I have a off topic question and dont know where to ask but figured I would try here.... will carbon take out the plant fertilizer, plant food and iron out of the water? I just started thinking about it if it takes medication out of the water why would it not take easy green and iron out of the water too
Yes, I think in one of Cory’s planted videos or when he was taking about filtration, he stated that he never uses carbon because it takes out organics that the plants use to grow.
I want to clarify that I only run into *Chlorine* in our water that is why with smaller water changes I can get away with not using dechlorinator. If you have *Chloramine* even with small water changes you'll need to use a dechlorinator.
I have been runnig my tanks for the last 12 months by filling 1 gallon water bottles leaving them 7 days in the sun then using in my water changes does this mean I will run into a problem?
I don't say this to knock any other TH-camrs who I'm sure definitely provide great content, but between your channel, KG Tropicals, and PrimeTime Aquatics I've always found an answer with a wealth of information and have never had to search any further. The fact they both speak so highly of your shop was such a relief as well, with no shortage of fly by night shady resellers online it's hard to know who to trust your business to. I've continually been blown away by the wealth of knowledge and service I've received! Keep up the great work man!
Ben O Cichlids is awesome too. Cichlid bros. I like the ones you mentioned too but there is some good ones out there. Some not so good for sure tho. Gotta watch 3 videos to get one straight and correct answer.
Here's an observation you might like to think about before deciding to reduce water changes: Many shrimp breeders (myself included, though I'm a novice) have anecdotally noticed that increasing water change frequency has increased shrimp breeding rate despite often causing no noticable change in parameters we can test for. The water changes are temperature-matched and often dripped back into the tank slowly, so I doubt this effect is caused by water change-induced molts. My hypothesis (I have a background in biochemistry) is that there are some exocrine factors accumulating in the water over time that may be secreted by the shrimp.
That's what I love about Cory's videos. He always emphasizes the importance of testing the aquarium water with a test kit. Love it.... Cory, thanks for the video. 📺. You are helping many people by providing practical solutions. 👍
I've kept fish and healthy aquariums for the past 54 years. No testing. No dechlorinator. Simply because I don't see any tangible disadvantage for not using them.
Kommandocentralen I live in in Galveston, Texas, and we definitely need it, but he’s right. I typically don’t use it when doing small water changes or simply topping off the water.
I also live in Denmark, I usually leave the water to sit for 24h before I change it. I was told chlorine in the water will evaporate within that period. First time I hear that there is no chlorine in tap water. Can you elaborate on why there is no chlorine in Danish tap water?
@@stamentonchev It is basically because most of the tap water in Denmark is groundwater which means there is not a lot of bacteria in the water so it does not need to be treated with chlorine. Sorry for the lack of commas I do not know how to use commas in English. I too come from Denmark.
In 50 plus years of fish keeping I have never owned a test kit...back in the day we never did a water change...tank lids were made of I want to say steel...and had florescent tubes in them so you would lose a ton of water and you would need to do huge top up all the time...and my tanks has so many plants in them you could go weeks without seeing some fish...my first tank was home made..150g...we also made the undergravel filters and box filters... you'd have to take the fish out every 2 years to re putty...the fish stayed in a bucket...and to be honest we rarely lost a fish...we had nothing to dechlorinate we just let the water stand....I do dechlorinate now but I still let the water stand in the room the tank is in for a good few hours...I water change every week because the fish love me pouring in the clean water and wait to play in it..I see TH-cam videos about now with no water changes or few water changes...water changes for me are a time I can make sure there are no dead fish..cut back plants let the fish swimming in the filter outflow...they just love that heavy flow of bubbles into the tank...it's not something I plan to stop doing weekly yet...
Yes, I use to let the water stand in buckets for a day to get rid of the chlorine, many years ago. I have air stones and some plants but no fancy co. Mostly the hardier fish seem to do well with my every other week water change of 30% and dechlorinater. I live where there is hard water and guppies, mollies, shrimp and rummy nose tetras are good, a few sucky fish to help clean & snails.
A couple other points I would add is that even if you know what level your city is treating at do not think that you are safe. During large storms or other events the cities will temporarily increase dosage to treat something they found in the water source. If all of a sudden the chlorine smell increases you may need to treat more. Chlorine spikes have cleared out entire fish rooms. I also do not recommend changing water in all your tanks on the same day if you have several for that reason.
Interestingly, we have a bunch of snow melt right now and I coincidentally noticed a strong chlorine smell in our tap and wondered if they adjusted for additional runoff. Now I know, thanks!
Lots of other things as well like ammonia. It's not just chlorine. Almost no one mentions this on other videos I've watched, mostly they advise to test the water on the tank already. Well the fish are in it, they're doing fine. What about the water you're just about to add? You need to know it's good.
9:54 is stamped as "the truth about dechlorinators" but doesn't actually provide any "truth" that's just the closing of the video. What I was expecting, was more something along the lines of (in example) "seachem claims that their dechlorinator detoxifies ammonia and nitrite but here's the research and it actually does not" or something of the sorts. "The truth about dechlorinator" implies that you're providing the actual truth of them, not just basic information on what it does or how it works.
Did you know ascorbic acid works as well ? My nephew had terrible eczema as a baby and after a bath it used to flare up fierce. They tried all sorts of soaps and cleansers but nothing worked. Then a nurse told them it could be a reaction to chloramine and recommended dissolving a vitamin C tablet in his bath water. It worked. Ive used liquid ascorbic in my tanks when doing water changes and it worked just as well as sodium thiophosphate but it is more expensive.
My w/c routine depends entirely on the aquarium - my 30L with a male Betta and nerite snails, typically has a 30% w/c bi weekly, onn the flip side, my 400L micro fish community has a 75% w/c once a month. I do dipstick tests weekly, if the stick indicates an issue, I break out the NT Labs full test kit to pinpoint the issue. It really just depends on the size or the aquarium, stocking level, what it's stocked with, feeding routine and the scape. And being Scotland, we typically have very soft water, although I haven't tested the chemical composition of the tap water here since they changed from chlorinated to chlormination (chlorine and ammonia added) so need to get round to that. I do let the water sit for 5mins before adding it the tank.
Quartz Kat hi you could try using an AirStone to evaporate some of the ammonia also I've heard that electrolysis will tear apart the ammonia molecules cat.. Just some info thanks bye
Great, well researched and educational video! Wow! I’ve been a water/ environmental waste water chemist for over a decade. You’re really doing a fantastic job explaining things!
I've been keeping fish (mostly new world cichlids) for over a decade. Honestly, I found less water changes is the most beneficial. My fish seem less stressed, and don't get sick. I usually just clean the filter sponges and top off evaporation with dechlorinated water. I run an airstream or 2 depending on stocking and usually have a canister and hob for bigger tanks and just a hobfor smaller. I learned this after the first year or so of fishkeeping. It happened by accident. I went through a bout of depression and couldn't be bothered to do the weekly water changes, especially on bigger tanks. I noticed no change in my fish behaviors and I noticed they weren't getting ich. It felt like every other water change no matter what I did resulted in an ich outbreak. I know this is controversial, but I wouldn't recommend this for people who are new to fishkeeping (since you may not be able to see subtle things that are wrong with your fish yet) or are keeping more sensitive fish species. Your fish will tell you if something is wrong. So unless fish are not behaving their norm I leave them alone and enjoy their company.
