Too many water changes?

[goleafs]

Is it possible to make too many water changes?

[smaug]

On an all fish tank,no.With plants ,yes,you would be losing many water borne nutrients that the plants need,unless of course those nutrients exist in your new water .BTW I see you have wild pumpking seeds,I have thought of doing that ,do you have any pics?What is there behaviors like?

[fishfanatic33]

I second that.....

[Pr0eve]

you can do to many, if you are not treating your water, to much straight tap water will kill your good bacteria. you need to make sure there’s no chlorine in the water.

so that is a yes and a no question.

[NickFish]

Yes its possible to do too many water changes, but unless your tank is heavily planted its hard to do.
Maybe 75-85% a week would be too much.

I think those pumpkin seeds may need a bigger tank later on, just my opinion. Some can get a 1' and they are active swimmers. If it seems they are ok, and aren't smashing into the glass, then they should be fine. They are nice fish in aquariums, not so nice when you are fishing though, actaully kind of annoying.

[goleafs]

I think those pumpkin seeds may need a bigger tank later on, just my opinion. Some can get a 1' and they are active swimmers. If it seems they are ok, and aren't smashing into the glass, then they should be fine. They are nice fish in aquariums, not so nice when you are fishing though, actaully kind of annoying.

I only have one pumpkinseed in my 30 gallon right now and hes only about 2.5" and I read in "Freshwater Gamefish of North America" lol that it takes about 4 years for them to reach 8". I'd love to get a 40 long or 55 gallon for it and get a few more but right now my parents are saying that I have too many fish tanks... :(

[goleafs]

Thanks for all the replies the reason I'd like to know this is because I've done 3 water changes this week because of my new pleco who's been poooing all over my tank.

[Pr0eve]

Thanks for all the replies the reason I'd like to know this is because I've done 3 water changes this week because of my new pleco who's been poooing all over my tank.

lol, damn fish,, I wish mine would stop too.

welcome to the forums.

[shawnyp420]

In my experience, disturbing the aquarium too much always results in negative effects...Including frequent water changes. Not necessarily because of the new water--New water is good--But because of the disturbance cause by the turbulence of the water. This too of course would depend of what method you use to introduce new water to your aquarium. Typically water is dumped over the side with a bucket. Try introducing new water slowly using a gravity fed hose with a semi-narrow diameter. Treat your water in the bucket (respecting ratio) before you add new water and this will reduce chemical shock.