Using the Siphon Hose for Water Changes

Using the Siphon Hose for Water Changes

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[jmw1234567]

came with the tank..but can get at any fish store.

[jmw1234567]

no, you suck out only about 20-25% of the water so that you can do a water change. The fish stay in the tank. ;-)

[emannyc2002]

ugg man, having fish is TOO much work. and it stinks too . but she sure is pretty.

[drlovegood1]

Hi Princess!

what is the make of your siphon because I want the same one as you, not all siphons have the pump & is not suitable for my wall aquarium

[caprisun2k1]

If she were to pump me, I'd lose two whole gallons in 1 min...just sayin

[rommeldude1]

Does she also came with the tank? that'd be hot..

[Jazzie646]

@turtle3117 I'm gettin mine from Amazon, much much cheaper from there. :)

[turtle3117]

where do you get the siphon hose?

[friedsausagerollz]

@Pop12646Okami How do you "cycle" water?

[Pop12646Okami]

@friedsausagerollz Well, actually, my fish were suffering a while ago; I didn't have time to cycle my water, and I needed to do a 30% water change, so I just changed the water. I always make sure that the new water is the same temperature as the aquarium water, so I don't harm the fish. But I usually only do 20% water changes, and the bigger water change shocked, and killed, all of my snails. The water also had to cycle, so I had ammonia spikes and nitrate spikes, and it killed my platy.

[friedsausagerollz]

@Pop12646Okami The main reason fish/inverts might go into shock is because of temperature differences between new water and the old tank water. If your invert/fish are acclimated properly and are healthy, even a 75% water change with dechlorinator should not hurt them. The fish/inverts should be accustomed to the parameters of your tap so a big water change shouldnt be a problem. However, i do not recommend doing large water changes unless something is going whack. i.e ammonia readings