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Top 5 Aquarium Water Change Disasters - Don't Let These Happen!
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
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Water change disasters ... we all have had at least one. So many times I’ve gotten a message or read a post that starts with, “I just did a water change, my fish are dying, help!”
What happened? Here are my top 5 water change disasters along with some tips that I hope you will find useful.
Have you experienced a water change disaster? Share your thoughts and experiences below. We all learn from each other!
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@@nospoon4799 True, that's a good one.
I had a established tank of 15 yes grand child put stuff in tank had to do several small water changes tank will not regulate aits murky for 10 days won't clear
Hilarious. It’s like you’ve been sitting by my tank watching me mess up.
We've all made some of these mistakes along the way. Thanks for watching.
@@BenOchart hahaha I just did this today I didn't know my house wasnt in the bucket any more and put about 1/4th gallon on my carpet lol a lot of fish food and poop. I test the ph before and after a change. Now I watch the amount of water I take out I am trying to hit rid of all the ammonia but it stays at .25 same fore nitrate at .25 my tank hasn't finished cycling yet. But I only have 2 fish in it right now. I am going to get about 10 shrimp which will help get rid of a lot of poop and old food. And I think we are getting 4 more zebra danio. We had 3 total but one got killed by the leader of the danios and then my betta killed that mean danio with the help of the last good danio.
I haven't overfilled a tank before, been in the hobby for 2yrs. But ive done the opposite, flooded my bucket 🤦♀️
Yup, me too. I looked away for what seemed like a second ...
@@BenOchart thats why i fill mine up in the shower lol.
I just stick the hose out my window and let it rain down on my neighbors car
@@skeetskeet4554 lmao
Same
Hands down one of the best videos I've seen in almost ten years on here. This is they way all videos should be made. Thank you sir for not selling out and begging for subscriptions. Lol Fantastic content, no bush beating. Hats off.
I loved you wonderful comments on this perfect water change attitude. Thank you for your wonderful contributions to help others learn more about keeping their Aquarium in perfect condition.
So correct my friend!!! Great video...as I get older man its getting worse..I must sit and look at my tank or I will forget everything. Fish give me a CALMING feeling !!! Except when I have a senor moment
Lito Loco 4 Fish I’m right there with you 😀
Awesome video! It was less like being told a list of mistakes you could make during water changes, and more like having a conversation with an old friend!
I like that a lot. Thank you!
Thank you for this info ! I've learnt some hard lessons, also nice to see I'm on track with my changes.
Great video.. I used to keep fish many years ago and never had these problems. 15 years down the line I got a tank for my son and he wasn’t interested. So now it’s become my mini obsession 😆. I made this mistake and had a spike in deaths and lost quite a few fish. Straight to the point and very informative. Appreciate your time. Thanks and subbed
excellent video Ben. will be sure to add myself to the fb discussion page for sure
Telling on us all!!! 😆 Great topic, Ben. Thank you.
Again thanks for the informative video Ben. That has definitely been me mr. Forgetful LOL, I have to admit you saved my behind on this one! I appreciate all you do for the community, as well as the hobby! ☕🤝
Great video Ben I learned the hard way on my heater I didn’t unplug it while I was doing the water change which did damage it
All good points!
Years ago, helped a friend do a water change on her big tank. After a couple glasses of wine, I mentioned the water felt prickly. She couldn't figure out why either. Then it dawned on us! Electrical cord was hanging in the water in the back... I was being electrocuted ever so slightly! I don't drink anything anymore when i do a water change. 🤣
Ouch!
Jesus take wheel lol!🤣
@@elayshobeycurrey9496 😂🤣 I drink only lemon water now, haha
@@aquadesignsbymlt4769 good to know sis🤣😇
Oh no! ROFL
Doing a water change is the best part of the hobby, it's the Bob Ross part of the hobby! Happy little plant here happy little fish here..
So true!
Beautiful selection. Great accurate information
Just want to say thank you I was new to keeping an aquarium and by accidentally killed all 3 of my fish it was after a water-change and I couldn't figure out what I did wrong but you just told me exactly why everything went wrong and why I couldn't recover in time. from this I have decided to go into a in depth study before I get a new tank and decide to try again this was amazing and super helpful thanks again keep up the informative channel.
