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Originally Posted by trashion
Biweekly isn't enough. Weekly partial WCs are the way to go. Keeps water parameters from drastically changing (which they will do if you only change some every 14 days)
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From personally experience, I will say that that is false.
You don't
need to change water weekly. I have a 10 gallon planted tank and I haven't done a water change in 6 months. Judging by the health of the fish and the prolific breeding of the cherry shrimp in there, I'd say the tank is in good shape.
Weekly water changes are great, but figuring out a water change schedule is completely dependent on how the tank is set up. I will admit that I am the laziest person when it comes to tank maintenance, but I'm still able to run healthy tanks.
For those new to the hobby, yeah I'd reccomend doing regular, frequent water changes. But once you have a real grasp on aquarium keeping, figure out your own tank maintenance schedule. Props to those who are really diligent with it, but finding your own way to do things is part of the fun here.
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Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks