeagle501 - 12 years ago

I don't understand how a syphon works? Does it have a pump, or do you just suck it to get it started?

Awesomeid7fresh - 12 years ago

Haha your friend got electric

Agnes Anonymous - 12 years ago

Especially because you can't really clean the tubing with anything that could potentially harm the fish, so you're putting a tube in your mouth that isn't clean >.<

Jewels - 12 years ago

shouldnt you take the fish out then clean the tank?

laymon bryant - 12 years ago

Please don't suck your tube. All you have to do is dunk the syphon so its fill with water, then raise it so it starts to drain . When the water in the syphon is halfway gone dunk it back in the tank.

Rylan Armitage - 12 years ago

nope they would get pretty stressed

Rylan Armitage - 12 years ago

haha sounds like the shark got lucky i also had the same problem when i was cleaning the tank it jumped about 5ft under a small cabinet where the poor fish got covered in dust. However once i got it back into the water it was fine apart from loosing a couple of scales much like yours!

HolySasquatchTurd - 12 years ago

I do that too but now about every 2 weeks because my bioload is cut down. As long as you're matching your chemistry and temperature and don't do it too fast it's perfectly fine. I've been doing it for years with no problem. With 50% I'm able to vacuum the entire gravel. The larger the water change, the faster your fish will grow in conjunction with good feeding.

1997BLucy - 12 years ago

I do 50% every week, and my fish are thriving.

Pure4Kicks - 12 years ago

That gravel is nasty

Agaptos - 12 years ago

just add it to be safe...its fairly cheap too...

Nigel Dixon - 12 years ago

We call them Silver Sharks, here in The UK. I always have to be so careful whenever I need to lift the lid of my tank, even for feeding! One time one of my Silver Sharks jumped out of the tank and landed 8 feet away, right in front of where the dog was lying! Ruby thought all her birthdays had come at once, and was just about to grab her 'fast food', but I got there first and managed to save the fish's life! He was missing a couple of scales, but after a couple of days he was fine.

Jeffrey Barrera - 12 years ago

Get some plecos and cory cats they are an awsome cleanin crew cory catfish eats all leftover food in gravel and the pleco eats all algae

dizzyk54 - 12 years ago

thanks!! EXCELLENT!!

NickyDangerous - 12 years ago

That was great man thanks nice tank.

123456qw6 - 12 years ago

I have a question it may be dumb lol but I have a 10 gallon fish tank is it safe to get the fish out clean the water and put the fish back?

Vince H - 12 years ago

How do you stay in such good shape dude?

Roz Batten - 12 years ago

Great video. my daughter left a small aquarium with me a few months ago and i thought i'd only have to add water when the level went down and feed them every day or three .. there are two fairly small goldfish in the tank .. about 2 inches long .. good thing I looked online today. we are on tank water not city water .. I wasn’t able to find anything online about that .. I doubt I’d have to add the ‘cleanser solutions’ to get rid of chlorine etc .. be great if you could help me out there ..

Roz Batten - 12 years ago

no.4 .. anyway .. just a big thankyou as I hope your video will improve fish and chip's life if they survive my ignorant attempts to keep them happy .. ps .. I was very interested to read today that they are quite intelligent and can recognize ppl .. quite an eye opener when I thought they had a memory of a couple secs .. !!! .. lol ..

Roz Batten - 12 years ago

no.3 The water is quite dirty now and the fish seem to eating the gunk that is coming into the tank from the water going thru the filter, even tho I cleaned the filters as well as I possibly could .. i put a bit of baby spinach in the tank and a wheel of orange as it was advised on a few other sites i went to to give them a bit of fruit ocassionally .. i was only feeding them fish food up till today .. poor little guys .. !! TBC

Roz Batten - 12 years ago

no.2 we are on tank water not city water .. I wasn’t able to find anything online about that .. I doubt I’d have to add the ‘cleanser solutions’ to get rid of chlorine etc .. be great if you could help me out there .. I also checked out the pump/filter today for the first time.. there isn’t a heater .. I was disgusted by the amount of gunk that had accumulated in the filters.. I spent probably half an hour trying to clean them .. TBC