Ever since someone mentioned to change the playback speed on Cory’s videos to make him talk faster that’s all I do now lol no hate though, I love this videos.
Nice, and thanks. I use a high level of CO2 in my 75g planted tank. Notice fish gasping recently after H2O changes. I do BIG ones (70%) every 2 weeks. Finally realized after reading my local H20 report they inject CO2 as part of treatment. So ... I shut off my CO2 valve for a few hours - no more gasping fish.
I noticed your goldfish (particularly one of the calicos) flashing all throughout the video. Could mean nothing, could mean something. Loved the video. Keep it up.
Hi. I have one question not related to this, but maybe you can help me. Well, the thing is my fishes go crazy when the lights goes off or on... It's like "oh, the sky is gonna fall" (I can understand that)... This is bad for them??? Also when I change water, I put light off (I have a commercial aquarium lid (I don't speak English, hope this is the word...), Do the water change, and when I put the lid again they go like crazy, and probably that day don't eat, also some species hide from me for a while...
I never use these things.. I just let my water sits in a container (half opened on the top) for 24-48 hours and after I use it for the tank / aquarium.
Thank you for going into such detail here. I have found, for my tank, the use of an undergravel filter, two airstones, and an over the top edge filter, and a few amazon sword plants, my tank doesn't need water changes much AT all! It creates a natural flow through water "pond" that balances itself.
Excellent, practical content. As a new fish owner of three weeks, my aquarium is doing great! Your, common-sense, experienced advice is very welcome to me. Thank you!!!
Love all of this information! I only do a water change once a month. And it’s not even 50%. Noticed when I did it more than that - my ammonia would spike all the time. And cause stress to stock. I also realized that I cannot not do a sponge filter clean AND gravel vac on same day or even week. I wait two weeks in between. And yes, I use tank water in a bucket to clean sponge.
It's because everyone says you need to constantly be doing water changes and cleaning your filter. It's not necessarily true depending on your tank setup. The beneficial bacteria is doing the work and plants. So if you do big changed the bacteria can't catch up fast enough
What do you say about using vitamin C as a dechlorinating agent? I've heard it works very good, I don't know what byproducts are produces from it though.
So would it be a best practice to dechlorinate tap water, wait at least 24 hours to reduce the ammonia and oxidizing agents, then use that water for the change?
Best thing I ever did for my aquariums was switching to sodium ascorbate (vitamin C) to dechlorinate! I used (and still use sometimes) Seachem Prime and think it's a great product but I noticed that my fish would flash a lot after a water change. That stopped when I switched to sodium ascorbate and my fish health improved even more overall. And bonus, you only need a small amount.
I'm disabled and cannot afford to add store bought dechlorinators to my 3,500 gallon pond everytime I add or change water. So I did some research & just ordered some Sodium Thiosulfate on E-Bay. I'm now gonna make my own dechlorinator & save tons of $$. Your thoughts on this?? I understand you sell "Prime" & other dechlorinators & for that reason, I understand that you are very unlikely to answer my question....but I figured, it's worth a shot. I would hate to end up killing all my koi & thought just maybe your sympathy could outweigh your corporate loyalty...GOD Bless!
As long as you don't have chloramine, it would work fine. I'd also take a look at an RV end of hose attachment to remove chlorinae. at like $20 20k+ gallons its hassle free. Depending on how much water you change and how often etc.
I would like to see a video on water parameters and what to do if they are out of wack with different scenarios and how to treat and when to do water changes.
Im not listening to you. Im mesmerized by the beautiful goldfishes at you back. Im hypnotized. Can you move a little bit on the side, you’re blocking them. Just kidding. Ill watch ur vid dedicTe to listening to u. Haha
When I do a water change I only add enough Prime to dechlorinate the amount of new water I put in the tank because the old water that is left in the tank has already been treated.
The chemical is gone in a day so it’s not treated by the time you do the water change. Also if you’re using carbon you don’t need to use the chemical. The carbon will remove it and guess what will remove the ammonia left behind? Your cycled filter. I only use prime if nitrate gets bad. In a cycled tank ammonia and nitrite is none existent and if you add some form your tap the ammonia will get cycled out with the live bacteria in your filtration
JeffreyGVny even if he overfeeds there should be no ammonia unless he doesn’t have biological media. A cycled tank removes the ammonia and makes nitrites and then To nitrates so if you overfeed you end up with high nitrates not ammonia.. i used about 2.5 inches of sand and lots of lava rock and I can go months with no water changes or filter maintenance. I’m over 6 months since I done a filter maintenance and I only top off and don’t even use a chemical since I know the filtration will remove the chlorine and ammonia added with the top off
I work for a water co. The residual chlorine (CL-) varies due to how far you are from the point of injection into the pipeline. CL- is a fragile molecule and decays rapidly that is why some areas that have large systems use chloramine . Your local water co. or city will post testing results on their website that should give you an idea as to what the water has in it.
Wow... This has been a real eye-opener!! Do you have any resources that talk about all the chemicals you should be keeping an eye on, and what levels are good/bad AND what to do about it?
i had a 55 gallon planted tank with soil. i didnt do a water change or feed a single fish in it for like a year. had a couple angels livebearers and a little group of cories. 100% self sufficient lol
I always learn from your videos. I have kept fish for years and just went with the idea on prime that more is ok because the bottle says you can double it. Somehow I was unaware that the ammonia is only bound for up to 24 hours. I have even thrown a capful of prime in if I know my nitrates/nitrates might be getting too high and I can’t do a water change for a few days. I guess that did nothing to help my fish 😐. Luckily my tanks are pretty stable and I don’t usually have to do weekly water changes but now I know I need to change the way I use my dechlorinator. Ty!
Great overview. I was always confused about difference between pre treating water and adding conditioner to tank then add water, found out that some has asked this to CEO seachem and his reply was "some people prefer to just add the new untreated water directly to the tank... if they do that then we recommend the amount of Prime they add be based on the total gallonage of the aquarium rather than just what they added. The "extra" amount speeds up the rate of removal."
Great video. Afterwards I tested my water after a water change and had a slight ammonia level. From there I found out my city adds chloramine. Because of your video I will return to preparing my water in advance for my tanks. Thanks again
Great tips. I like to use a dechlorinator/water conditioner that also includes a chelating agent. Chelating agents bind metal ions in a soluble form which can be absorbed by plants or changed out during water changes. Free metal ions are much more toxic than chelated ions. However chelating agents will pull down Oxygen content of the water slightly because they are anti oxidants, they use Oxygen in the chelating reaction.