I'm very glad that you found this helpful Margaret and good luck with your new tank. If you're on FB, come join the "Ben O'Cichlid" group. There are some real helpful people there.
Yes sir great video, and very true. Your a kool dude Ben,god bless.
Thank you!
Superb. I learned lot from you like bacteria disaster and now mistake during water change 💕💕
Super polite helpful chap,thanks mate 👍🏻🇬🇧
I've flooded my floor 2 times last month. Great information. 👍😊
Is it a wood floor or carpet? I hope not. I've had some good spills and you've never seen someone throw down towel faster than me, LOL!
great info keep it up Ben
Cheers mate thks for sharing.
All good lessons Ben.
I plan on running my water through a charcoal reactor during water changes when I get my 200G up and running this summer. Hopefully that will take care of any surprises from the water company. Will pay attention to these lessons.
Thanks Ben 👍
Smart idea Michael!
Number 5 is a great point that most of us don't consider. Lost a fish last week from aggression day after a water change. Now I know why. They were in spawning mode. Great explanation.
I try to observe for a while immediately after a water change. It can get interesting with males doing breeding dances with each other and other fish trying to clear fish out of area to make a nest. A little less when I do a 20% change instead of a 50%. Thanks for stopping by Susan and supporting the channel. I notice 😀
Very true! You nailed it Gangstah Ben!
“Gangstah”🤣🤣🤣
@@BenOchart It's so nice of you to actually take the time to read AND respond to quite a few of your followers.
You know, I have a tank ordered but the more I research all this, the more "afraid" I get with what can go wrong and more importantly, I don't know if I want to put this much work into the whole process! Lots of thinking to do here---your video was important for that too! Thank you.
Great video!!! A lot of common sense. I do the same, connecting tap water directly to the tank, but something critical I do is turn off filtration x 30-45 min and turn on a little pump (inside tank) to mix well and rapidly the prime with the new tap water accelerating the dechlorination time and reducing the negative impact to the bacterial load. Never had problems. 4 years in the hobby.
Hey, if it's working, then it's the right thing to do. I usually let my filters run (as long as the water line isn't too low.
Great Vid Ben!!! It happens to all...I learned a lot long ago when I had a salt water tank! I took that into the cichlid tanks and haven't lost any since unless it got bullied and taken out...I have a 55 gallon drum with a heater and powerhead. I prepare my water the day before, usually on Saturday cause I do my water changes on Sunday. I fill it with tap water, live in the city...treat it and add the trace, safe, buffer and it's ready for my change the next day!!! Only takes me 1\2 hour to make and I run it overnight and it's perfect conditions to avoid shocks...Even though I flooded several times filling the drum....lol.....It's been a fish changer ever since!!!! Hope this helps others!! Thanks again!!!
Sounds like a great system Emilio!
Do I need three trace, safe and buffer?
i glad i am not the only one that flooded the house,thanks for the info
There's some comfort in knowing that we're not alone ...
Wow, thanks 🌊🌿🌡⚡️☯️☮️🧘♀️😊
Thanks for the information, The exact thing was happening to me after a water change& I also did a bottom clean as well . I was doing a change of 80 % every 2 weeks and an elliotti cichlid female who is normally fairly easy going was becoming much more territorial afterwards & aggressive to others, calmed down a bit now but will try doing 20 % weekly I think.
Subscribed again thanks for the info
Great video. For me having treated water setup the day before and adding a heater to match the tank temp are essential. Using 32 or 64 gallon receptacles on wheels makes moving from room to room quite easy then simply pumping the water back into the tanks with a small to moderate power head has saved more than half the time to do my water changes. Additionally I use a DIY water changer to pump the tank water out to my garden or into the wash and for 10 tears now I have never lifted a bucket.
That's awesome. If I was still using buckets I'd have 24/7 back pain.
I always treat the water.
I always leave my Fluval FX6 on, I never switch it off.
Great video Sir.
Have a nice day.
Im so glad i have clean water where i live n dont have to treat it.
