100% water change?

[larn]

I have 3 baby axolotls, they are inside medium sized plastic boxs (like a sandwich box) each has a real plant inside. I feed them daily and remove their waste with a pipette.

I have been doing 100% water changes every 2 to 3 days, is this OK or should i leave some of the water there?

when they are old enough i will be moving them into a big tank and i suppose i will only be doing 20% water changes and will have the tank cycled

 

[Kaysie]

That sounds about right. I usually ended up doing about 80% water changes every other day, just because of the method I used to change the water.

Good luck with the babies

 

[larn]

Also i have been putting a few drop of amo lock in there too, hope that is OK (ammonia detoxifyer)

 

[Kaysie]

It's not necessary. The whole point of doing water changes is to remove the ammonia. All you need to use is a simple dechlorinator.

 

[larn]

I mean to say i put ammo lock in about a day later just to convert any ammonia build up to less harmful substance, but maybe you are right to not bother since i'm frequently changing the water.

 

[callina]

instead of using a drop ammo lock the next day, you can do a partial water change. It might be enough when you remove the waste and some water with a pipette and fill up the removed water.