I accidentally dumped too much food in an aquarium.

**CONE_YAK** · 11-14-2012, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by 850R

Ah... My apologies, The implied pause read really snarky to me. My bad.

[I must need coffee]

I would of explained it better if I thought you were just asking, Much like the posters between have.

No problem, it is definately a learning experience for me.....

#1 Ensure my post dont come across as sarcastic

#2 The 25% water changes I have been doing are not good enough

**Goes to 11!** · 11-14-2012, 05:18 PM

Silver lining!

Meh, Text communication is easy to misconstrue & besides... I really should know better than to post while on hold with the insurance company. The music alone is nearly suicide inducing :-P.

**~firefly~** · 11-14-2012, 05:19 PM

"Your call is very important to us".

**Goes to 11!** · 11-14-2012, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by ~firefly~

"Your call is very important to us".

:elevator jazz continues:

Mm Hmm

**MrsMolly** · 11-15-2012, 03:16 AM

So...regular 75% water changes won't stress out the fish? I've never done more than 50%, and they always act panicked.

**Northerly** · 11-15-2012, 03:28 AM

I would venture so far as to say that they aren't panicked, just very active. I notice a lot of activity in my Malawi setups after large wc's. Breeding behavior, aggression, random bursts of speed. I assume they're just excited in an energetic way due to the change.

**Dennis Bissett** · 11-15-2012, 08:55 AM

The only ways you will stress fish with a major water change are if there is a notable temperature difference, a ph difference, or you chuck the water in with a fire hose

**~firefly~** · 11-15-2012, 10:05 AM

I try to do twice weekly water changes of at least 30%. The reason for this is because I have aquasoil that acidifies (and softens) the water somewhat to around 6.5 pH. The water from my tap is 7.5 pH and hard, so to avoid dramatic swings I do more frequent water changes to keep things as stable as possible.