How often do you clean the filter? I have one
Very informative! Nice info!!!
Excellent video..thanks for the helpful advice
You're welcome Lacey
Just subbed! I use to collect Cichlids back in 1983-1988. Had a 55 gallon tank with dual filtration. Always used a mini 10 gallon tank when changing water. Makes it easy to introduce fish back into the water and it gave me a chance to have water checked. Back in the day you had to take water samples to a pet shop where I lived in east Orange NJ. I loved this hobby, going to be starting a 30 gallon tank for my 2 grandbabies. I always looked at water changes as to jumping into a cold shower. Very uncomfortable and I wouldn't want the fish to be uncomfortable. Never had any issues. Thanks for the channel and will soon be starting my own. Something I also llearned was to have filters plugged into 2 different wall outlets if you can. Just a precaution if one gets unplugged. Same for the heaters when needed.
Thanks for the sub Dark VadeR! Good tips and welcome back to the hobby!
All 5 are certainly true & everyone of us have experienced one of these Disasters.
I haven’t experienced any of them yet, but I haven’t even been in the hobby for 3 months yet
@@gabriellondon5882 Good luck!!!
very good discussion of the dangers of water changes
Yr video showed up at the right time. i just stared up my new 36 gal tank 2.5 weeks ago and i am researching everything i can to give them the best life i can. its been 16 yesrs since i ve had a tank. i did a water change last night. it was my third one so far but it is the first time i mess up, and listening to u I did many things wrong and three of my babies die right then and there. i c now i under treated the water and i did not add stree coat thinking they did not need it..water temp was good i used an electronic one pretty good. was not in a hurry. right now i have all the time i need to spoil them and do things right. thank you very much for helping me understand the extra things that could happen. i will be looking out for those things as well. have a great night.
Thank you for the feedback and I’m glad you found the information helpful. Welcome back to the hobby 😀👍🏻
Good one, this should be posted on all forums across the globe.
Fish dying?
Question 1, is usually. How long have your tank been running.
Under 1month - cycle. Above? Q2 Temp? Ph? Well/city water - additivs.
Q3 recently sick fish/newly added fish?
Q4 filter, sump? Cleaned it recently? How, with what.
Rarely needed to ask more.
I rinse out detritus out of filter pads out occasionally when doing water changes but mostly don't and just replace media once it's exchausted it's effectiveness. I stand water in buckets and boil water from the cold tap and not hot tap as bad bacteria in the emersion tank kills fish. Never rinse pads with flowing or still tap water because of chlorine and chloramine and metals added to the water for our consumption.
Good point on aggression bumping during major water change / tank mod. The overflow/overfill I finally got under control with a Watchdog water detecter i fabbed a moint for in my sump. Major stress factor alleviated for under $20. Next I want to look at installing an auto shutoff for the pump.
Wow. #5 I can definitely say that is true. I have seen this happen after every water change.
Great video. I've never encountered 4 of these disasters. However, forgetting to pretreat the water is something I've done on more than one occasion. That is definitely a biggie for me.
Denise Pollitt same here
Very easy to get distracted and forget.
@@BenOchart I'm here because of this. I changed out 50 percent of the water this time since the water was so filthy it was yellow, it's a 55+ gallon tank.
The 3 fish I have sunk to the bottom and started hyperventilating in a huddled group, fins down, minimal movement.
I dropped several tablets of Jungle:Ammonia Clear in the tank and 2 hours later things haven't changed. Another hour or so later and I dropped them in a 5 gallon Jungle:Ammonia Clear fizz tab treated solution of their current water+spring bottled+boiled tap. Long story short, they're moving and swimming around normally again but they're still hyperventilating for the most part. Googling the situation turned up fruitless as it seems no one has experience with nursing fish back to help after ammonia poisoning. They're big goldfish, all at least 6inches, and I'd really love to see them make it out of this.
Nice video ! All points are on straight.
In my experience I would also add: the release of gas pockets that are created inside the gravel or sand by decomposing food or organic material. When vacuuming the gravel or sand that gas can get release into the water column. Sometimes fish can get poisoned by that.
