Omg I was always paranoid to do a 30 percent change. Only because I didn’t know if I was doing it wrong. Thank you for putting my mind at ease. Now I have confidence in changing it.
Nice video mate 👍 I recently inherited a tank with fish and had no idea how to keep it clean. Most straight forward and informative video I've seen. Cheers
One quick tip on starting a siphon. Keep the big end pointed upward at all times until it starts running. That way an air bubble doesn't undo your efforts.
Wow! you have really nice atmosphere around all Aquarium, I like the way you decorator flower between all Aquarium! I nearly love it♥Thank you so much to show people the way how to clean Aquarium🐟🐠🙂
Good to tell people to rinse their filter sponge in the tank water you removed from the tank. Also to show correct way to syphon water as is important the poo doesn't go into the tank water... Love your attitude n thanks for helping those who don't know.
You're one of the best informers in the hobby I've found. Keep up the great work! You actually didn't answer the question I came here to find out though in regards to cleaning. I have two paludariums with frogs and between splashings and mistings, I get quite a build up on the glass (calcium I think). I've found several people who recommend vinegar and scrape, or some other product, but the tanks are otherwise miniature ecosystems and I don't want to add foreign products into the system. I know it's a stretch, but might you have some advice?
I LOVE YOU FOR THIS COMMENT! as for the build up.. try to minimize splashing and get tedious with cleaning pretty often. OR use RO water with less sediment
Thanks this really helped, i was getting worried about the amount of extra food on the bottom and thought i would have to completely empty the tank and clean the substrate
I wondered why I was cleaning my 2.5 gallon tank for my red betta. He’s turning white which is supposedly bad, I was doing a 75% water change every Friday, adding dechlorinator, and also changing the decor every time. I have colored gravel so that makes it a little easier. Poor guy, it’s my fault 😞 I watched other videos and did what they said. I’ll try the 30% less water changes and see if he comes back with colors
A he needs a bigger tank preferably a 10 gal a 5 will do B do make sure he doesn't have a disease such as ich or a fungal infection) C get your water tested (most pet stores with fish do this for free or you can buy a kit
Great vid! Please don't dump that syphonned water in the sink if you have a planted tank. But of plants may survive and end up in nature, becoming invasive species. Rather use it to water plants or even dump it in your lawn if you can 🙏
Woah... thank you. I was doing water changes every few weeks, like twice a month. Removed fish, scrubbed down decorations, and removed like 60% water... wow. I'm surprised my 3 remaining fish haven't died! Yes, I'm new to this, and learning the hard way.
Awesome info thanks buddy… It’s so hard to get right information now on days, you did a simple and easy explanation on how to do it, first time doing this an I feel confident after I watched you video thanks again……….. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
Great video! Ive persnally never had an issue with removing the fish or large water changes. As long as the tank is cycled and you know what your doing. I dont always remove the fish. It depends on whats going on. I generally do anywhere from a 50% to 95% water change maybe once a month. Due to a temporary situation my fish are at my wifes grandparents. They have well water. Normally well water isnt bad. Unless like most well water its kinda fizzy at first. Then it settles. The fizzyness from th gases in the water will kill your fish very quickly. Called bubble disease. I killed half my fish over 2 water changes before i learned what it was. To remedy this i have 2 options. I can either do smaller water change. Up to 50% but has to be refilled by bucket. (if your water changer hose is connected to the sink, the gases in the water are still there as the tank refills and puts it in your tank) Filling buckets and allowing a few minutes for th gases to escape then add the water. Option 2 Remove the fish, put in bucket with bubbler an covered with towel to prevent escapees. Do the water change but because its such a large volume of water (55gal) It taks up to 30+ minutes for those bubbles to subside enough to put fish back. When i was using City water i would change as much as i wanted, leaving fish in, as long as i added dechlorinator during filling i was fine. This video shows a much safer way of doing things especially if your starting out. When i was new to this i made plenty of mistakes it happens to us all when learning the hobby. Even experienced keepers can sometimes make dumb misakes. As long as you have your order of operations down and you understand the nitrogen cycle and listen to other experienced keepers who can offer new perspectives your aquarium keeping should be fun
I now feel terrible. I'm new to owning fish, and I wish I educated myself better on how to clean their tank. I would take them out, completely rinse everything changes 100% of their water and add that bacteria and dechlorination syrup wait an hour and then put them back in. I had a handful of fish die because I didn't realise such a drastic water change shocks them.
