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@vicpropic

4 жыл бұрын

Quick question, do I have to siphon the gravel with every water change? Thank you @Aquarium Co-op you rock!

@anthonyjimenez8180

4 жыл бұрын

Your fish will loooove you if you do water changes daily!

@Lazy_Fish_Keeper

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicpropic it depends on your substrate, plants, and fish. My deep bed substrate tanks never get vacuumed because they are heavily planted and I don't want to accidentally disrupt the deep substrate. None of the fish in my DBS tanks disturb the substrate more than an inch down. My bare bottom tank gets vacuumed a couple of times a week, and I only siphon as much water as I need to get the bottom clean.

@vicpropic

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lazy_Fish_Keeper thank you so much for such an insightful response.

@Lazy_Fish_Keeper

3 жыл бұрын

@@vicpropic I test my tap water before water changes, as well as my tank water, so I can make a fully informed decision. I haven't had ammonia in any tanks in over a year. Most of my tanks I have to dose with ferts, until I get more fish, because the plants are currently outgrowing the fish😅 Every tank has plants, so I rarely get significant nitrate build up, except in the turtle & guppy pond. Turtle likes to eat the plants faster than they can grow🤦‍♂️

This is what happens when an engineer becomes a youtuber, such high quality and high science but clearly explained, so gud so gud

@sandypar00

3 жыл бұрын

YES! 100% agree.

@carlbugler636

10 ай бұрын

Not quite, it's very basic and a little miss leading, you need to make a log over months not a few weeks. If you start with 10 ppm per week then remove 25% you end up with 7.5 ppm then the following week you end up with 17.5 ppm. Now if we change it to months the math works. If your aquarium produces 10ppm of nitrates per month you could remove 25% per week and your system should achieve a relatively stable nitrate level. With tutorials like this it needs to be made clearer as people get confused with the simple math and it's misleading. I personally find the test kits aren't accurate enough, for my tanks i simply opt to remove 75% water per month. With a water change greater than 50% I know without any doubt that my nitrates are lower then they were previously and I'm also reducing any other potentially harmful chemicals from the water. Large water changes aren't bad and they're more economical in both time and water than smaller water changes. I've had no issues with large water changes providing the fresh water is a similar temp and ph. Most moderately stocked tanks I have access to need large water changes to keep nitrates down. If your fresh tap water is a higher pH after letting it sit for a few hours the chances are you need to use an air stone to bubble off your tap water co2. Mine goes from pH 7.2 out of the tap to ph 8.2 after gassing of co2.

Irene did an AMAZING job on this. Probably the most succinct and simultaneously thorough overview I've watched of how to do water changes, as well as highlighting why plants can help keep heavily stocked aquariums in better shape. I look forward to seeing more of her videos 😍

Irene, you are great. Clear, concise and very engaging. More Irene tutorials please 👍

@GirlTalksFish

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'll be combing the comments section to see what people have questions about, so let me know!

@jraquaticnation3657

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that lets get some vids!!

@bifuriousaf

4 жыл бұрын

seconded!

@frankie4810

3 жыл бұрын

Simp

Also I love Irene's way of presenting content. Informative, easy to understand.

@mmnelson82

4 жыл бұрын

Geek Alotl I agree. Having her write things down in addition to saying them is helpful.

@GirlTalksFish

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much! P.S. I don't think I've ever mentioned this, but I love your avatar. 🐉

@AuthorNancyKimball

4 жыл бұрын

Me too :)

I am truly enjoying Irene's AC videos- The information is always relevant, given in easy to understand language and charts, and just the right length to cover the topic. Geat job!💕👍

@GirlTalksFish

4 жыл бұрын

Awww, thank you so much! Hopefully it'll help some of the newer people on this channel. :)

Never thought to cut test strips. Now I use the drops.

@GirlTalksFish

4 жыл бұрын

I learned that trick from Cory. ;)

@ShazeemKhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@GirlTalksFish same. Genius

@JohnFX3

4 жыл бұрын

Girl Talks Fish what’s your method for cutting them? Regular scissors or some other shears? All at once or as you use them?