In my tanks, I tend to decore with rocks, and lately I have decided to avoid rocks because uneaten food gets trapped in between. And when I move them to vacuum, those uneaten food and poop get out on the water and I can’t avoid fish to go for them as food. I have lost some fish because of that
True. It amazes me when I lift rocks just how much waste has worked its way under there. Doesn't seem possible but there it is. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for those useful tips
So nice of you
Thank❤ you for your kind of information
Keep it up my best wishes are always with you love you from India
Thanks 🙏
I always put a plant quite near the inlet pipe so it moves slightly with the incoming water so I know the pumps on at a glance
Great video Ben 👍
Hi ben, great video and good points. How do u add conditioner/salts to the new water before replacing the water in a water change?
Maybe you had a few beers 🍻😆😆😆that was funny. I do like to have my Hennessy while working on my tanks😉but I’m focused on what I’m doing
Well, not drinking too much is good advice during a water change, right up there with "Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time." LOL! Thanks for watching.
Good info! Beautiful fish!! New sub!
Thank you!
Thanks great info for new fishkeeprs
You are welcome!
Great video. You gained a subscriber. Don't change anything.
Hi Ben. My biggest problem is adding to much of things As everything shows how much for 50 gallons and I have all 10 gallons so for me it’s trying to get the right amount of prime or meds etc. great video as usual,get to see some of the beautiful colors on the 🐠 👍👏🏼
I hear you. Fortunately with most of those formulas you can be over a bit and it doesn't matter.
Thank you 😄
I use a milk jug to fill up my water tank so I avoid the floods.
Thank you dude I love you for this ❣️❣️❣️
You’re welcome 😀👍🏻
I do my refills from a roof filled rain barrel with a sump pump hooked up to a garden hose. never had a problem, except maybe the flood caused by too much beer.
You got me on the first one. ADHD + PWC = Flood
I’ve forgotten to unplug stuff and also forgotten to plug back in.
I only forgot the dechlorinater once and remembered within 10 minutes so okay thank goodness 😅
Great video as always 👍
I love honest fish keepers 😀😉 Thank you for watching Joy!
Yep I've forgot to add it to my water once too. It was also about 10 minutes but I felt so bad. I've been guilty of over cleaning. Had a 10 gallon tank given to me and thought how hard could this be? Ha! My first water changei tore the whole thing down and scrubbed everything. Even changed the filters. I had no test strips nothing. I could tell they werent happy so I took about 30% of the water out every other day until they acted right again. Those poor little guppies! One even got a horribly curved spine but still loved 2 years! No idea how! I feel like a noobie again because I'm adding rooted plants, mystery snails and 6 sakura cherry shrimp. I'm so lost with which fertilizers are safe for them and the plants and no more carbon in my filter. I feel so bad of and when they die on me because I know it's something I did
I think a common mistake among beginners(as you said, ask me how I know lol) is doing too big of a water change(75%+) --- when you find an ammonia spike, pH crash, or your nitrates get out of hand so, as a newbie, you freak out and decide to replace all of the water or most of it thinking you're doing the right thing. Instead, the dramatic swing can kill them off. Happened to me and I can honestly say I thought I was trying to save them but ended up losing several fish. It was heartbreaking but, I learned my lesson! I think this would fall under your "shock" category.
Just remember that when this happens, slowly acclimate your water back to normal.
Unfortunately Aaron this is the "school of hard knocks" so many of us continue to attend (I don't thing fish keepers ever "graduate", LOL!). Thanks for watching.
I just did this so many cichlids are dying
Good, clear advice
Awesome video. Great advice
Thank you!
Ur content is Super Genius 💯
Though I am just a few days into the hobby, I feel that during water change we should not try to bathe the fish (they are always in bath) and we shouldn’t try to create a tidal wave. It’s your hobby take your time and enjoy each process longer.
Thank for information,learn a lot good tips.
You are welcome Linda. Thank you for watching.
Thaks!!!!
Hi Ben, you're right as we get older we do get more distracted with things like watching the fish or just relaxing for a minute while things are going on. I've gotten to the point now where I built myself a overflow alarm out of a smoke alarm with two wires attached to the test button one on the terminal on either side started to the back of it strip the wires back keep them to the floor directly under the tank or in the sum area of your cabinet then when your water overflows you at least have an audible alarm before it flooded the entire house.