Your tank is so clean your fish look like they’re floating in air.Oh and as far as what our City or county provides for water it’s got so much chlorine in it that it literally burns your eyes when they treat the Tank or pump station which is two streets over from my house. I’m not exaggerating when you turn that water on and let it run it’s so bad you can smell it and it burns your eyes
Craig torr Good idea thanks you guys have a good one I love watching stuff about fish I made some serious mistakes but I’m never going to get good at it and less I make a few along the way. The thing is don’t make the same mistake over and over again you guys have a good one
@@romcapprotti7477 have you ever considered a rain collector barrel? Could be a worthwhile investment that keeps fresh water on hand. Now if you got 1,000 gallons worth of tanks, you go from small investment to whole home renovation. But if you got 100 gallons or less, it's not going to be gaudy or an eyesore. Just make sure you get one of those "first flush" systems for the gutter downspout so the trash from the roof doesn't end up in your barrel.
Question about the oxygen issue. If I let my water sit in a five gallon bucket for a week , to let the chlorine off gas, before I do my water change. Will that water be low on oxygen when I add it?
Immediately after my monthly water change i put a drop of aloe in the tank and switch the tank lights off for a day. Water changes are stressful times for fish, this will help.
Your videos are beyond helpful! Truly. This makes so much sense. I've been checking my new setup 2 a day everyday ( I've been having to do daily water changes to my tank due to some high Nitrite levels, so I've been checking my levels before my water changes and a few hours after... I feel so proud that it made sense for me to do this even before you suggested, so it hearing you say this makes me feel validated, and not just paranoid checking my levels all the time). Your content has been so incredibly insightful, it's like I'm being supported form afar. Thank you so much 💖
That only works for chlorine, if your water is treated with chloramine the air stone does nothing. Chloramine is chlorine bonded with ammonia; this creates a more stable and longer lasting disinfectant. And one that does not easily gass off. I'd recommend checking your water provider's water quality report to verify the type of disinfectant used.
You could use a Brita water filter (or like it) because it removes chlorine or chloramine. The downside you lower pH and minerals related to hardness mainly KH degrees.
Keep an eye out on the clearance shelves at your pet stores.. that's where I found my 20gal starter tank for about 100$. Had everything you need to start your cycle: filter, media, etc.
I'm on my last process of API general care. Tomorrow I have to do a 25% water change. I do have a water softener machine for my house. Should I use the stress coat on this water change?
Safe is so efficient and cheap I'm surprised Seachem sells it lol. I use dechlorinator as a precautionary thing, all of my tanks get 50% weekly changes out of habit.
Ricky Woods but why buy the prime when its more expensive than the seachem safe powder version? Way much more since its a powder version. Save much more money than using the seachem prime. I notice they do not sale seachem safe much in fish store probably cause if not making much money cause they last years if you have a small tank.
@@JohnT2088 here's why. You can easily overdose safe because of its concentration. For small tanks (sub 200litre) it's VERY difficult to dose. Apart from that it's brilliant, yes. Source: I work in retail and sell both prime and safe.
Ricky Woods its the same thing as prime but way more concentrated but in a powder form. A small teaspoon can cover 50-100 gallon of water. So if you have many tanks its way more efficient. People say its very easy to overdose lol. I have many 10 gallon tanks i just do half a teaspoon even without measuring. A half teaspoon can dose 50 gallon of water estimate since i dont have the information with me but i don’t really measure at all. You can overdose it but its very hard unless your a dumbass putting so many teaspoon in
Another brilliantly informative video!! I know that my municipal water supply in my immediate area has 3ppm chlorine (told by the city employees who checks it , literally right outside my house every other month) and some chloramine (given that my testing is always 0.25-.05) even after treatment and allowing it to sit overnight. Given how much water treatment we need here in texas, I am terrified of putting any tap water directly in my tanks, as even sitting for a few hours in 5 gallon buckets with treatment can still cause my tank water to become cloudy after a ~30% water change. The minimum treatment time for me is recommended api stress coat/dechlorinator + overnight in 5 gallon buckets. I am jealous of people who can just use pythons. On the plus side I get a workout in when I do water changes. If I ever upgrade to a bigger house, I'm going to take into account having a space for a huge garbage container of water to sit around instead of the buckets in my guest bath tube situation I always have.
Yeah that one tricolor is relentlessly rubbing itself in the sand. It's super distracting. Hope its just goofball. Now I see more of them doing it. Eek!
@@kdigiacomo I know after water changes, my Mollies will rub on plants then they stop about 30min after my water change. So Goldfish might be sensitive to water changes?
I hope one day you guys are able to ship to canada. I will litarally order everything i need from you. I dont even have a local fish store where i live lol. Hour and a half drive to the nearest big city and they only have petsmart and petland etc.
Find someone who lives in the states to order for you. They can have it delivered to their address,then send it to you.Cory may never be able to ship out of the US. 😩
Loss of oxygen in the aquarium is the first problem. After that would be whatever the reducer agents do to gills etc. if it was completely harmless we would just ship fish in it. Pratically a little more than necessary shouldn’t be harmful. It’s like saying you can never exercise enough! That is true for 98% of people. However you can expertise too much and develop issues from it.
Aquarium Co-Op I notice my fish always gasping for air after every water change so I always thought the water wasn’t fully cleared of chlorine. Thanks for the knowledge. Feedback: if you keep making your videos as short as this one I’ll watch them more regularly 👍
I don’t have real plants in my 32 gallon and I keep measuring the water and even after weekly water changes (and only 8 flame Tetras), I keep seeing there’s still some ammonia - not much but it’s not 0 ppm! Do you recommend using the fritz complete to fix that problem?
My tap water ph is 8.4 before dechlorinator and 6.4 after? I can’t find a reason why online. This seems to be the opposite of what others have said it should do…the city doesn’t really tell us anything unless we seek out the answers from them directly, as far as adding chemicals to the water. I do know they use the MAX amount of chloramine (~3-4 ppm), Halloacetic acids are high as well (30-41 ppb), and I think all of that is because of a spike in TTHM in my area (which is 81-91 ppb), but I literally have to wait a year for the annual water report to see if anything changes 😢
Chlorine can often taste salty. That’s a bad sign. Highly recommend bottled water, or water from a filtered fountain, when traveling. I do some waste water and sanitation related things in my real job. Cory makes a ton of validated points.
If it tastes salty the Chlorine is bound with Sodium or Potassium as a salt and is much safer than free Chlorine which tastes acid/sour/tart to me. Well, as safe as salt in a freshwater aquarium can be.
I live in a really small town. I’m aware of our water peramaters(?) because my husband and I worked for the water department. I use prime. Am I doing the right thing? My fish seem happy and healthy. I have 6 tanks. 75,50,29,10,10,5.5.
Tank looks amazing. Great job! Love the simplicity of it too. I hate too much decoration; it doesn’t allow fish to swim. It’s perfect how you have it and the water looks immaculate 🥰🥰🥰
Hey brother, question. If we are adding 5-10 gallon as a top off or water change to our fish tank? (20 gallon I have) can i use distilled water and not use any dechlorinator?
Thank you for the great tips, and reminders to test our water. I do agree that the longer I am in the hobby the more I think I know and barely ever test water. To combat the potential drops in oxygen levels I always hang the hose above the water level so it splashes when the new water goes in, to oxygenate the water a little extra.
