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When doing water changes what is the best way to add the new water? Pouring it out of the bucket seems to be kinda mean for the fish right? Also what could cause a brownish alge to grow like crazy in my brackish puffer tank?

I always store and heat my water in 15lt containers. To make it easy to lift and pour I bought two wide opening (this makes it easier) plastic watering can. The watering cans are a 10lt, and the Betta tank is a 5lt this makes it very easy and no more splashes.

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Hi,
Here are some sites that deal with brackish water
fish and plants for it, and the types of algae
usually found in it:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BrackishSubWebIndex/brlvstk_sel.htm

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=66949

Frank


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i have it set up so that my aquarium buckets are at the sink, one has a pond pump in it and a hose leading to the aquarium. i treat the tap water with prime in two other buckets and pour the water into the pump bucket until the tank is full. this means i don't have to walk at all with the buckets (which are only 10 litre buckets, but hey, we've all had spillage accidents!!) and although it's slower than pouring the buckets in, i think it makes any transitions (temperature, ph etc) a little smoother for the inhabitants.

I just use a pitcher to scoop out new (treated, approx tank temp) water and pour it fairly gently into the tank, especially the smaller tanks... Sometimes, the fish love to play around in the rushing water... I just take care not to go nuts or to uproot my plants...

You can always syphon it back in. Think of it as an isometric workout, great for those combat worthy forearms.

Fishkeeping "guns" lol.

If your feeling wimpy, a small shelf fitted over the aquarium should suffice.

I just use the "gently pour it in" method, it doesn't take very long and my platys don't seem to mind. Unfortunately I am one of the few who still carries the bucket over the the tank, but hey if it is for my fish then I don't mind the burden.

justin

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30g platy tank: 2 sunburst wag platys, 2 redtailed white calico platys, 2 red wag platys, 1 fry(not sure who it belongs to), 1 Golden CAE.
Bettas:1 VT male

i used to try the gently pour it in method, until i took all the polyps off my hammer coral, causing brown jelly and bacterial infections.
Now, i lift 5 gallon jerrycans above my head and have the girlfriend syphon it in.

I do the bucket, but then again my tank is sizeable enough that they can just swim over to the other side rather easily. But I've always done the bucket, even on smaller tanks like 10 gallon aquaria. It's not really that stressful for fish, they recover rather quickly.

Sounds like diatoms in your puffer tank. Diatoms use silica in their shells; silica may be found in certain sands. Insufficient lighting is also sometimes said to be a cause of brown algae, but I'm not sure about that.

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