**Question of the week** | When’s the last time you did a water change?

[PheonixKingZ]

Let’s be honest with this one!

1. When’s the last you did a water change on your tanks?
2. Do you usually do water changes on weekends? Days off?

Please vote in the poll!

 

[Fishmanic]

I do a water change about every 10 days..I change out about 50% of the water.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Usually every Saturday morning, around 50%. Had the in laws visit for the first time in over a year so couldn't do it over the weekend, today was the earliest I could get

 

[cdelly]

To be trueful, when I can bothered. I top up every other day and prob. do a 30% change once a month.

 

[UnknownFishies]

Usually do a weekly 20% water change on Sunday’s.

 

[Cydeth]

I usually follow the same schedule, I've currently got 18 active tanks so I do 50% water changes on 3 tanks per day aside from Monday.

Of course that schedule can be changed if there is ever an issue that requires extra attention, but it's the one I try to stick to so it doesn't become too much of a chore.

Directly answering the question though, I water changed and cleaned 3 of my home tanks yesterday. One of them took me about two hours as I had severely neglected the plant trimming and it was getting pretty wild. I had enough trimmings to potentially stock another couple of planted tanks.

My schedule will likely include 4 tanks on a Sunday soon as I'm about to set up another grow out tank for my plants that would also be suitable for apistogramma fry that I think I will soon be seeing.

 

[Sgooosh]

I do a 10+ when i feel like it, every few days soemtimes weeks

 

[Cydeth]

I do a 10+ when i feel like it, every few days soemtimes weeks

Is that a 10% change when you feel like it, or 10 + tanks?

 

[Uberhoust]

I used to do water changes about once a month, have been increasing it now to once a week, occasionally once every two weeks. On weekly changes I change about 40% of the water, if it has been two weeks 60% of the water. I use a bucket and siphon to pull the water and clean the surface of the soil, then run a small diameter garden hose from my utility sink in the downstairs to fill the tanks. The biggest issue is getting the temperature of the water correct. I use a y valve on the faucet so I get an immediate temperature reading, i.e. I don't wait for the water to travel through the whole hose, but I would sure like to source a temperature regulating valve. The entire process takes about 3 hours for me, cleaning the tanks, draining and filling so I tend to do them on the weekends.

 

[OliveFish05]

Hmm. I did a water change on the 10 gallon yesterday, last water change on the 55 was maybe 9 days ago? I try to do 50% water changes on each tank every 7 to 10 days or so

 

[Avel1896]

Hello,
I waterchange when my TDSmeter says "time"

 

[Sgooosh]

Is that a 10% change when you feel like it, or 10 + tanks?

10 percent plus, cant find the symbol tho

 

[carligraceee]

Let’s be honest with this one!

1. When’s the last you did a water change on your tanks?
2. Do you usually do water changes on weekends? Days off?

Please vote in the poll!

I water change every week, usually on Fridays or Wednesdays, and I do 75%!

 

[Krib32]

Haven't done one in about 6 weeks.

 

[NannaLou]

Weekend task here, although it’s been a Bank Holiday weekend and I let it slip to Monday. 50% weekly as advised on here