I believe they have similar requirements to overwintering goldfish. Deep enough water to be 40 at the bottom, open ice for oxygen, reduced feeding in the fall, etc. Bay Area, is that San Francisco? Does it even get cold there? Lol sorry I’m an North East Coaster
Tanks WitJ The only thing you have to worry about here are raccoons. They will eat everything unless you have a lid you can keep on at night. I lost white clouds that way. :( Bay Area Trash Pandas are the scourge of outdoor fishponds.
Thanks for your insight. LOL at the 800 gallon comment... sometimes reading the dosing on back of these dechlorinators, i wonder... are these like... made for 800 gallons!?!?
I got test strips for my 1st tank setup, and even after water conditioner (Nutra-Fin) and even after our Brita Elite filter advertised for it... We got LEAD! Obviously, we need to get pipes changed ASAP, but I just spent all the money aquarium stuff lol so is there anything I can do in the meantime, like adding more conditioner or another product? Or I could just chug lead until I've wasted away enough for a 29G coffin.
5 lbs. of Sodium Thiosulfate costs $20 on Amazon. That's enough to treat over 100,000 gallons of water. There are a ton of videos on making the solution yourself (you just add distilled water and let it dissolve in, I use 4oz/gallon of distilled water which will last about 6 months and treat about 6,000-7,000 gallons). Just a DIY hint for those tired of paying for dechlorinator. I have chloramine in my water. The filters handle the tiny influx of ammonia from chloramine breaking down without any issue at all (your fish produce much more). It doesn't need to be 'binded'. 'Binding' ammonia is much more useful when transporting fish than during a water change.
Hello. I really truly appreciate this info., especially being new to this hobby (planted, low tech aquarium). I do need help with these important questions a.s.a.p. as I have a new tank and plants arriving by mail in a few days... What exact order is best for a new tank with no beneficial bacteria and city water. Am I to add the declorinator, quick start bacteria and plant fertilizer (with plants in tank), in that order? Also, what should the timing be between adding these? When do I use the test strips to check the tank parameters and should I do water changes at first? Lastly, I have a freshwater 32.5 Fluval flex that's newly purchased for reference. THANK YOU kindly for your time and sharing this knowledge! Tamara
Why not just aerate 50 ltr buckets in sunlight to remove chlorine before a water change and not use chemicals... or use RODI water which I use .... just my thoughts here aye 👌🏼👍🏻👍🏻
i have chlorine and no chloramine, so i use my own solution of Na2S2O3 which i bough in dry form... .I don't need the extra binder (commercially sold product) for ammonium. I bought 1 kg of pure dry Na2S2O3 very cheap, so my waterconditioner almost costs nothing, and i'm good for maybe + 20 years.
My question is simple or is it? If one changes a known volume of water, say 5 gallons from a 20 gallon tank (25%) is it appropriate to treat the known volume of water (25%) with a volume of dechlorinator or does one treat the entire aquarium. My bias (and practice for 30+) years has been to treat the known volume and not the entire tank.
So we finally got the green water problem solved. Took 5 days but it's gone!!! We did a 50% water change yesterday but didn't change the filter. I'm still confused on when I should do this. Filter looks a little ugly, but was worried about messing up the water...... any advice would be appreciated.
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I have a off topic question and dont know where to ask but figured I would try here.... will carbon take out the plant fertilizer, plant food and iron out of the water? I just started thinking about it if it takes medication out of the water why would it not take easy green and iron out of the water too
Any help or guidance would be appreciated
Yes, I think in one of Cory’s planted videos or when he was taking about filtration, he stated that he never uses carbon because it takes out organics that the plants use to grow.
@@anthonybrown4892 I'd like to know the answer to this as well. 🤙🐠
Also it’s so weird that this comment was posted 6 days ago when the video just came out 🤔
Damn. I feel like the fishkeeping hobby is a never-ending rabbit hole.
ditto
yup you got that right
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Correction: it's a never ending adventure!
Dang, the goldfish aquarium is looking great today. I can’t stop staring at it.
Chloe Anderson I thought the SAAAAME thing 🤣
Really, if you couldn't see the surface or the ends, you would swear those goldfish were flying in air.
I know what you mean. I'm obsessed with the huge white one. I love to watch it do it's derpy little things. lol
Have you played alien isolation
snacky 1253 Yeah! It’s such a fun game. The alien can be freaking terrifying at times.
Dude I freaking love the analogies. It really makes some confusing topics so easy to understand. Thanks for the info brother!
That's the power of linguistics right there! A wonderful thing!
Did anyone els see the fish do a backflip
brendan beug 🤷🏻♀️ time stamp?
yeah dude how you gonna do us like that
Omg when? 🧐
2:58
I saw it. Really love his setup simple but nice.
2:58 black goldfish roll😂
I want to clarify that I only run into *Chlorine* in our water that is why with smaller water changes I can get away with not using dechlorinator. If you have *Chloramine* even with small water changes you'll need to use a dechlorinator.
I have been runnig my tanks for the last 12 months by filling 1 gallon water bottles leaving them 7 days in the sun then using in my water changes does this mean I will run into a problem?
How do i know if i need this???
@@iantilley3514 does that work well?
I don't say this to knock any other TH-camrs who I'm sure definitely provide great content, but between your channel, KG Tropicals, and PrimeTime Aquatics I've always found an answer with a wealth of information and have never had to search any further. The fact they both speak so highly of your shop was such a relief as well, with no shortage of fly by night shady resellers online it's hard to know who to trust your business to. I've continually been blown away by the wealth of knowledge and service I've received! Keep up the great work man!
Thanks for the compliments!
I totally agree!! Between the 5 of you my 🧠says ❤️❤️❤️❤️thank you always!!!
Ben O Cichlids is awesome too. Cichlid bros. I like the ones you mentioned too but there is some good ones out there. Some not so good for sure tho. Gotta watch 3 videos to get one straight and correct answer.
Here's an observation you might like to think about before deciding to reduce water changes: Many shrimp breeders (myself included, though I'm a novice) have anecdotally noticed that increasing water change frequency has increased shrimp breeding rate despite often causing no noticable change in parameters we can test for. The water changes are temperature-matched and often dripped back into the tank slowly, so I doubt this effect is caused by water change-induced molts. My hypothesis (I have a background in biochemistry) is that there are some exocrine factors accumulating in the water over time that may be secreted by the shrimp.
That's what I love about Cory's videos. He always emphasizes the importance of testing the aquarium water with a test kit. Love it.... Cory, thanks for the video. 📺. You are helping many people by providing practical solutions. 👍
I've kept fish and healthy aquariums for the past 54 years. No testing. No dechlorinator. Simply because I don't see any tangible disadvantage for not using them.
I dont even know why I'm watching this... We dont need declorinators in Denmark, but you manage to make me feel like I still need to watch it.
Kommandocentralen I live in in Galveston, Texas, and we definitely need it, but he’s right. I typically don’t use it when doing small water changes or simply topping off the water.
@@dalebailey754 Same for the Netherlands as Kommando, we have no chlorine in our tapwater anymore, that's why. (They use UV-sterilizers)
Dale Bailey I need it in LA California area.
You could also use the carbon water filter like Brita or Pura but drops pH and remove some minerals.
