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Posted by L u on March 23, 2008, 7:47 pm
Please log in for more thread options I also remove the plastic plants, and decoration, and then I rinse the
plants and decoration with hot water.
Should I be rinsing everything in the tank, or just tending to my water
changes?
Btw: My water has been crystal clear, lately. :)
Thank You,
Lu
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Posted by ExPat on March 25, 2008, 9:52 am
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On Mar 23, 6:47=A0pm, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote:
> I also remove the plastic plants, and decoration, and then I rinse the
> plants and decoration with hot water.
> Should I be rinsing everything in the tank, or just tending to my water
> changes?
>
> Btw: My water has been crystal clear, lately. :)
>
> Thank You,
> Lu
There really should not be anyitng or much of anything on any decor in
the short time between routine water changes. I do not have any
plastic plants, and no other decorations of any kind in my tanks
except things that would be natural (rocks, wood etc) and commonly
found in a wild environment, and none of it ever needs to be cleaned,
so I have no clue about what your rinsing off and what your really
cleaning up. Allyou should ever have to do is maintain water
parameters, with changes and topoffs, feed and enjoy yuour fish. Your
putting too much work and stress into fish keeping and if I had to
houseclean a fish tank every water change I would be without any fish
tanks. A periodic syphoning of gravel at most.......so what exactly
is it that you feel the need to have to wash off the decorations?
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Posted by L u on March 25, 2008, 12:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options I feel I need to wash off fish waste and uneaten food. But then again,
in rinsing the plastic plants and little rock cave, I also feel I might
be removing the good bacteria.
Ok, you're the expert. So I won't do it anymore.
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Posted by ExPat on March 25, 2008, 3:14 pm
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On Mar 25, 11:10=A0am, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote:
> I feel I need to wash off fish waste and uneaten food. But then again,
> in rinsing the plastic plants and little rock cave, I also feel I might
> be removing the good bacteria.
> Ok, you're the expert. So I won't do it anymore.
Evisdenbtly if your feeding that myuch there is food remains onthe
ornaments etc you need to b ack off on feeding. As for fish waste, you
really should not be getting that much waste deposite don plants etc,
and water current usually will remove it formornaments and pull it
into the filter unit. Doubt a undergravel filter will do this very
effectively.........
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Posted by marypage on March 25, 2008, 7:35 pm
Please log in for more thread options > On Mar 25, 11:10=A0am, Romanta...@webtv.net (L u) wrote:
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> > I feel I need to wash off fish waste and uneaten food. But then again,
> > in rinsing the plastic plants and little rock cave, I also feel I might
> > be removing the good bacteria.
> > Ok, you're the expert. So I won't do it anymore.
>
> Evisdenbtly if your feeding that myuch there is food remains onthe
> ornaments etc you need to b ack off on feeding. As for fish waste, you
> really should not be getting that much waste deposite don plants etc,
> and water current usually will remove it formornaments and pull it
> into the filter unit. Doubt a undergravel filter will do this very
> effectively.........
The way I understand it, the gravel, decorations and wood all collect
the good bacteria that is essential to a balanced system, as does the
filter sponge. I rinse my filter sponge only periodically and not at
the same time that I do a water change.
It has also been said that when you do rinse the filter sponge you
should rinse it in old fish water from one of your changes (you can
use the rest of the water to water your plants, it has great natural
fertilizers in it). Hope this helps!
marypage
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> plants and decoration with hot water.
> Should I be rinsing everything in the tank, or just tending to my water
> changes?
>
> Btw: My water has been crystal clear, lately. :)
>
> Thank You,
> Lu