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Jan 8, 2018
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Sactown Cougar
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I change about 50% of the water in my 120 gallon tank once a month
But I'm keeping African Cichlids and a small herd of bristle nose plecos.
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Any of you fish tank experts
Bob Vance
All-American
1/8/18 2:34pm
The fish may just be being overfed - too much food leaves leftovers and creates
cougarsnooty
1/8/18 2:36pm
This could be the problem. When I try to siphon the bottom, with the water siphon kit, the amount of gunk stirred
Bob Vance
1/8/18 2:55pm
You are limited in the kind of fish that you can keep because you only have a 5
Submariner
1/8/18 3:37pm
Definitely try feeding less. I'd go with a few flakes a day for a week and see
cracka
1/8/18 3:52pm
I’m not an expert but when we did that when my kids were younger
mosterlow
1/8/18 2:37pm
I thought you were hardly ever supposed to change the filter
buffgato
1/8/18 2:41pm
it's the sucker fish. a girl at petco said they do more clouding than cleaning
BlueFrog
1/8/18 2:46pm
And if it is the cute little Chinese Algae Eater they sell at Petsmart, in a
Submariner
1/8/18 3:09pm
They shouldn't even be bought for cleaning...
Tokolosh
1/8/18 3:18pm
RE: They shouldn't even be bought for cleaning...
BlueFrog
1/8/18 3:46pm
When you say change the tank, what do you mean exactly? You shouldn't be
cracka
1/8/18 2:49pm
Yep, I think my old schedule was something like a 40% water change every 2 weeks
buffgato
1/8/18 2:51pm
I mean I straight up pour the entire tank into a colander and when the fish are done flopping around, I pick them
Bob Vance
1/8/18 2:59pm
I wouldn't disturb the rocks either. You kill the important bacteria when
bluebooks
1/8/18 3:24pm
That's why you are really supposed to cycle the tank before you get fish but
cracka
1/8/18 3:50pm
You kill good bacteria when you rinse filters and rock in tap water.
SportsRoad
1/8/18 3:59pm
40% weekly is the norm. It is very hard to keep a 5 gallon tank nice. Just not
Nat Gas Man
1/8/18 3:32pm
Do you still have your 135? What kind of fish did you have?
Submariner
1/8/18 3:39pm
I still have the tank, but don't have it set up. I managed a fish store while in
Nat Gas Man
1/8/18 3:47pm
My son raised his turtles for a year and a half in a cichlid tank. It was
Submariner
1/8/18 3:53pm
I have always over filtered my larger tanks too...
Tokolosh
1/8/18 3:40pm
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Sactown Cougar
1/8/18 3:45pm
I change about 50% of the water in my 120 gallon tank once a month
Sactown Cougar
1/8/18 3:46pm
Larger aquariums are easier to maintain
SportsRoad
1/8/18 4:00pm
Do you have a good bottom feeder?
Stringer Bell
1/8/18 4:54pm
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