water change

[wable]

when doing a water change do i need to be concerned with the temperature of the new water?

 

[geno]

Naturally you want your pH, salinity and temp to match that of your tank.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

geno;175537 wrote: Naturally you want your pH, salinity and temp to match that of your tank.

Unless your overall salinity needs adjusting.

 

[wbholwell]

The easiest thing to do is to bring up the temp of the fresh water with a heater, <u>and then</u> add the salt. It's much easier to dissolve salt in warm water than in cold.

 

[roundman]

I do 15 gal every 2 weeks. I have the water at room temp and do not adjust the water temp. It is cooler then tank but 15 g to 100 gal won't make that much of a change.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

roundman;175546 wrote: I do 15 gal every 2 weeks. I have the water at room temp and do not adjust the water temp. It is cooler then tank but 15 g to 100 gal won't make that much of a change.

How do you add the water to the system? That is fine, provided you dont dump you newer water right into the tank, or more important, not right onto a specimen. I just ponied up the $10 for a heater.

 

[roland jacques]

SMALL temp changes are not a problem (1- 2 degrees) but try to avoid any more than that.

If you change 20% water that is 10 degrees warmer than the tank. your water will change 2 degrees. If you change 10% instead it will only change 1 degree. Also if you change water slowly the rocks will help stablize temp because they are tank temp...

 

[wable]

my tank is a 29g and the water is purchased from a lfs. it will be a 10% change and water is at room temp.

 

[wbholwell]

wable;175552 wrote: my tank is a 29g and the water is purchased from a lfs. it will be a 10% change and water is at room temp.

You'll be fine. Just add the water slowly, and not directly onto an animal.

 

[wable]

thanks for the input.