That's a smart precaution Michael.
Hi Ben, great video. Yes you do need to concentrate on what your doing when doing water changes. I'm a bucket guy. Can I please ask what species of fish is that blue one you have with the white lips ? Stunning fish.
That fish is a Mdoka White Lips. A placidochromis. And thank you for watching!
Ben Ochart totally meant to tell you I LOVE THAT WHITE LIPS Modoka beautiful ...bet you got it from James at Cichlid Shack😎
Hey, could you make a video on what would happen if you added too much chlorine conditioner to your tank
All good tips 👍🏾
I have done the overflow on my 125 tank a few times years ago when I had three young kids and often their friends running around. I like to refill slowly so I can monitor the water temperature and my mind wanders while slowly refilling.
The flood, yep. Half an hour later I made a super simple water level alarm with a computer motherboard tweeter I put on the rim of the bucket in which I siphon the tank water.
We get real creative and effective after a mishap. I like the alarm idea!
I do all my WC's on the same day. I pretest the tap water for total chlorine and ammonia. This catches the days when the water company bombs the water with chlorine and chloramine. Takes less than 3 minutes using test strips. Economical, practical and an insurance policy against a disaster. Great video btw
Totally agree. Here lately our water out of the tap has been showing 3.0- 4.0ppm ammonia on API test kit. I test tap water before every water change to help me determine my Safe dosage for my water changes.
Great safeguard. An ounce of precaution ... Thanks for stopping by John.
Good information
Your videos are pro. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome. Thank you.
My dad use to flood the living room almost all the time ..🤣falling asleep on the couch
Not very bright was he
I never touch my filters or vacuum at the same time. And will water change 48 hours after adding new fish.
the flood lol yes good share sir
Thanks for the tips. I only change about 25% water weekly when cleaning gravel and filter. I find the Python System waste water when cleaning gravel so I don't use it. Water is expensive in Toronto and it's going to get worse because of Covid 19. I don't throw out the waste water. I use it for the garden or house plants. Most of my tanks are in the basement for easy cleanup or floods. The floor is concrete not carpet or wood. I do not condition all the water in tank when doing water change. So far I have't noticed any erratic behaviour. Actually the fish are more active and happy. Maybe African Cichlids become more agressive than they normally are.
I got a small tank that I fill up get the water to the right temperature right pH then do the water change
Sounds very safe. Thanks for watching.
Flooding happened once. Great topic.
I've done it once or twice! That's a terrible feeling you get when you start hearing trickling. "OHHHH NOOOOO"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can get a lot of towels down real quick when water starts spreading on our wood floors! It's a real fire drill!
Very helpful!!!!!!!
#6 Excellent point. Best to have a check list. I have all the electrical on one switch so it is so obvious when it is not one. Also wait till the water level is up near the top before turning on heater.
I have my 125 with a power cord that has LED switches next to each of the 6 plugs. Love it. I have the 3 filters, air pump, heater, and wave makers on it. So nice to just flick a switch instead of having to pull plugs to get things to cut off/on. And with the switches being lit up when on you know just by a glance if something didn't get turned on.
Great video! I'm guilty of a few of these disasters 😱. I try to get into a Zen state of mind and only focus on the tank. I've found that multitasking just doesn't work with fish keeping (at least for me)!
Question. When treating the whole tank with Prime using python water changer, does the Prime have enough time to detoxify any toxic metals in the tap water (or from old copper pipes)? Is the reaction instantaneous as with chlorine and ammonia?
I believe that it is instant (and I add it at the area where the water is entering the tank). Never had a reaction after a water change doing it that way.
@@BenOchart thank u
flood while watching your filter video about canister hahahah
Blame me, LOL!