Roz Batten - 12 years ago

i've got a bit to say so i'm going to post a few times .. no.1 hey bruce .. thanks for some great instructions .. my daughter left a small aquarium with me a few months ago and i thought i'd only have to add water when the level went down and feed them every day or three .. there are two fairly small goldfish in the tank .. about 2 inches long .. today i decided to check out online what else i could be doing for them .. TBC

BlackStar Santana - 12 years ago

I have two products: The tap water conditioner "Nutrafin Aqua +Plus" and the nutrafin cycle... Should i add them both the the new water, or just the water conditioner. Also, i have a 60L aquarium, so with a 20% replacement of water, how many mL of water conditioner should i add to the tap water on the bucket, and also, how many time should i wait. 2 days ? SOrry if my text looks a bit messy. Thanks, and great video btw

ScottJW - 12 years ago

Where did you get this fish tank

Sai Vang - 12 years ago

how do you get that gravel that dirty? i want my to be dirty like tat cuz its so cool to see that but with no dirt inside it looks soo boring

seymour butts - 12 years ago

Hey i have a 20 gallon tank for my axolotl, it has aquarium rocks at the bottom big enough so they wont be swallowed. do i vacume these the same as you did with the gravel?

DRU623 - 12 years ago

That's what happend to my heater I wish I watched this b4 I did a water change no fish got killed tho

Sai Vang - 12 years ago

how do you get it that dirty? cause i wanna get it dirty like that one time please tell me! :)

Britt Halaas - 12 years ago

I use the python system and prime as well! :-) -- I agree, Prime is the best product out there for conditioning water...it has kept my Goldfish tank so clean! I add water conditioner slowly as I am filling my tank back up

Britt Halaas - 12 years ago

Yes, power or canister would be a MUCH better system for his tank...

KnifeCrazzzy - 12 years ago

*bro haha

KnifeCrazzzy - 12 years ago

Thank you that was awsome bri!

Janah - 12 years ago

How do you controll the water going out ? i even have a clip for the hose to stop the water from pooring out to quick , but it drains the whole take out in a matter of few moments , i never get time to take even 10% of the gravel cus the whole tanks water has gone out before i have time! im gona buy a automatic one cus theese non automatic really hard to work with and messes up your whole tank.,

FishGuysUK - 12 years ago

Nice tank, good video, well done!

Rajesh Nair - 12 years ago

Thanks a lot for that mate. Just what I was searching for

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA ! i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA ! i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA ! i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA ! i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

atvking04032 - 12 years ago

LOVE THE BALA i have two that just babys in a 55 gallon but would love to have a 120 gallon cant wait for them to get big

Raphael Jean - 12 years ago

good video ....but i dont like the shirt

Bruce Causier - 12 years ago

@ForeverAlwaysApallo - LOL. Yes they might jump out. I suggest you move very slow. Maybe wrap a blanket around the fish tank so the sharks don't see you. I have not tried this myself but it might help. Good luck!

Anthony P - 12 years ago

Hey Bruce, I actually have two iredecent sharks in my tank right now. This is actually my first fish tank and I recieved bad information from the pet store. The sharks are very difficult to deal with and they are very scared of any quick movement outside of the tank. It is almost time for a water change, I have the equipment to do so but I am afraid the sharks are going to hop out of the tank during the change. I have seen them jump up and hit the plastic cover before. Any suggestions?

FishAntsPlantsAndDave - 12 years ago

deep sand beds work well for freshwater tanks, not just saltwater. leaving your sand bed alone and not vacuuming is very beneficial to allow helpful bacteria to grow in the sand. stirring it up while doing water changes (or ever) releases those toxins into the water and can kill your fish within a couple days.

caprisun2k1 - 12 years ago

great vid...when you say "use a pump to put the water back in", what kind of pump do you use? The same one you used to take the water out?

