Re: [GSAS-Member] Water Quality

[Jeff Schulstrom <gobluecichlids@yahoo.com>]

I usually use a sump to siphon the water outside thru my window.. I do about 
25-30% water changes on my tanks every 7-10 days...this helps my fish grow 
faster and stay healthy..

fish urine and waste do not evaporate....you need to change water more often.

Picture a lake....the fish get fresh water from the rain...and it goes out thru 
a river or stream...






 
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From: "Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>
To: "gsas-member@thekrib.com" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 10:37:32 PM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Water Quality

As an alternative to dumping water down the drain why not recycle it some.  
Water plants with it. 
Clay Hess
787 Fuselage Systems Integration Manager and Team Leader
425-931-4322

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Sent: Sat Jan 09 22:17:35 2010
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Water Quality

Dear Jesse,

I find that setup and routine are essential parts of maintence. While  
it is possible to injure fish without regular water changes, a sudden  
massive wc may have also be deadly. The type of fish also makes a  
difference as a salt reef has absolutily no tolerance for waste while  
some fish thrive in filth and conditions where few other fish can  
survive. I am not advocating for keeping betas in hot swamps with  
little disolved O2 but adaptions like airbreathing do have advantages.

I would suggest simply establishing a routine and simplifing the wc  
process. When maintence is easy to do on tanks I am much more likely  
todo if. A regular water change is the cheapest and most efective  
magic bullet the freshwater community has.

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On Jan 1, 2010, at 17:39, Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com> wrote:

> 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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