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Cleaning the tank water for gold fish?
ByI have a ten gallon fish tank and i do not have any more conditioner for tap water. I know that i have to put the conditioner in but i do not have any more. I want to know if i can use only tap water and go and get the conditioner, six days from now. Is that safe for the fish to wait that long without the conditioner. The water will be clean and the rocks will be cleaned too. Need some help because the water needs to be changed out.
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July 12th, 2011 at 8:30 pm
you never change all the water in the tank it destroys all the beneficial bacteria your tank has ,and your putting your fish back into a uncycled tank.
you should be doing a 25 percent water change a week,have you a working pump filter in your tank as well as that keeps the tank cleaner.
goldfish are dirty far more than tropical or marine,you cant not put dechlorinator in your tank if you can get any then wait until you can
July 12th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
leave half of your old water in the tank and fill the rest with tap water
July 12th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Whether you can actually use your tap water without conditioner depends on your tap water, but it’s a very risky thing to do. Chlorine kills fish very quickly through suffication and they wouldn’t last hours, let alone days. It would be safer for the fish to go 6 days more without a water change and wait to get the water treatment and do it properly.
That said, there are certain municipalities that offer safe and chlorine free water safe to use with fish without treatment. I happen to live in one of those places, but this is not the norm and unless you are 100% sure, don’t even think about it!
When you say you are going to clean the rocks, you mean vacuum, not remove and clean right? And when you say the water will be changes you mean part of it, not all of it right?
July 12th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
I have a ten gallon fish tank for my goldfish also. When I do my regular water change I do a 25-30% water change. I don’t use any conditioner for the tap water, but make sure to let it sit out for at least 24 hours. This ensures the water is at room temperature and that the chlorine has evaporated out. (Of course your tap water may be different than mine, so make sure yours is safe and doesn’t have too many strange additives that could harm the fish). The important thing to remember when adding water is not to add it all at once because the fish are very sensitive to the change in pH. If you add it a little at a time the fish shouldn’t be affected. So far, my fish have remained happy and healthy so this method has proven to be a good and safe method. Hopefully you can apply this to your situation.