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Cleaning after cycling

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lindsay

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I was just wanting to know when you should do a water change for the first time? I'm 2 and a half weeks into cycling and i know not to clean during cycling, but once my tank is established and i put my axies in, how long should i wait to do a water change?
I'm confused about that coz when I get my axies, the water in the tank would have been sitting in there for at least 4 weeks and from what i'm told, i should be doing 25% water change every fortnight after the tank is cycled. So should i do a 25% water change as soon as the tank is cycled or should i wait till my axies have been in there 2 weeks and then do a water change?
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Am I even making sense? lol
All advice welcome! If it helps, my tank is 30"x12" and 15" high and is being cycled using comets.
Ta guys!
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sharn

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im not too sure on that one to be honest but waiting two weeks sounds like a good idea after the axies have been added just because your tank needs to get up to scratch with the bio load from your new babies!!!
 
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joan

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After your cycle is finished, you should do a 20-50% water change to lower levels of nitrate BEFORE you put the axolotls in, and then do a 10-20% water change weekly, as needed.
 
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jordan

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Yes as Joan said right after the cycling is finished, do a big water change to lower the nitrates.
 
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