@urbansk8r231

4 жыл бұрын

@@GirlTalksFish me too..if I was using them that is. I only have liquid API

@ShazeemKhan

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnFX3 i personally used scissors. I cut 1 at a time to be safe

This is such a brilliant video - thank you! I'm a total newbie and setting up my first tank. Been doing so much research, I feel like I'm studying for a degree lol. This subject was really confusing me but I finally understand it. I'm going to have some happy fish!

Thank you for this video, I loved it. For a year I had stayed away from even trying to understand water parameters and letting this tank maintenance activities take over my time. The Aquarium Co-op have videos have been my preferred and you made this subject so much straightforward.

Very important thing about maintenance: If the reason of your maintenance is to react to things you see are off, you're doing maintenance wrong. Maintenance should be about getting ahead of issues, avoiding them the first place, not troubleshooting.

@mikefisher4834

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly but with aquariums things have a way of sneaking up on you sometimes Especially with newbies💯

@dominic.h.3363

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikefisher4834 Most of those things are avoidable with prevention too. I mean sure, first you have to be aware of the risk before you can lower that risk, but that's easily addressed by actually doing research before you buy a tank and don't just impulse buy this and that...

@James_Hande

4 жыл бұрын

@@dominic.h.3363 Impulse buy. Nobody does that do they? Research before buying. Doesn't everyone do that especially regarding pets? 🤪

@MichaelClark-uw7ex

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely, maintenance is to make sure things stay stable and you don't give problems a chance to become acute. Better to be proactive than reactive.

@dominic.h.3363

4 жыл бұрын

@@James_Hande Fewer people do than you'd realize.

This was one of the most informative videos I've ever seen on water changes. Loved it!

I love how natural you are and informative. Keep it up!

i said this before in a previous video, but irene really has a gift for teaching. i hope this doesn't sound back-handed, but i wouldn't say she is necessarily my favorite youtuber because her videos tend to be so structured, but i have probably learned the most useful information in an interesting way about fishkeeping from her.

This is by far the best video out there on water changing. Thank you so much!! So simple and to the point, also very easy to understand. Thanks again for sharing with us. This helps me so much!! Your awesome! (BTW, you have a great camera face and voice😉). Your such a pleasure to watch and learn from! Have a beautiful day🦋🌻

I love Irene, she's becoming my aquarium mother

@GirlTalksFish

4 жыл бұрын

Awww, thank you! 👩‍👧‍👦

@augustbrown9711

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

Love this. I never used a log. I'll start that and use this formula. Great video every fish keeper needs to see

Amazing video.. ive been in this hobby for 20 years and i still learnt so much from this! thanks!

As a newcomer to the hobby, this video is a HUGE help. Thank you! 👍🏽

You don’t even understand how much this helped me. I feel like I’m in school, while i take notes on my notebook. I was lost about cycling and all that stuff, but I finally understand. I’m a ten year old and i understood this perfectly. Thank you so much!!!

I’m pretty new (about a year) in fish keeping. This was SO helpful!! Thanks 😊

I have watched aquarium coop everyday for like months now hahaha totally got me through quarantine y’all are awesome guys please keep it up

Very good info, it works for people that have had fish for a long time, or new fish keepers. I live in a drought prone area of the country, so managing water changes is very important. Thanks!

Haven't cleaned up my main tank for months now. Nitrate dropping, plants growing like crazy and the fish breed the second time... LRB's method works. If it's balanced it takes like no maintenance time 😁

@sshep86

4 жыл бұрын

Could I ask what size tank, fish (type and amount), plants (if possible)? Not for judgement but because I am trying to balance my tank in an experiment too. A 55 litre (10 gallon), heavily planted with stem plants and a Anubias nana, with a few floaters. Stocked with 3 male endlers, 3 Pygmy cories, 3 juvenile female platies, 7 cherry shrimp ( although not sure if 7 remain), 2 Amano shrimp, 1 nerite snail and a hillstream loach. So far it’s going well and I hardly get a Nitrate reading ( even though I have nitrates straight from the tap as well). Not sure if I will swap out the female platies when they grow and put one or 2 males in there instead.

@horsepanther

4 жыл бұрын

Who is LRB/what is the method?

