[AquaticLife] novice question
Also turn the heater off 15 minutes before you lower the water level.
Regarding temp, I mix hot and cold from the faucet (running into my Python) over the tank thermometer until the temp is EXACTLY the same as the tank. No waiting that way!
You can also turn the filter off for the hour or so it will take you to do the water change. Dont drain it any more than it drains itself.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andreas Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:20 PM To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] novice question
do about 20-30% water change
yes the water should not be ice cold, room temp is ok
leave the filter be, the most important thing in your aquarium are the bacteria that live in the filter, never rinse the filter with new watrer always use aquarium water or you will kill the bacteria.
make sure the filter intkae sdtays below water and you can ujst leave it running while you change the water.
the height of the spary bar is not very important as long at it provides good ciruclation
Andreas
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 9:00 PM, shari rivenburg net> wrote:
> I have a new 54 gallon tank that has been up and running since March 4 > with lots of plants and some fish….I need to do a partial water change > but I’m a little wary…..I have an Eheim classic filter….do I just > turn it off while I’m doing the water change; clean, check and empty the > water from the filter also? What about the heater? If the water level > goes down on the heater, will it harm it? Of course, I’ll turn it off > while I’m changing the water. What about the water I need to add back > in? I’m on a private well and my water is fine, but I’m concerned about > the temperature of the added water - should I at least draw some water a > day before the water change to let it get to room temperature? One more > question - how many inches from the top of the aquarium is the usual > depth for the spray bar to be mounted on the side? Sorry if these seem > like silly concerns, but I’m sure once I do the water changes a couple > of times it’ll be “no big deal”! > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me! > > Shari > >
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