I also live in Denmark, I usually leave the water to sit for 24h before I change it. I was told chlorine in the water will evaporate within that period. First time I hear that there is no chlorine in tap water. Can you elaborate on why there is no chlorine in Danish tap water?
@@stamentonchev It is basically because most of the tap water in Denmark is groundwater which means there is not a lot of bacteria in the water so it does not need to be treated with chlorine. Sorry for the lack of commas I do not know how to use commas in English. I too come from Denmark.
Learning from you is like I'm going to church boss, 🙏🙏😎😎, thank you for your time and consideration of all the learning experience of the hobby 😎😎👍👍
Amen!
In 50 plus years of fish keeping I have never owned a test kit...back in the day we never did a water change...tank lids were made of I want to say steel...and had florescent tubes in them so you would lose a ton of water and you would need to do huge top up all the time...and my tanks has so many plants in them you could go weeks without seeing some fish...my first tank was home made..150g...we also made the undergravel filters and box filters... you'd have to take the fish out every 2 years to re putty...the fish stayed in a bucket...and to be honest we rarely lost a fish...we had nothing to dechlorinate we just let the water stand....I do dechlorinate now but I still let the water stand in the room the tank is in for a good few hours...I water change every week because the fish love me pouring in the clean water and wait to play in it..I see TH-cam videos about now with no water changes or few water changes...water changes for me are a time I can make sure there are no dead fish..cut back plants let the fish swimming in the filter outflow...they just love that heavy flow of bubbles into the tank...it's not something I plan to stop doing weekly yet...
Yes, I use to let the water stand in buckets for a day to get rid of the chlorine, many years ago. I have air stones and some plants but no fancy co. Mostly the hardier fish seem to do well with my every other week water change of 30% and dechlorinater. I live where there is hard water and guppies, mollies, shrimp and rummy nose tetras are good, a few sucky fish to help clean & snails.
A couple other points I would add is that even if you know what level your city is treating at do not think that you are safe. During large storms or other events the cities will temporarily increase dosage to treat something they found in the water source. If all of a sudden the chlorine smell increases you may need to treat more. Chlorine spikes have cleared out entire fish rooms. I also do not recommend changing water in all your tanks on the same day if you have several for that reason.
AngelFish Haven certainly true in Dublin, Ireland
I was thinking this also, thanks!
Interestingly, we have a bunch of snow melt right now and I coincidentally noticed a strong chlorine smell in our tap and wondered if they adjusted for additional runoff. Now I know, thanks!
Lots of other things as well like ammonia. It's not just chlorine. Almost no one mentions this on other videos I've watched, mostly they advise to test the water on the tank already. Well the fish are in it, they're doing fine. What about the water you're just about to add? You need to know it's good.
9:54 is stamped as "the truth about dechlorinators" but doesn't actually provide any "truth" that's just the closing of the video. What I was expecting, was more something along the lines of (in example) "seachem claims that their dechlorinator detoxifies ammonia and nitrite but here's the research and it actually does not" or something of the sorts. "The truth about dechlorinator" implies that you're providing the actual truth of them, not just basic information on what it does or how it works.
I'm just starting a new 20 gallon. timely information. :)
that golden goldfish is gorgeous. I want him. but he'd eat my shrimp.
Extremely helpful for a relatively new fish-keeper like myself. Thanks for this video man
Trivia note: Sodium Thiosulfate is/was used in the old style B&W chemical processing of film and prints. It was called 'fixer' to stabilize the image.
Did you know ascorbic acid works as well ? My nephew had terrible eczema as a baby and after a bath it used to flare up fierce. They tried all sorts of soaps and cleansers but nothing worked. Then a nurse told them it could be a reaction to chloramine and recommended dissolving a vitamin C tablet in his bath water. It worked.
Ive used liquid ascorbic in my tanks when doing water changes and it worked just as well as sodium thiophosphate but it is more expensive.
@@graphite2786 ATM has a dechlorinator using this
it’s also an antidote if you accidentally consumed hydrogen peroxide
Loving the beard, the goldfish and the info!
Yeah, if he's not planning on doing a neck reveal, might as well grow a neckbeard. *whistles* 🙄😏😌
My w/c routine depends entirely on the aquarium - my 30L with a male Betta and nerite snails, typically has a 30% w/c bi weekly, onn the flip side, my 400L micro fish community has a 75% w/c once a month.
I do dipstick tests weekly, if the stick indicates an issue, I break out the NT Labs full test kit to pinpoint the issue.
It really just depends on the size or the aquarium, stocking level, what it's stocked with, feeding routine and the scape.
And being Scotland, we typically have very soft water, although I haven't tested the chemical composition of the tap water here since they changed from chlorinated to chlormination (chlorine and ammonia added) so need to get round to that. I do let the water sit for 5mins before adding it the tank.
Sounds like you are on top of it. Testing and adapting to each tank is best for sure.
@@AquariumCoop I agree. In this hobby, one size definitely does not fit all.
Quartz Kat hi you could try using an AirStone to evaporate some of the ammonia also I've heard that electrolysis will tear apart the ammonia molecules cat.. Just some info thanks bye
I use Sodium Thiosulphate it's better and cheaper
You're such a good educator, thank you so much for helping us keep our fish happy!
Great, well researched and educational video! Wow! I’ve been a water/ environmental waste water chemist for over a decade. You’re really doing a fantastic job explaining things!
I've been keeping fish (mostly new world cichlids) for over a decade. Honestly, I found less water changes is the most beneficial. My fish seem less stressed, and don't get sick. I usually just clean the filter sponges and top off evaporation with dechlorinated water. I run an airstream or 2 depending on stocking and usually have a canister and hob for bigger tanks and just a hobfor smaller.
I learned this after the first year or so of fishkeeping. It happened by accident. I went through a bout of depression and couldn't be bothered to do the weekly water changes, especially on bigger tanks. I noticed no change in my fish behaviors and I noticed they weren't getting ich. It felt like every other water change no matter what I did resulted in an ich outbreak.
I know this is controversial, but I wouldn't recommend this for people who are new to fishkeeping (since you may not be able to see subtle things that are wrong with your fish yet) or are keeping more sensitive fish species. Your fish will tell you if something is wrong. So unless fish are not behaving their norm I leave them alone and enjoy their company.
Ever since someone mentioned to change the playback speed on Cory’s videos to make him talk faster that’s all I do now lol no hate though, I love this videos.
might seem like a simple topic but there isnt another video with good presentation and info
Nice, and thanks. I use a high level of CO2 in my 75g planted tank. Notice fish gasping recently after H2O changes. I do BIG ones (70%) every 2 weeks. Finally realized after reading my local H20 report they inject CO2 as part of treatment. So ... I shut off my CO2 valve for a few hours - no more gasping fish.
I love going back over some basic stuff with a little more in depth experienced point of view.
Well now I feel silly. It never occurred to me to test water after doing a water change.
I noticed your goldfish (particularly one of the calicos) flashing all throughout the video. Could mean nothing, could mean something. Loved the video. Keep it up.
Hi. I have one question not related to this, but maybe you can help me. Well, the thing is my fishes go crazy when the lights goes off or on... It's like "oh, the sky is gonna fall" (I can understand that)... This is bad for them??? Also when I change water, I put light off (I have a commercial aquarium lid (I don't speak English, hope this is the word...), Do the water change, and when I put the lid again they go like crazy, and probably that day don't eat, also some species hide from me for a while...