@edwardtddo7890

4 жыл бұрын

@@sshep86 I have to admit that smaller tanks are a bit harder to balance perfectly, but it works, if you pay close attention to what's happening in there. Imagine the tank as a close system (even if it's not). Everything you add has to go somewhere. If you feed the fish the end product should be plant growth. With stem plants you can easily remove that bio mass you added with the food. Don't be afraid to experiment a little bit, there's no ultimate solution for this, because there are too many parameters. Observe what happens and adjust if needed. Also, mulm is a good thing. Don't remove every little bit of it 😉

@edwardtddo7890

4 жыл бұрын

@@horsepanther LRB aquatics. A man with a passion for way too many tanks 😂. Corey knows him well and visited him in one of his videos.

@horsepanther

4 жыл бұрын

@@edwardtddo7890 Ohh...thanks--I'll have to check him out!

Bruh, you just blew my mind on cutting the test strips. Never have I ever would've thought of that.

You are extremely helpful for beginners, thanx so much!

This video was awesome! The information was explain clearly so the audience of all skill levels can understand it. Everything production wise was a notch above your previous videos. This is type of high quality videos people should be striving for! Keep up the great work Cory and team! #fluvalstrippin

Irene is awesome! Also got confused thinking I was watching her other channel but happy to have her in more places :)

Thank you thank you thank you for something so simple and concise. Here’s what to do and when, and why. I’ve been worried about my tank but never purchased test kits because I didn’t know what to do if out of parameters. Now I do!

Brilliant video. Cory said about cutting strips before. Great tip. Was just doing 25% every week without really knowing why. Thanks so much for putting this together.

This is such an amazing video for beginners. I can’t wait to share it!!

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for sharing this info! :)

Wish I had seen the test strip trick before I had used all my strips. So clever, great way too save money.

Thanks for the great info!!! Keep up the amazing work on videos and LOVE the Blogs!!!

This is so technically well done and detailed. Thank you so much!

Nicely done! For the tetra strips, the directions used to read 30-60 seconds - but now my tetra strips say to wait 60 seconds.

perfect! most helpfull, thank you. i wasnt understanding it from anyone else... i will deffinately be having a look through your infographic page x

awesome video, Irene! I like the way you break it all down, cuz I have a major problem with high nitrates (like over 80) in my 20 gallon. I guess I'll do bigger water changes , more often. Its heavily planted also. Thanks!

Thanks so much for this tutorial. This helps me a newbie so much!

Irene, I do so enjoy your aquarium presentations. Thank you!

This was amazing information! Thank you!

Just what I needed. Thank you so much!

Cutting testing strips in half. Brilliant!!! Great tip 👍🤗

I change 50 % weekly on my heavy loaded tanks and 30 % on my lite loaded tanks. Your video explained it perfectly

One of my tanks I’ve never cleaned, I only took up water. Plants are growing fine, water is crystal, fish are healthy and showing signs of breeding. I’ve got an air pump in as the filter is barely working. I set it up in 2017 and it’s still going good.

Thank you so much. I’m a new fish mom and this has been so enlightening!!

I can tell your personality has the trait of being exact and precise 👍🏽

This is so helpful to expand on what the nitrogen cycle numbers mean.. I am not a math person but this is easy to understand! Thank you!

The most informative and clearly explained video I have found. Really good.

I absolutely love your shop. Every time I order I am blown away. This time the delivery was a day early lol

Thank you so much, this is the most helpful video I've watched!

Super Informative! Excellent facilitator! I've subscribed and hope to keep learning 😊

Personally I'm horrible about testing and water changes BUT what I do have is a heavily planted tank. My biggest advice for anyone who is new to the hobby is always PLANTS, PLANTS and then MORE PLANTS!Unless they want cichlids or some other type of fish that doesn't work well with plants. Plants for me are the unsung heroes of the hobby, not only do they help with fish waste but they also give cover for the fish helping them feel less stressed and secure.

@terristillwaugh3063

Жыл бұрын

I have plants that are always making more plants. My problem is keeping the plants planted in the substrate. Any advice on this? I will get it just right and the next morning they are floating.

Thanks for the great information. Very helpful to this newbie.

This is a very helpful video! Thank you!

I find you guys one of the best if not the best source for information when it comes to aquarium hobby to a point where I have my son watch your video's so he can learn you guys rock many thanks for sharing.

Great video. I thought you looked familiar 😊I follow your other channel and always appreciate the knowledge you share. Thanks for being here and for taking the time to help all of us.

