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[FishED]

Hey

I am starting up a tropical tank, and have been reading up on tank maintenance. So far my only experience is with coldwater fish and i just do a partial water change every week! Is it a necessity to use water testing kits or can you just carry out a partial water change after a set amount of time?

Thanks

[MrMarine]

Hello FishED,

You ALWAYS want to have a water testing kit around to check your water parameters. The only thing different between tropical and coldwater is that coldwater do not need heaters, and tropical tanks DO need heaters.