😂😂😂
Lollllll😂😂😂😂
Lol
I can only thank you fir the tips. I am new to this and I've noticed that my little catfish boys are getting a beating from a larger fish. Constant chase etc. I've wondered what I can do then my " genius mind told me to make a water change. I did. Then kind of all bigger fishes( I have like 5 species known to get well together) acted pretty strong toward eachother. I've turned off the lights then and put a wave maker in it. They've seemed to calm down after. I am very curious to find a video on the aggression of the fish towards others. Thanks again for your input. I've grown a little by hearing this
Thanks.
Hey, I really enjoy your channel btw! I have a question, I use containers to add water to my 30-gallon tank after a water change when can I add the water conditioner? i have been adding a little with each container but in doing that my measurements aren't really accurate, can I add after I fill the tank without the chlorine hurting my fish?
A little with each container is fine. Stir it around a little and you're good to go.
@@BenOchart Thanks for getting back to me so quick I am planning on a water change today. Have a great day!
Thanks for the video. I have an additional question. When you say treat for the entire volume, do you mean that even when you are only doing a partial water change, say 20% water change in a 5 gallon tank, you still put enough drops into your tank to treat the full volume of 5 gallons even though it's a partial water change? Thanks for any help you can give.
Each brand of conditioner lists recommended instructions. If going from tap to tank you would usually treat for the full volume of the tank (not just for the amount replaced). When refilling from something like a bucket, you can just treat the water in the bucket before adding.
Good question!
Lol, I said the same thing about apples slow-mo. Found out you can change your speed settings. Try it out makes for some fun vids.
Thanks, I will.
simple but important check list type points for every fish keeper, from the beginners the life long educated hobbiest. Also very interesting bit on what i believe you called "the stir up". i've definitely noticed this syndrome but i would say only around 15 to 25% of the time, my tap water where i live is soft, acidic, and quite frankly toxic in my opinion lol so I to say the least do a good deal of doctoring up to the fresh water during refill, ive always felt that, that sorta amped up spazzy behavior, or as u call it stir up was due to a calculation or measurement error on my part when adding my alkaline buffer or maybe even my dechlor or something. But what u said has got me wondering. anyways GOOD topic, GOOD points, GOOD vid man! thanks for posting
Having kept fish for over 30 years, I'm guilty of a couple of these more than once.
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Me too you would think with all this experience we would know better.
The 5 Deadly Venoms... I'm guilty of 4 out the 5
Awesome!! Toad 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙😂😂😂
Nice video at some point of keeping fish you will have water on the floor. What I’ve found is to have at least 2 power strips 1 for lighting with timers and cabinet lights and other for pumps,power heads,heaters,anything you want off when doing water changes so all you have to do is turn off switch and turn back on no unplugging anything and of course their high up so water doesn’t drip in them
Yes! Great tip. I'm doing that with the 150 but need to do it with 60 and 100. Thanks!
Cool guy, great video.
Additional tips
De gassing of tap water
Huge water change 90% = ok = if same PH and temp are maintained
Quality water conditioner (prime, Nov aqua)
Stagger cleaning to maintain healthy nitrifying bacteria levels
Have strong flow, like 10 to 15 times per hour.
10 gal tank= filter flow rate at least 100 gal per hour minimum!
BACK OF POWER SUPPLY WHEN YOU LOSE IT AND EVERYTHING DIES..
Thanks you again for everything. Guilty as charged...
Something I do which I think helps my cichlids is, I skip feeding my fish for a day after a water change. I think it gives the good bacteria time to build up and reduces the ammonia spike in the tank
P Man that’s a good idea. I always feed them after so they like me again, but your way makes more sense 👍
What you can also do is add bacteria starter of any brand. Make sure though it's the right bacteria. Anaerobic and aerobic bacteria - The one that are used in the nitrogen cycle. But don't get the bacteria that's used to break down uneaten food & debris in your aquarium. Sinead the bottle.
@@joythompson4134 haha! little did u know.... they hated your guts. lol
Number 2 taught me alot .
When I do a water change, and i'm not vacuuming I run my line to my washer drain line. Well I forgot to put the washer drain pipe back into the drain behind the washer and well......Did a load of cloths and it was bad. 99% of mistakes come from getting sidetracked like you said.
My new koi guppy and other fish died and they are all pregnant 😭😭😭 so heart breaking
I did the same mistake
Samee😭😭