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Tropheus Disease, Health and Nutrition Discussion of Tropheus diseases, general health, nutrition and water conditions. |
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4 | 2.25% |
3 times a week @ 10 - 25% each time. |
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4 | 2.25% |
3 times a week @ 25-50% each time. |
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1 | 0.56% |
3 times a week @ 50%+ each time. |
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1 | 0.56% |
2 times a week @ 10 - 25% each time. |
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9 | 5.06% |
2 times a week @ 25 - 50% each time. |
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8 | 4.49% |
2 times a week @ 50 - 75% each time. |
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7 | 3.93% |
2 times a week @ 75%+ each time. |
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2 | 1.12% |
1 times a week @ 25 - 50% each time. |
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61 | 34.27% |
1 times a week @ 50 - 75% each time. |
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46 | 25.84% |
1 times a week @ 75%+ each time. |
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11 | 6.18% |
1 time every 2 weeks |
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15 | 8.43% |
1 time every 3 weeks |
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2 | 1.12% |
1 time every 4 weeks |
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1 | 0.56% |
I some time go more than a month between water changes. |
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6 | 3.37% |
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#31
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my nitrates hit 25 every 5 days, so I do a 50% wc twice a week
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#32
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You might be able to get away with less twice a week. Do you find that you have any extra food laying around after feedings?
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Nope, I do the 20 second feeds 4 times per day, and since the tanks are bare-bottoms, I siphon every morning. Thanks to powerhead flows, the poop is usually in one corner, ready to be siphoned out easily. 80 degrees and lotsa stock produce the nitrates. I think this year I will gradually lower the temp to 77-78, and feed just a tad less. The stats of 25 ppm every 5 days is kind of a general average between 4 tanks. I have Discus, 2 single species troph tanks, and 1 mixed troph tank
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1 times a week @ 75%+ each time.
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If nitrates and nitrites are a problem I'd stuff my filters with purigen and use more prime.Id never change more than 50%/week on Trophs. These are not discus.I've had times when I didn't change water for 2 weeks.I have about 70 fish that are 2.5"-4". I feed 4 times per day.
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I do weekly water changes that takes the water in a 150 gallon tank down to about 3 to 4 inches left in the tank.....about 90%, I guess. The change happens on the weekend. The ilangi love the water changes, and start doing the dancing and wiggling for each other.
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I do 50% of actual volume approximately weekly, so I chose the 50-75%, but would have preferred if there was a 'stand alone' selection for those of us who do just [approx 50%].
Last year I spent 4-5 weeks away from home, my fish endured no water changes in that period. I had put just a single hydor auto feeder on each of my tanks to sprinkle Tetra vegetable crisp once a day. I would guess each fish would get about 3-4 crisp at one feeding. I have petros and tropheus. When I got back, my tanks were sparkling and fish looked be doing well. I had some new fry in one tank between rocks which looked like they were spat a week or two ago. Anyway, my main observation was that the water was sparkling which was very surprising to me. So I have to assume that because of the reduced amount of food, it is the main reason why conditions remained so pristine. Now I know that 'all that glitters is not gold' but I could tell from the fishes behavior that they were happy within themselves. My aquariums all have 3ft trickle filter towers packed with bio-balls incorporated into a sump. |
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I do 30% every 7 to 10 days. Sometimes go 2 weeks. Haven't tested nitrates in years.
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So I did my first time ever water test last night.I haven't changed my water in 2 weeks and kept the feeding at a normal rate. My ph is 8.2,ammonia 0,nitrite 0 but the nitrate hit 160. Is it normal to have nitrates without the others?
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