Thanks for much for this! Super helpful!

Nobody else explains this like you. Mega kudos, was already subs

+1 for live plants. We have had an 8 gallon for 3 weeks. It has 2 mollies and 2 platy. There was a surface of bubbles and a film when I put my fingers in the tank. I bought a moneywort last night and inserted it into the tank. This morning the water is clearer and the surface bubbles are gone. AMAZING!

Awesome information, thank you thank you.

Irene rules!….just watched a load of videos about water changes and was starting to feel a bit dizzy with all the information. This video makes it all a lot easier to understand. Thankyou!!! ☺️

Hi enjoy show. My 6 tanks have been running for 2years plus. First I use tap water and let set for a week 12 1gal bottles I vacume every Saturday and clean filter elements same. Fish are doing great. Thanks jim

Good video and good advice. I'm fortunate that nitrates from tap go down in the main tank, not up. 50% water changes every 2 weeks regardless. Tank been running since 2006. I don't clean the filters, they appear to be self cleaning and holding the bio that is consuming the nitrates. No plants.

This math was well explained. This is the only video I’ve come across that’s broken down water changes .

Perfect video thank you! Very informative.

Super helpful thanks

This was a very informative video...thanks!

This helped so much thank you!

Very well presented video. Thanks for all the helpful information. 📺👍

I adore you. You saved my betta with your other video. He was on his way out.. hes almost back to normal again..

Great message and great voice!

Loved the video great information! Keep up the great videos :)

Incredibly helpful video

Great advice 🐠🐟🌿🌱

This was awesome... thanks guys

Hi! In my 3 gallon betta tank, heated, airated, filtered : PH 7.6 - ammonia .25 - nitrite 00 - nitrates 00. This reading is after I added hornwort . Before nitrate was 5.0. It's been up and running since 5 months ago. And is cycled.

Thank you 😊

Wow great tips! Thank you!

I like videos like this - very good! Even if someone has been keeping fish a long time, reminders are often welcome. I have planted tanks and really don't need to do water changes every week, but I do water changes every week because it became a habit. I usually have between 0 ppm and 10 ppm of nitrates, so no need for me to do water changes every week... would also save on fertilizer, lol... habits die hard, I guess, but thank you for the reminder I will do less. I test water weekly so would know when anything is off, which nothing ever is... planted tanks are the best!

Great presentation

Great video! very informative thanks!

I love your videos. Always well done!

Thank you for this video!!! I finally understand. 😊

This video was sooooo helpful! The most clear, simplified explanation I’ve received thus far. Thank you!! #Aquariumfordummies lolll

Haven't done a water change in a couple months or so, but my tank seems to be staying at close to 0 nitrates. I feel like I *should* be doing water changes, but I haven't felt up to it and it hasn't caused havoc, fortunately. My tank is heavily planted and understocked though! I should probably be fertilizing more. Right now I'm recovering from surgery and won't be able to lift a bucket of water for a few weeks, so it's so good that it's stable. I'm going to have my mom top off my tanks, but I don't feel comfortable trying to teach her to do a water change, especially with shrimp.

You are SO awesome!! Thank you!!

excellent tutorial..

Great info here!

Thank you, that was an informative video, Should help me dial in on the use of all my Easy Aquarium Coop fertilizers.

Highkey mad I didn't think of cutting the tester strips in half myself. Cleverrrrr

Great advice

Amazing content. Great educational video... 💯👍

Nice way to explain it

So good, just so good. I rarely say this, but wow so good video you made.

Thanks

Thanks for the clear and informative video Irene. I did have two questions. I have a heavily planted 55 gallon tank that Is stocked with about nine hungry rainbow fish and some a half dozen cardinal tetras. I am pumping about 4-6 pumps of easy green. It seems to be working because the pants are growing and very healthy and the algae eaters and snails take care of the minimal algae. My question should I test the water just before I add easy green, or does it not matter. Also, how will the easy green impact my water quality tests if at all? Thanks for your help.

thank you for the video, i have a question: how do you treat the new water ? add tap water to the aquarium and then water conditioner / treat the water before add to the aquarium? what s better?

Great video!

my daugter loves fish and this is good to know thank you

Awesome video!