Racingjunkey20 - 12 years ago

Check out my 40 gallon lightly planted freshwater tank. Its a quick video only 45 seconds. Thanks! have a great day people.

Robert Rocco - 12 years ago

Good video.Good info

KBNmonster - 12 years ago

check out my fish videos =)

friedsausagerollz - 12 years ago

@mshellyxoxo The only conditioning new gravel needs is a good wash with freshwater. Its fine to put your hand in conditioned water. No it wont affect fish if you wash your hands properly before reaching into your tank. No soap.

laurendoerr - 12 years ago

You are wrong when you say that you will kill your fish when you add declorinater to the tank and then add water. The way that I do WCs is I empty the tank, add declorinator, add water, done. I have never lost a fish doing it this way. Declorinating is an instant process. I used to do the bucket method, but now find that I do not need to. It is just a hassle. You should get a Python water changer for a tank that size. It will make your job sooo much easier. Trust me on all this.

ashok jagatha - 12 years ago

it really helped me

Mish - 13 years ago

I have a question. if you already put in all the gravel and conditioner in your tank and you want to add more gravel do you have to condition the gravel before placing them in the tank with the rest of the gravel that are already conditioned with the water? Is it safe to put your hand in conditioned water? will it affect the fish?!

Tactikalguy1 - 13 years ago

Thanks for the video. I am gonna get some fish and use the water for my plants. I would have probably killed my fish if it werent for this vid. Thanks again.

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@FinalFan0 I got the Evil eye.

FinalFan0 - 13 years ago

3:08 Lol, did your wife smack you for that comment? xD

Cris Din - 13 years ago

how can u have a red blood parrot with gold fish ? i thought parrot are aggressive

sportzchic24 - 13 years ago

Thanks for posting! This was very helpful!

newyork1655 - 13 years ago

u dont have to do the "sucking" anylonger, there are pumps now that are attached to the tube.

Dragonfly Dan - 13 years ago

thanks

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@VladKarakay - Thanks

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@LordCaoCao155 - I would only change 25 % of your water then 2 weeks later do another 25% water change.

Buddah Mayne - 13 years ago

looks like a 50 gallon

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@CrimelabS - I try to get all the gravel clean. Try to get as close to the plant with out disturbing the roots or plant.

CrimelabS - 13 years ago

do you clean the gravel near plants is it needed?

Mykala Da Cur - 13 years ago

i like your video...thanx for the tips...im a beginner..check out my video and can you tell me the white fish's species...i thought its a white molly,but its not... :)

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@TheCoolPickles Your fish tank water should be a certain PH depending what fish you have in the tank and don't trust your tap water to maintain the same Ph over time. I have found tap water ph to be different every once and a while.

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@raj0404222409 I like the bala sharks and I think its easier to look after a bigger tank than a smaller one.

Jonathan Stafford - 13 years ago

I found that very helpful. Thank you for posting.

DragonFighter1133 - 13 years ago

do you know how to do a water change for a 5 gallon water tank? (mine is not worm water mine is room temture like cool and worm but some what in betwen) just wording if you know on that?

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@diezeled 60" L X 24" H X 18" W.

diezeled - 13 years ago

108 gallons? what are the dimensions?

With Your Shield - 13 years ago

@WithurShield sorry..under gravel system.

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@WithurShield I buy most my fish stuff at pet stores or craigslist.

With Your Shield - 13 years ago

I've been looking for a under water filtration system, but only place i can find one is on ebay (buyers be ware). Do you have a recommend online supply?

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@dyamarick I use a little pond pump to get the water back in the aquqrium.

David Yamarick - 13 years ago

Hello Bruce, what kind of pump do you use to get the fresh water in? I have well water and it's almost perfect, except for ph, and of course temperature. I was hoping to be able to use hot and cold water to get 80F . Thanks for advice.

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@TheAquaguppy I don't all ways believe in what the water conditioner says they can do for your tap water. Better be safe than sorry but thats just me.

