Keeping of water in container

**tarzanboy** · 27th Mar 2016, 09:57

Hi,guy I not sure that this questions being ask before I would like to know that keeping the water in the container for 1 week before water change,do it lower the PH and benefits.Must I add anything to improve any advise is appreciate

**DreamerX5521** · 27th Mar 2016, 10:56

Generally, you don't need to keep the water for 1 week. Overnight or 24 hours should be enough to remove the clorine. But to be safe, it is better to get the solution like seachem prime (or other brand dechlorine solution) that also removing chloramine and you can almost immediately add new water to your tank. But for me being overkill, i normally still keep the water for overnight.

**tarzanboy** · 27th Mar 2016, 11:36

Originally Posted by DreamerX5521

Generally, you don't need to keep the water for 1 week. Overnight or 24 hours should be enough to remove the clorine. But to be safe, it is better to get the solution like seachem prime (or other brand dechlorine solution) that also removing chloramine and you can almost immediately add new water to your tank. But for me being overkill, i normally still keep the water for overnight.

Thank brother for your advise.

**Adrain** · 27th Mar 2016, 14:37

Keep water too Long it will smell

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**Ingen** · 29th Mar 2016, 15:27

As I need low PH water for my wild betta tank, I keep about 10L of water and run an air pump with UGF filled with ADA Malaya soil to ensure constant PH for top up and water change. I used distill water, so TDS is not a concern.

I reckon it would be a challenge if you are running a 3FT and above that requires like 50-60L of water per change.

**happydanio123** · 29th Mar 2016, 21:17

Me too. I usually use ADA Amazonian soil to lower the pH. I float a bag of Aquasoil in the water and add like four drops of seachem prime. I don't bother doing it now though as my fishes are quite used to the water changes and pH fluctuations and stopped developing swim-bladder problems. Anyways, I only change less than 20% of water once in 2 weeks......

**tetrakid** · 3rd Apr 2016, 13:19

Originally Posted by Adrain

Keep water too Long it will smell.
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If the water is clean, it should not smell at all even if kept for a long period.
Water in the tanks above apartments, etc are kept there indefinitely and are topped up continuously during use.

Water smells only when it is unclean and contaminated with rotting organic matter. One week is a good period to keep a tankful worth of aged water, but not for too long.

Clean aged water is the best thing for fish. No amount of chemical treatment can be better than clean aged water. It is the best 'tonic' for ensuring fish health and well-being.

**fed949** · 11th Apr 2016, 11:39

24 hours is okay, if not try 48 hrs will do.

**tetrakid** · 11th Apr 2016, 19:17

Originally Posted by tetrakid

If the water is clean, it should not smell at all even if kept for a long period.
Water in the tanks above apartments, etc are kept there indefinitely and are topped up continuously during use.

Water smells only when it is unclean and contaminated with rotting organic matter. One week is a good period to keep a tankful worth of aged water, but not for too long.

Clean aged water is the best thing for fish. No amount of chemical treatment can be better than clean aged water. It is the best 'tonic' for ensuring fish health and well-being.

Just to add on to that, if aeration is used, overnight should be sufficient. If left on it's own, a few days is preferable.