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i have a planted tank with neons n other fish and my schedule is um well lets say 1st of month i do a partial water change (33%) and rinse filters, then 2 weeks later i do partial water change and thourough gravel vac, then 2 weeks back to partail water n filters again. this schedule works great for that tank but it's been up for years and parameters are always good. can u put water params for ur tank up?

 

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how are ur plants doing with all the water changes?

 

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one easy way to tell if ur water is hard is if it has a really strong bad smell kind of like rotten eggs. my grandparents well water smells like that and it's really hard. i have well water and it's only moderatley hard so it's ok.