I never use these things.. I just let my water sits in a container (half opened on the top) for 24-48 hours and after I use it for the tank / aquarium.
Yeah that dosen't work anymore. It only applied to the lower grade cgrlorine from 20 years ago.
Thank you for going into such detail here. I have found, for my tank, the use of an undergravel filter, two airstones, and an over the top edge filter, and a few amazon sword plants, my tank doesn't need water changes much AT all! It creates a natural flow through water "pond" that balances itself.
How large is your tank?
Silly me I just keep 20 gallon jugs in the basement sitting for a 2 days at minimum, I use them top off the tanks and for water changes.
MerkDolf I do the exact same thing, always let it sit for at least2days before a w/c
@Korin Galvao I checked out this video to see if Dechlorinators added any benefit.
I may break down and buy RODI System
Same here
Excellent, practical content. As a new fish owner of three weeks, my aquarium is doing great! Your, common-sense, experienced advice is very welcome to me. Thank you!!!
Love all of this information! I only do a water change once a month. And it’s not even 50%. Noticed when I did it more than that - my ammonia would spike all the time. And cause stress to stock. I also realized that I cannot not do a sponge filter clean AND gravel vac on same day or even week. I wait two weeks in between. And yes, I use tank water in a bucket to clean sponge.
It's because everyone says you need to constantly be doing water changes and cleaning your filter. It's not necessarily true depending on your tank setup. The beneficial bacteria is doing the work and plants. So if you do big changed the bacteria can't catch up fast enough
What do you say about using vitamin C as a dechlorinating agent? I've heard it works very good, I don't know what byproducts are produces from it though.
I believe your channel is the best source of information! Here in Brazil we don´t have that much quality of channels like yours. congrats!
So would it be a best practice to dechlorinate tap water, wait at least 24 hours to reduce the ammonia and oxidizing agents, then use that water for the change?
The lighting is on point, thanks for the tips can’t frickin wait for my order to arrive tomorrow!!!🤙🏻
Best thing I ever did for my aquariums was switching to sodium ascorbate (vitamin C) to dechlorinate! I used (and still use sometimes) Seachem Prime and think it's a great product but I noticed that my fish would flash a lot after a water change. That stopped when I switched to sodium ascorbate and my fish health improved even more overall. And bonus, you only need a small amount.
I use a never clog air stone in my sponge from aquarium co-op. Hope it helps the fish.
I'm disabled and cannot afford to add store bought dechlorinators to my 3,500 gallon pond everytime I add or change water. So I did some research & just ordered some Sodium Thiosulfate on E-Bay. I'm now gonna make my own dechlorinator & save tons of $$. Your thoughts on this?? I understand you sell "Prime" & other dechlorinators & for that reason, I understand that you are very unlikely to answer my question....but I figured, it's worth a shot. I would hate to end up killing all my koi & thought just maybe your sympathy could outweigh your corporate loyalty...GOD Bless!
As long as you don't have chloramine, it would work fine. I'd also take a look at an RV end of hose attachment to remove chlorinae. at like $20 20k+ gallons its hassle free. Depending on how much water you change and how often etc.
I would like to see a video on water parameters and what to do if they are out of wack with different scenarios and how to treat and when to do water changes.
Yes, that would be great.
great advice cory much appropriated
I like using Safe because it's so much cheaper
Good food for thought! It’s always good to brush up on fish hobby knowledge. Always “changing” how we view things and do things.
Yes!
Only time to stop learning new things is after the funeral.
Im not listening to you. Im mesmerized by the beautiful goldfishes at you back. Im hypnotized. Can you move a little bit on the side, you’re blocking them. Just kidding. Ill watch ur vid dedicTe to listening to u. Haha
When I do a water change I only add enough Prime to dechlorinate the amount of new water I put in the tank because the old water that is left in the tank has already been treated.
This is what you should be doing. I've never heard of anyone dosing for a full tank every water change.
@@towermoss I do but that's because I have ammonia so I need do it but if water is fine I would just do how much water adding back in.
@Katherine. If you constantly have ammonia, your tank is not properly cycled or maybe you’re overfeeding?
The chemical is gone in a day so it’s not treated by the time you do the water change. Also if you’re using carbon you don’t need to use the chemical. The carbon will remove it and guess what will remove the ammonia left behind? Your cycled filter. I only use prime if nitrate gets bad. In a cycled tank ammonia and nitrite is none existent and if you add some form your tap the ammonia will get cycled out with the live bacteria in your filtration
JeffreyGVny even if he overfeeds there should be no ammonia unless he doesn’t have biological media. A cycled tank removes the ammonia and makes nitrites and then To nitrates so if you overfeed you end up with high nitrates not ammonia.. i used about 2.5 inches of sand and lots of lava rock and I can go months with no water changes or filter maintenance. I’m over 6 months since I done a filter maintenance and I only top off and don’t even use a chemical since I know the filtration will remove the chlorine and ammonia added with the top off
I work for a water co. The residual chlorine (CL-) varies due to how far you are from the point of injection into the pipeline. CL- is a fragile molecule and decays rapidly that is why some areas that have large systems use chloramine . Your local water co. or city will post testing results on their website that should give you an idea as to what the water has in it.
Wow... This has been a real eye-opener!!
Do you have any resources that talk about all the chemicals you should be keeping an eye on, and what levels are good/bad AND what to do about it?
i had a 55 gallon planted tank with soil. i didnt do a water change or feed a single fish in it for like a year. had a couple angels livebearers and a little group of cories. 100% self sufficient lol
I always learn from your videos. I have kept fish for years and just went with the idea on prime that more is ok because the bottle says you can double it. Somehow I was unaware that the ammonia is only bound for up to 24 hours. I have even thrown a capful of prime in if I know my nitrates/nitrates might be getting too high and I can’t do a water change for a few days. I guess that did nothing to help my fish 😐. Luckily my tanks are pretty stable and I don’t usually have to do weekly water changes but now I know I need to change the way I use my dechlorinator. Ty!
I live in Rural Indiana and you can smell the chlorine as the water comes out of the spicket. I have to do double doses of prime to be safe.
Great overview. I was always confused about difference between pre treating water and adding conditioner to tank then add water, found out that some has asked this to CEO seachem and his reply was "some people prefer to just add the new untreated water directly to the tank... if they do that then we recommend the amount of Prime they add be based on the total gallonage of the aquarium rather than just what they added. The "extra" amount speeds up the rate of removal."
Great video. Afterwards I tested my water after a water change and had a slight ammonia level. From there I found out my city adds chloramine. Because of your video I will return to preparing my water in advance for my tanks. Thanks again
I plan to get into aquariums in the future, but I currently keep amphibians and this information also applies there in some capacity.
Most of us use it out of fear 😆
My go to guy for any of my fish tank needs!!! Thanks Cory
Great tips.
I like to use a dechlorinator/water conditioner that also includes a chelating agent.
Chelating agents bind metal ions in a soluble form which can be absorbed by plants or changed out during water changes.
