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How to heat water for water changes?
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Haych
jessie1602
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How to heat water for water changes?
Hi all.
Sorry to keep pestering for advice, but I want to get my first betta water change properly done ^^ I'm so pleased that Rocky finally seems to be settling in, I don't want to freak him out by mucking up a water change! I never needed to heat water for my goldies water, but I assume for weekly water changes for bettas they need the new water heated to tank temp so as not to shock them? I use bottled water for my betta as my tap water has horribly high nitrates of 40ppm+. How would you advise to heat up bottled water? I thought about pouring it into a plastic bucket and leaving it in the sunshine for a few hours (probably not very much will evaporate?) or possibly microwaving it a little somehow, but not sure if this would affect the quality of the water.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from experts! :-)
Jess ^^
Sorry to keep pestering for advice, but I want to get my first betta water change properly done ^^ I'm so pleased that Rocky finally seems to be settling in, I don't want to freak him out by mucking up a water change! I never needed to heat water for my goldies water, but I assume for weekly water changes for bettas they need the new water heated to tank temp so as not to shock them? I use bottled water for my betta as my tap water has horribly high nitrates of 40ppm+. How would you advise to heat up bottled water? I thought about pouring it into a plastic bucket and leaving it in the sunshine for a few hours (probably not very much will evaporate?) or possibly microwaving it a little somehow, but not sure if this would affect the quality of the water.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from experts! :-)
Jess ^^
jessie1602- Halfmoon
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
if you dont do a huge water change you can do it straight from cold - it wont hurt him. I used to on the smaller tanks.
I usually do 50% changes and I fill straight from the tap, but I use hot and cold water to take the chill off my water.
The other thing I do, as atm I am having to use mineral water, I empty out the kettle and boil some (having issues with my water from the tap)
I usually do 50% changes and I fill straight from the tap, but I use hot and cold water to take the chill off my water.
The other thing I do, as atm I am having to use mineral water, I empty out the kettle and boil some (having issues with my water from the tap)
Haych- Feathertail
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
Like haych said if the bottled water is at room temp and the waterchange is under 50% just use it the way it is it wont shock them that much it actually tempts most fish to breed so doesnt do any harm.
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
For bigger changes I use boiled water added to water from the cold tap
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
I fill 2 plastic jugs leave them in the room for a couple of hours add a splash of boiling water, water conditioner, smidge of aqua salt and stir well....
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
Thanks for the advise you guys. I think I'll leave a bucket of water out by the window to warm up for a few hours, then add a little boiling water before water change time. Hopefully he won't spazz out too much, he was very indignant when I accidentally moved one of his plants earlier. He likes making a bed out of two of the broad leaves and sleeping in between them ^^
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
I use my shower to get correct temp which I suppose is okay if you have a shower LOL
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Re: How to heat water for water changes?
Boiling a little water to add is the best way, but I don't bother with getting it accurately right for smaller water changes. Hope it went ok!
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