I took my filter out and rang it out multiple times while rinsing straight in the sink. it def made my cycle spike but didn't fully ruin the cycle thankfully. lesson learned.
done more than cleaning the fish tank glass,Given my tank a FULL clean out this time,Filled the tank back up,After cleaning the fish tank stones,Cleaned every thing else fully well,Ive removed the fish,Left in a spare fish tank with spare fish pump,They stay in there for now,I always give it at least 4 hours for the tank water to settle,Then put the fish back in the other tank,Also cleaned out the filter,Now pumping plenty of oxygen flowing through the water
Generally once every 1-2 weeks. But it depends. The best video to learn how often and *_how much_* to change is called "How Often Should I Clean My Fish Tank?" by Aquarium Co-Op.
I really found your video helpful thank you. Hopefully no fish will die, then I'll be 1up from the missus when she tried to clean the tank 2 fish died. Wish me luck :)
Im so glad i seen this. For years i been taking my fish out and they die a couple days later and never new why when i thought i done everything right. Now i know not to remove my fish
I like to squeeze the filter sponge in the bucket of aquarium water. Then i know there is absolutely nothing in the water that will harm the filter bacteria culture. I then give this water to my plants, fish poop is great nutrients for them💚
Change/clean your tank once every 1-2 weeks. But it depends on a few factors. The best video to learn how often and *_how much_* to change is called "How Often Should I Clean My Fish Tank?" by Aquarium Co-Op.
So how often should this be done? I keep reading mixed things online. This should be done weekly? Or just when you test the water and the nitrates are higher?
Do you have a video on how to turn your pre-existing aquarium into a live ecosystem type of aquarium? Is it possible or do you have to get a whole new tank and start over?
Hi, I hope this question doesn’t come across as stupid, but when you change the water, do you add enough drchlorinator for the tank? Or for the amount of water being changed? Say, if you are changing a 20 gal tank, would you then dechlorinate for the entire 20 gal or for the 25% water that’s being added to the tank? New to this whole thing. Thanks!
I use warm water from tap at sink. Use a thermometer to get to correct temp. Aslo, Palmer Aquatics, should add the water conditioner into the water you are replacing in the tank, not directly in the tank.
I know this video is a year old, hoping you'll reply. What if you have a smaller tank and are using sponge filter? Do replace the sponge or can we just do a quick rinse on those also?
Hi. thanks for the video. I am a little confused about the right measurement of the tap-safe liquid. The direction of use suggests that 1 cup for 20 l of water. So if I change 20 l water in a 100 l tank, do I have to add 1cup of tap safe liquid for the new 20 l water, or do I have to add 5 cups for the entire 100 l? (I hope my question makes sense the way I explained it. )
Need some advice! Not having any luck with research. Grandma has a fish tank that been sitting for a long time with dead fish. My current plan is wet dry vac and vinegar water. Also nose plugs lol please help
my guppies keep dying, I have snails and plants, the only thing I don't do is vacuum and I do change 40% the water weekly. do you think its's the snails? sometimes the population gets out of control. What are your thoughts?
No, I am definitely removing my fish when I do water changes because the algae has gotten bad and when I scrub it off, the whole tank gets clouded in algae and I want to remove as much of it as I can without my fish being in the way or potentially getting hurt so I am removing my fish
I have 2 guppies with curved spines, one of them has a tail that looks heavy (it’s tail is going downward but it’s not that down) and the other one has a curve on its back and a small S shape curve in its tail (the meat makes its body look straight but the bone inside is curved). Do you know if it’s scoliosis or tuberculosis? It’s male and female, they both got it in adulthood and the male got beaten up before it’s spine got curved (they don’t show any symptoms but the male had scale loss due to getting beaten up but it’s healed then got a curved spine) pls if you know can you tell me how common tuberculosis is and how to tell if it’s scoliosis or tuberculosis.
We also had this problem once. It could be a problem with an over amount inbreeding if you had those fish for some generations already. Try adding some new guppies in there, male and female. There is probably no way to solve the problem of your current guppies but once they breed the next generations should lose the deformation. I am just speaking from experience here, so maybe double check my suggestion before you try it.
How long to clean and change out water when just set up a new tank with one Beta fish in a 10 gallon tank? And how often there after on average? Thanks
If it's just one beta in a 10 gal tank you should be good cleaning it once every week. If you don't hv live plants and if you don't feed the beta too much, you can consider cleaning once every 2 weeks.
Yw! I would do a water change and clean the tank on the same day but thats up to you. Even if you just set up the tank you would still hv to do the water change once a week or so, but cleaning the tank (as in algae) can be done once a week or whenever your tank looks dirty to you.@@tracymicheal2096