Free metal ions are much more toxic than chelated ions.
However chelating agents will pull down Oxygen content of the water slightly because they are anti oxidants, they use Oxygen in the chelating reaction.
Your tank is so clean your fish look like they’re floating in air.Oh and as far as what our City or county provides for water it’s got so much chlorine in it that it literally burns your eyes when they treat the Tank or pump station which is two streets over from my house. I’m not exaggerating when you turn that water on and let it run it’s so bad you can smell it and it burns your eyes
Find out their routine for treating the water and do your changes before they treat the water if necessary
You could possibly make use of a staffing barre of water like I used to do for my fish room.
Aquarium Co-Op Thanks for the help and the info
Craig torr Good idea thanks you guys have a good one I love watching stuff about fish I made some serious mistakes but I’m never going to get good at it and less I make a few along the way. The thing is don’t make the same mistake over and over again you guys have a good one
@@romcapprotti7477 have you ever considered a rain collector barrel? Could be a worthwhile investment that keeps fresh water on hand. Now if you got 1,000 gallons worth of tanks, you go from small investment to whole home renovation. But if you got 100 gallons or less, it's not going to be gaudy or an eyesore.
Just make sure you get one of those "first flush" systems for the gutter downspout so the trash from the roof doesn't end up in your barrel.
Question about the oxygen issue. If I let my water sit in a five gallon bucket for a week , to let the chlorine off gas, before I do my water change. Will that water be low on oxygen when I add it?
I'd recommend having an air stone in the bucket, it'll shorten your gas off time by a bunch and make sure it has proper oxygen in it as well.
Aquarium Co-Op thanks. Your videos are one of the reasons I got into this hobby ❤️
Love your videos and dedication to this hobby and your work. By far, the best fish store in the US. You care about what you do and it shows!!!👌🙏
So we are just doing misleading cookie cutter clickbait thumbnails now? cool
How's it a click bait?
Immediately after my monthly water change i put a drop of aloe in the tank and switch the tank lights off for a day.
Water changes are stressful times for fish, this will help.
But, what is the overall improvement from adding a drop or two of aloe?
Your videos are beyond helpful! Truly. This makes so much sense. I've been checking my new setup 2 a day everyday ( I've been having to do daily water changes to my tank due to some high Nitrite levels, so I've been checking my levels before my water changes and a few hours after... I feel so proud that it made sense for me to do this even before you suggested, so it hearing you say this makes me feel validated, and not just paranoid checking my levels all the time). Your content has been so incredibly insightful, it's like I'm being supported form afar. Thank you so much 💖
I always run an air stone as I’m changing my water.
That only works for chlorine, if your water is treated with chloramine the air stone does nothing. Chloramine is chlorine bonded with ammonia; this creates a more stable and longer lasting disinfectant. And one that does not easily gass off. I'd recommend checking your water provider's water quality report to verify the type of disinfectant used.
You could use a Brita water filter (or like it) because it removes chlorine or chloramine.
The downside you lower pH and minerals related to hardness mainly KH degrees.
@@stephenjakubowski7099 fairly sure she uses one to help alleviate the oxygen drop, water conditioners are a reducing agent afterall.
@@chrisi4536 Oh, the fish guy at the store said to use dechlorinater and tap water even though it's hard water. Perhaps I should use Brita water.
Thanks Cory, been doing this hobby for 2 years now and I’m always learning something new. This is a great help
I can’t wait to get a fish tank one day
Keep an eye out on the clearance shelves at your pet stores.. that's where I found my 20gal starter tank for about 100$. Had everything you need to start your cycle: filter, media, etc.
Petco is having a dollar per gallon sale now!
Petco has dollar per gallon sales. But Petsmart also has some good sales
@@adam6857 omg thanks
Petsmart is having sales right now.including starter kits.
Also you can get tanks from Wal-Mart for a decent price to.
I'm on my last process of API general care. Tomorrow I have to do a 25% water change. I do have a water softener machine for my house. Should I use the stress coat on this water change?
Hadn't watched one of your videos in a long time. This was good. More important, you look so much healthier! Great job on the weight loss!
Safe is so efficient and cheap I'm surprised Seachem sells it lol. I use dechlorinator as a precautionary thing, all of my tanks get 50% weekly changes out of habit.
Seachem prime is amazing also. Seriously can't find anything that detoxifies ammonia and nitrite better than seachem
Ricky Woods but why buy the prime when its more expensive than the seachem safe powder version? Way much more since its a powder version. Save much more money than using the seachem prime. I notice they do not sale seachem safe much in fish store probably cause if not making much money cause they last years if you have a small tank.
@@JohnT2088 ill look into it .. I herd of it before but didn't know it detoxified ammonia and nitrite . I look into it
@@JohnT2088 here's why. You can easily overdose safe because of its concentration. For small tanks (sub 200litre) it's VERY difficult to dose. Apart from that it's brilliant, yes. Source: I work in retail and sell both prime and safe.
Ricky Woods its the same thing as prime but way more concentrated but in a powder form.
A small teaspoon can cover 50-100 gallon of water. So if you have many tanks its way more efficient. People say its very easy to overdose lol. I have many 10 gallon tanks i just do half a teaspoon even without measuring. A half teaspoon can dose 50 gallon of water estimate since i dont have the information with me but i don’t really measure at all. You can overdose it but its very hard unless your a dumbass putting so many teaspoon in
Another brilliantly informative video!! I know that my municipal water supply in my immediate area has 3ppm chlorine (told by the city employees who checks it , literally right outside my house every other month) and some chloramine (given that my testing is always 0.25-.05) even after treatment and allowing it to sit overnight. Given how much water treatment we need here in texas, I am terrified of putting any tap water directly in my tanks, as even sitting for a few hours in 5 gallon buckets with treatment can still cause my tank water to become cloudy after a ~30% water change. The minimum treatment time for me is recommended api stress coat/dechlorinator + overnight in 5 gallon buckets. I am jealous of people who can just use pythons. On the plus side I get a workout in when I do water changes. If I ever upgrade to a bigger house, I'm going to take into account having a space for a huge garbage container of water to sit around instead of the buckets in my guest bath tube situation I always have.
7:10 Your fish looks itchy...
Yeah that one tricolor is relentlessly rubbing itself in the sand. It's super distracting. Hope its just goofball.
Now I see more of them doing it. Eek!
@@JensWoodworkingThings - Yeah the one for sure, and a few others are doing it but not as much. Hoping it's nothing bad.
@@kdigiacomo I know after water changes, my Mollies will rub on plants then they stop about 30min after my water change. So Goldfish might be sensitive to water changes?
That's corpsy, he does that
I was watching that too thinking hmmn I wonder what his nitrate level is
I hope one day you guys are able to ship to canada. I will litarally order everything i need from you. I dont even have a local fish store where i live lol. Hour and a half drive to the nearest big city and they only have petsmart and petland etc.
