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Re: [GSAS-Member] Water Quality



I'm looking forward to reading this topic line....

On Jan 1, 2010, at 1:41 PM, Doerr, Jesse wrote:

> As I'm getting into bigger tanks I'm looking for more information on
> water quality.  I would like to avoid dumping large quantities of water
> down the drain, and so far my experience is that it is has been
> unnecessary. 
> For a while now I've been keeping a 3 tank system that is pretty heavily
> planted and probably overstocked with fish.  The total system is about
> 45 gallons and has about 30 barbs, 20 tetras, and recently 20ish
> platties.  Despite the bioload everyone is healthy, active, and showing
> great colors.  The rummy-nose are showing nice read heads going almost
> all the way back to the first fin and the barb males have a deep dark
> color.
> So as far as I can tell everything is going fine and the system has been
> stable for about 2 years now.
> Water changes tend to be infrequent, typical maintenance is just
> replacing evaporation and feeding.  The last water change was over 3
> months ago and when I inspected a sample of the water today it looks and
> smells like it's in great shape.  There is no foaming, no odor, and it
> is almost exactly as clear as tap water in the same glass, just with a
> very faint yellow tinge. 
> Can anyone provide me references on what else I might need to look out
> for?  Is there a risk of a buildup of minerals or chemicals other than
> nitrogen and other derivatives?  I have noticed that juivinals do grow
> more quickly when I am doing actual water changes.
> Jesse
> 
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