How to Water Change??

numbskull · 23-02-2009, 02:25 AM

Now my tank is getting dirty due to the shrimps digging off the algae from my rock. I need to seek some advice from the bros here how to do water change and to suck out the dirt from the soil without sucking out the shrimplets ( i just saw 2 today, might have more).

any kind bros can give me some tips??

numbskull · 23-02-2009, 01:29 PM

eh?? no advice from bros at all??

23-02-2009, 08:00 PM

just suck the water into a pail that way u can net the shrimp out
if it got suck.

23-02-2009, 09:16 PM

actually even my tank cloudy all i do is to change my tank filter loh.. after awhile shld b clear.

23-02-2009, 09:19 PM

try not to change more then 20% , max 25% of the water .

best if u can use aged water dosed with anti chlorine and chloramines .

its ok to suck the shrimplets out into another bucket , u can catch them later and put them back

numbskull · 23-02-2009, 11:17 PM

ah ok. So thats what u all do one ah?? hm ... i thought maybe u guys got a special way of WCing.

well ok thanks!

24-02-2009, 12:57 AM

eyes open big big, focus at the inlet of ur hose... any shrimp coming near just move ur hose or retract it...

if u saying removing the waste of e shrimp perhaps u can get a air pump hose to do the suction.

numbskull · 25-02-2009, 02:16 AM

sorry if i redig out this thread. I don't wanna start another new thread and making the forum a bit too messy.

I had just rescape my tank and just put in 2 driftwood in. Initially i thought DF are suppose to increase my PH but surprisingly earlier when i measure using my Sera PH test kit, it went down from range 6.5 to 5.5!!!

Thus i got no choice but to water change with my aged water and went up a little to range 6.0 now. Was i wrong that DF suppose to increase the PH not decrease????? Any bro here can enlighten me?

oh yea my tank pic as below ...

25-02-2009, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by numbskull

sorry if i redig out this thread. I don't wanna start another new thread and making the forum a bit too messy.

I had just rescape my tank and just put in 2 driftwood in. Initially i thought DF are suppose to increase my PH but surprisingly earlier when i measure using my Sera PH test kit, it went down from range 6.5 to 5.5!!!

Thus i got no choice but to water change with my aged water and went up a little to range 6.0 now. Was i wrong that DF suppose to increase the PH not decrease????? Any bro here can enlighten me?

oh yea my tank pic as below ...

hi bro, nice setup! driftwood does leach tannins(if it's new) and if anything, that lowers PH(though not by much) and not the other way around. not sure why your PH went down so much, did you put any other items in your tank that might have done it? cheers!

numbskull · 25-02-2009, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rainman

hi bro, nice setup! driftwood does leach tannins(if it's new) and if anything, that lowers PH(though not by much) and not the other way around. not sure why your PH went down so much, did you put any other items in your tank that might have done it? cheers!

thank rainman!!

nah the 2 piece of DF i brought from a bro here thus its not new. And the plant that comes with the DF is US fissidien and mini moss. Any other ideas bro??? the rest of the plant are already there initially before i rescape my tank.

23-02-2009, 02:25 AM	#1
numbskull Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 422	How to Water Change?? Now my tank is getting dirty due to the shrimps digging off the algae from my rock. I need to seek some advice from the bros here how to do water change and to suck out the dirt from the soil without sucking out the shrimplets ( i just saw 2 today, might have more). any kind bros can give me some tips??

23-02-2009, 08:00 PM	#3
badaang Guest Posts: n/a	water change just suck the water into a pail that way u can net the shrimp out if it got suck.

23-02-2009, 01:29 PM	#2
numbskull Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 422	eh?? no advice from bros at all??

23-02-2009, 09:16 PM	#4
lifesaving Guest Posts: n/a	actually even my tank cloudy all i do is to change my tank filter loh.. after awhile shld b clear.

23-02-2009, 09:19 PM	#5
reaverx Guest Posts: n/a	try not to change more then 20% , max 25% of the water . best if u can use aged water dosed with anti chlorine and chloramines . its ok to suck the shrimplets out into another bucket , u can catch them later and put them back

23-02-2009, 11:17 PM	#6
numbskull Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 422	ah ok. So thats what u all do one ah?? hm ... i thought maybe u guys got a special way of WCing. well ok thanks!

24-02-2009, 12:57 AM	#7
Jeff_Leow Guest Posts: n/a	eyes open big big, focus at the inlet of ur hose... any shrimp coming near just move ur hose or retract it... if u saying removing the waste of e shrimp perhaps u can get a air pump hose to do the suction.

25-02-2009, 02:16 AM	#8
numbskull Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 422	sorry if i redig out this thread. I don't wanna start another new thread and making the forum a bit too messy. I had just rescape my tank and just put in 2 driftwood in. Initially i thought DF are suppose to increase my PH but surprisingly earlier when i measure using my Sera PH test kit, it went down from range 6.5 to 5.5!!! Thus i got no choice but to water change with my aged water and went up a little to range 6.0 now. Was i wrong that DF suppose to increase the PH not decrease????? Any bro here can enlighten me? oh yea my tank pic as below ...

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