Find someone who lives in the states to order for you. They can have it delivered to their address,then send it to you.Cory may never be able to ship out of the US. 😩
Just wanted to let you know, we now ship to Canada on our website with restrictions on electronics, foods, meds, and plants. www.aquariumcoop.com
What are the consequences of overdosing prime or any similar dechloriner
Tom New when I do water changes I don’t know exactly how many gallons I drained out so can’t never tell how much prime to use
Loss of oxygen in the aquarium is the first problem. After that would be whatever the reducer agents do to gills etc. if it was completely harmless we would just ship fish in it. Pratically a little more than necessary shouldn’t be harmful. It’s like saying you can never exercise enough! That is true for 98% of people. However you can expertise too much and develop issues from it.
Aquarium Co-Op I notice my fish always gasping for air after every water change so I always thought the water wasn’t fully cleared of chlorine. Thanks for the knowledge.
Feedback: if you keep making your videos as short as this one I’ll watch them more regularly 👍
Ken Kaneki!
@@AquariumCoop ya, I got some side effect issues from exercising to much.. I got way to ripped, jacked and rad bruh
I don’t have real plants in my 32 gallon and I keep measuring the water and even after weekly water changes (and only 8 flame
Tetras), I keep seeing there’s still some ammonia - not much but it’s not 0 ppm! Do you recommend using the fritz complete to fix that problem?
Ha ha : “OUT OF FEAR!”
My tap water ph is 8.4 before dechlorinator and 6.4 after? I can’t find a reason why online. This seems to be the opposite of what others have said it should do…the city doesn’t really tell us anything unless we seek out the answers from them directly, as far as adding chemicals to the water. I do know they use the MAX amount of chloramine (~3-4 ppm), Halloacetic acids are high as well (30-41 ppb), and I think all of that is because of a spike in TTHM in my area (which is 81-91 ppb), but I literally have to wait a year for the annual water report to see if anything changes 😢
Chlorine can often taste salty. That’s a bad sign. Highly recommend bottled water, or water from a filtered fountain, when traveling. I do some waste water and sanitation related things in my real job. Cory makes a ton of validated points.
If it tastes salty the Chlorine is bound with Sodium or Potassium as a salt and is much safer than free Chlorine which tastes acid/sour/tart to me.
Well, as safe as salt in a freshwater aquarium can be.
@@MichaelClark-uw7ex And chlorine can vapourate, so letting water stand for a few days, if it is only Chlorine and very low concentrations.
I use prime
A treasure chest bubbler increases your oxygen levels by .1
Even if it's not running. It's a straight up modifier :P 2x X.1 to all oxygen gains.
I live in a really small town. I’m aware of our water peramaters(?) because my husband and I worked for the water department. I use prime. Am I doing the right thing? My fish seem happy and healthy. I have 6 tanks. 75,50,29,10,10,5.5.
Tank looks amazing. Great job! Love the simplicity of it too. I hate too much decoration; it doesn’t allow fish to swim. It’s perfect how you have it and the water looks immaculate 🥰🥰🥰
Hey brother, question. If we are adding 5-10 gallon as a top off or water change to our fish tank? (20 gallon I have) can i use distilled water and not use any dechlorinator?
Thank you for the great tips, and reminders to test our water. I do agree that the longer I am in the hobby the more I think I know and barely ever test water. To combat the potential drops in oxygen levels I always hang the hose above the water level so it splashes when the new water goes in, to oxygenate the water a little extra.
Just gonna leave it here:
Apex Filters.
Roughly 1500 gallons a filter.
Sure, gotta use some PH down. Model 1050.
Can I overwinter white clouds in an outside pond? I’m in the Bay Area
Tanks WitJ ive over wintered white clouds outside and i live in ny. They can handle some extreme cold.
Grew up in L. A. It was like drinking pool water. We don't drink tap. Home water coolers and inline filtration is very common.
I believe they have similar requirements to overwintering goldfish. Deep enough water to be 40 at the bottom, open ice for oxygen, reduced feeding in the fall, etc. Bay Area, is that San Francisco? Does it even get cold there? Lol sorry I’m an North East Coaster
Lily A. Thank you! It doesn’t get extremely cold but there’s been multiple nights where a think layer of ice covers the top of still water .
Tanks WitJ The only thing you have to worry about here are raccoons. They will eat everything unless you have a lid you can keep on at night. I lost white clouds that way. :( Bay Area Trash Pandas are the scourge of outdoor fishponds.
Thanks for your insight. LOL at the 800 gallon comment... sometimes reading the dosing on back of these dechlorinators, i wonder... are these like... made for 800 gallons!?!?
When keeping Discus you can always age the water overnight, therefore using less dechlorinator
I got test strips for my 1st tank setup, and even after water conditioner (Nutra-Fin) and even after our Brita Elite filter advertised for it... We got LEAD!
Obviously, we need to get pipes changed ASAP, but I just spent all the money aquarium stuff lol so is there anything I can do in the meantime, like adding more conditioner or another product?
Or I could just chug lead until I've wasted away enough for a 29G coffin.
I was like the fifth comment on this video and now it's gone...
5 lbs. of Sodium Thiosulfate costs $20 on Amazon. That's enough to treat over 100,000 gallons of water. There are a ton of videos on making the solution yourself (you just add distilled water and let it dissolve in, I use 4oz/gallon of distilled water which will last about 6 months and treat about 6,000-7,000 gallons). Just a DIY hint for those tired of paying for dechlorinator. I have chloramine in my water. The filters handle the tiny influx of ammonia from chloramine breaking down without any issue at all (your fish produce much more). It doesn't need to be 'binded'. 'Binding' ammonia is much more useful when transporting fish than during a water change.
Hey, first
What's considered a high amount of chlorine? My local water company has the range listed as 0.98-1.1
Hello. I really truly appreciate this info., especially being new to this hobby (planted, low tech aquarium). I do need help with these important questions a.s.a.p. as I have a new tank and plants arriving by mail in a few days... What exact order is best for a new tank with no beneficial bacteria and city water. Am I to add the declorinator, quick start bacteria and plant fertilizer (with plants in tank), in that order? Also, what should the timing be between adding these? When do I use the test strips to check the tank parameters and should I do water changes at first? Lastly, I have a freshwater 32.5 Fluval flex that's newly purchased for reference. THANK YOU kindly for your time and sharing this knowledge! Tamara
Why not just aerate 50 ltr buckets in sunlight to remove chlorine before a water change and not use chemicals... or use RODI water which I use .... just my thoughts here aye 👌🏼👍🏻👍🏻
i have chlorine and no chloramine, so i use my own solution of Na2S2O3 which i bough in dry form... .I don't need the extra binder (commercially sold product) for ammonium. I bought 1 kg of pure dry Na2S2O3 very cheap, so my waterconditioner almost costs nothing, and i'm good for maybe + 20 years.
My question is simple or is it? If one changes a known volume of water, say 5 gallons from a 20 gallon tank (25%) is it appropriate to treat the known volume of water (25%) with a volume of dechlorinator or does one treat the entire aquarium. My bias (and practice for 30+) years has been to treat the known volume and not the entire tank.
So we finally got the green water problem solved. Took 5 days but it's gone!!! We did a 50% water change yesterday but didn't change the filter. I'm still confused on when I should do this. Filter looks a little ugly, but was worried about messing up the water...... any advice would be appreciated.