is this the correct way to do a water change and how often should a water change be done like the details below............also i feed my 4 comet fish twice daily for 2 minutes each time is that correct
Water change and cleaning. Scrape any unwanted algae off the sides of the tank and decorations. Use a 5 gallon bucket and your gravel siphon. Start the siphon and quickly skim over the gravel to pick up poo and uneaten food. Dig your way through the gravel. You want to remove around 25% of the water when doing this. Remove your filter media and give it a swish in the dirty tank water.
Dump the old water rinse bucket and start to fill the bucket to the amount you removed adding your dechlor at the same time.
You can use warm and cool water Temperature does NOT have to be exact. If your water is slightly cooler or warmer than what your tank is it won't make much of a difference once it is in the tank. it will dis-pursedsed. Fish are not sensitive to a few degrees in temperature changes. pour into tank.Fish tank water change %26amp; feeding?Sounds like you have an understanding of things.
You will hear different opinions on how often to change the water. My own philosophy is that the water can't be too clean and fresh, and I do them every week. I keep my tanks set up for long periods of time, and sticking to a good weekly routine is well worth it for cleanliness and fish health. Of course you can skip a week here and there if you need to, and by all means you can do an extra water change during the week if you feel like it - it only does good. I often to an extra 10 or 15% change just because its not like I can't find 10 minutes to do it.
The filter media you only need to rinse out once per month, unless it is getting clogged, in which case do it sooner - if it clogs too quickly though it is likely an inadequate filter.
The temperature doesn't need to be exact, but it's still a good idea to test the water with your hand and compare it to the tank, just to make sure it's not too far off. The fish can handle small changes, but there is no need to test just how much they can take.
Feeding sounds fine as long as they eat it all, 1 minute twice per day would be plenty but you're doing fine.
CheersFish tank water change %26amp; feeding?Sounds like you got it.Fish tank water change %26amp; feeding?you got it.
but for 4 comet fish you better have a huge tank if they are all together. each one needs about 20 gallons... so for 4, you need 80 gallons.
you dont need to feed them twice a day, but yeah what they can eat in 2 mins is good.Fish tank water change %26amp; feeding?don't clean the tank too much. it could cause the fish stress and kill them. for algae, if you want to save time and effort buy an algae eater. it keeps it clean all the time. true your temperature does not have to be exact. but, it would be good to buy a cheap fish tank thermometer* and check your tanks temperature just in case
my fish tank thermometers are shaped like the keychain cards
