When changing water during the nitro cycle, are we supposed to put any chemicals?
I found that my tank is going through the nitrogen cycle and im going to start changing water.
when we change the water, does putting chemicals like the water conditioner affect the cycle?
The man in the pet store told me to put some everytime i changed water.
He did not tell me anything about the nitrogen cycle.
am i supposed to put anything in the water or just put the tap water and leave it as it is?
Would the tap water affect anything?
There is fish inside my tank.
Thank you!
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Always add your chlorine remover, whether that is stress coat, sodium thiosulfate, whatever you are using. It will not change the cycling of your tank.
With just a few exceptions, most tap water has chlorine and other additives in it that are safe to drink, but definitely not safe for your fish. I’ve lived in a few places where chlorine was not added to the water, but that’s the exception not the rule.
Add water conditioner/dechlorinator according to the directions on the bottle every time you do a water change. Not only with the chlorine most likely kill your fish if you don’t use the conditioner, but the whole point of chlorine in tap water is to kill bacteria. If you kill the bacteria in your tank, the nitrogen cycle will never establish itself. It is the bacteria that break down and process the waste your fish produce.
For a new tank, you may want to do a 30% water change twice a week until the nitrogen cycle has been established. Then you can probably back down to 30% water change once a week.
some type of water conditioner available for pretty cheap at pet stores.