Water change daily

[skp1682003]

Originally Posted by Finrodz

for me i change my water almost everyday, the worst is every 2 days, but thats is because mine has a high bioload. but i do have an aging water tank. i change bout 30% each time.

I presume my Bio load is high, Need to add SB powder weekly to maintain 6.5PH

[Dave57]

With the right water conditioners, I don't see much problem.
Fishes have better appetite and growth rate with more frequent water change.

[harrysoo]

Originally Posted by skp1682003

8x3x4. with OHF, green mat and CR . 15 aro , 1 small ray and 3 sucker. scare bio overload. Tot of changing water daily.

15 aro, bioload quite high. Imho, daily wc 20%-30% shd be no problem.

I do 20% wc practically every day and 50% every 2 weeks

[skp1682003]

Originally Posted by harrysoo

15 aro, bioload quite high. Imho, daily wc 20%-30% shd be no problem.

I do 20% wc practically every day and 50% every 2 weeks

I C , Better to Wc daily 20% , dose with conditioner, so fish will not be stress and will improve appetite. I find that whenever I WC, the fishes swim more actively and eat more. If more than 1 week no Wc , the fish are less active.

With your situation...daily wc s practical
I think 15% daily would be just great

[craz]

bro 1-2 times a week is good enough
unless you have alot of fishes with high bioload like rays, pbs, tigers...

[denser]

also depend on your feeding...this is price to pay for our hobby, work like slave!

[sgslic]

One question bros. If my aro is not eating for a long time, would doing daily water changes of 10~15% help to improve its appetite?

[RTG Lover]

Originally Posted by sgslic

One question bros. If my aro is not eating for a long time, would doing daily water changes of 10~15% help to improve its appetite?

from my observation on my aro, its appetite improve after each wc and i do it once a week (20%).

[llewellyn]

just have to let your fishes get use to the daily wc regime gradually.
start off with smaller percentage and increase slowly.
Its not impossible to do massive wc, just a matter of how committed over long periods of time.
noticeable improvements = increase appetite, more active.