Murad Hamdan - 13 years ago

great video but why do u leave the tap water outside isnt tht what water conditioners are for it says on my conditioner it does alot of stuff in seconds

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@shishila You can do either one but I put a little de-chlorinator in and let it sit for 48 hrs.

joe prestara - 13 years ago

There's also no need to leave water sit for days before adding, just make sure to use conditioner and have it close to the temp of what's in the aquarium, not too hot or cold.

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@madmax92gsx I bought it at a pet (fish) store.

madmax92gsx - 13 years ago

where can i pick up that syphening hose your using? or did u make it?

HnEhonda - 13 years ago

ive had a 75 gallon fish tank for the past 5 years and when i do my water changes i drain 75% of my water and put straight water from the garden hose in the tank. ive never lost a fish doing it.

thizzy85 - 13 years ago

great looking tank

rob d - 13 years ago

hi very very helpfull fantastic parrot fish love the tank your doing a grate job thay all look very healthy, but i think your buddy you keep going on about is some one a little closer to home :) lol but you have to live and learn please post again

Kelly Woods - 13 years ago

Very helpful thanks,

michael meredith - 13 years ago

hey thanks for the video it was a great help to me plus you made it sort of funny at times :) thanks

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@drepop803 Yes, I still have the shark.

drepop803 - 13 years ago

love the vid very helpful. now i understand how to clean a tank. do you still have the id shark?

jacksfreebies - 13 years ago

looks about 26 gallons

1softkiss - 13 years ago

Great info on proper set up and care for a fish aquarium. Tap water is bad with the chlorine additives. I used to have two 55 gallon tanks I raised and bred Angel fish in and I still love the environment tanks set for any room. Awesome information !!

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

@Greatbettas I have a little pump in the blue tub pumping water back into the tank.

SuperMightywhite - 13 years ago

some good tips but your been waaay over cautious on some things, use a good dechlorinator(seachem prime) and you don't have to let the water sit for a freshwater tank. also depending on the type of fish some times bigger water changes are needed, i do 50% on my mbuna tank weekly and never had a problem in 6 years. in fact in normally induces spawning. Freshwater tanks are quite forgiving, i keep a reef tank too which is far less forgiving

mike hollis - 13 years ago

people should stop buying parrot cichlids, they are the worst man made fish and need not to be in so much suffering.

768Kayshan - 13 years ago

This brought back funny memories of sucking water out of a guppy tank I had as a kid..being the oldest I always "talked" my little sister into doing it for me..ha ha ha..she's still mad at me for all that guppy water she'd get in her mouth!! :D

Ricardo Gonzales Colqui - 13 years ago

my only mistake was water tap + chlorine a i leave it half a day and put the fish in tank and i dont even move or shake so it can be mix but thanks for the help now it works gr8

Sharticle Accelerator - 13 years ago

your a fuken legend u explained everything for me cause i just bought a fish tank and i now know the cleaning thing

Sharticle Accelerator - 13 years ago

your a fuken legend

lialisa1 - 13 years ago

Nice fish tank. Great video

overtime94 - 13 years ago

Great tips, Thanks alot for this.

GM Undertaker - 13 years ago

NiCe :D

Bruce Causier - 13 years ago

I don,t like to chance it, plus it will bring your tap water to room temperature. Goldfish are very hardy fish. I have 2 goldfish that are about 12 years old in my pond.

David Piper - 13 years ago

NICE JOB I HAVE A 55GALLON GOLDFISH TANK 4 GOLDFISH I HAVE HAD FOR 5 YEARS I USE THE FLUVAL FX5 NOW USED TO HAVE TWO EMPEROR 400'S I DONT USE GRAVEL JUST GLASS BOTTOM DO I REALLY HAVE TO LET TAP WATER THAT HAS BEEN TREATED SIT FOR 2 DAYS IT SAYS IT WORKS INSTANTLY THANKS GREAT VID

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