How long can you leave water in the bottle?

I have been having some issues with my betta, Noodle (see: Split Betta tail). I do everything by the book. No new introductions, regular water changes, etc etc.
So I have decided that maybe I should change my water source.
I'm fortunate in that I know someone who has a boerhole with good water and I can get fresh water for my water changes from there.
My question is: How long can I leave the water from the borehole in the bottle before it becomes too stagnant etc. to use to do a water change. 1day, 1 week, 1 month?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kelly

 

Firstly, is the temperature set at 28?

 

Well the water will be at room temperature so I'm sure. I doubt it'll be that high. I want to store it so I only need to get water every second or third week instead of every week.

 

Betta

What TM is trying to tell you is that maybe you should insert a heater into his tank.

I have 4 males and 6 females, all of them in heated tanks. I tried the room temperature method and it seemed to me that they were just "lamming" it out. in other words they were not very active.

try setting the temp to the mid 20's and see what happens.

also make sure you feed a varied diet (not only flakes)..... dont want the bloated gut (constipation problem)

 

Kelly feeds noodle her betta 3 types of food
Sera vipan - flakes
Sera freeze dried bloodworms
And betta gold pellets so the diet is varied the tank is heated currently at 25deg. She does everything as she should as she said by the book and that's why I really think the water source may be the problem as nothing is seems to be out of place, this is why we need to no how long we can store the water. She can get fresh water weekly as needed but how long can u keep it or is it just best to use it immediately the borehole water. This is the water I use on all three tanks 1 community tank and 2 betta tanks with no problems almost a year now

 

That diet may not be sufficient. They need live and frozen food. Live mosquito larvae and peas should be added on treat days.

You should have your betta tank at 26-28 or fins are going to deteriorate and eventually he will get fin rot.

Bettas are delicate, just as much as rams or discus. They need vegetable matter in their diet and a lot of live food. The professor sells frozen brine shrimp. Maybe get some?

Filling up with bore hole water is not going to save you. Try bottled water (Bonaqua Still). It is safe to keep in the bottle forever.

Regards

TM

 

Ah!!!, I see i completely missed the boat....sorry i cannot assist... I dont know much about borehole water especially in centurion....although i did read an article about the quality of the ground water over in gauteng starting to be a problem, becoming toxic/polluted due to mining activity...

 

Kelly,
Why not do a water change with water from a large Black Toughcote bin, that has a heater and air/filter in it? This way, you can treat the water and always have plenty available for the other tanks - for top up/wc.
You can also use one outside to start your own daphnia culture/mosq larvae.
I use a new large black dustbin (with wheels) for water prep. or mostly the hosepipe and tap water - most munisp. don't treat the water as they used to, as they don't know how to spend the money! Lol!:blink1:

Hope this helps.

Gert.

 

Thanks guys for all the help. Stephen, you're off but a couple deg. My tank water is at a constant 27deg.
I feed Noodle a pea every now and again and I feed freeze dried blood worms which I rehydrate (how are these different from frozen?). I also pre-soak my pellets as dry pellets can give them bloat.
@Gert, how do you treat your water in the bin?

 

" how do you treat your water in the bin? " - By air rating it with a sponge filter/ air stone, you will get rid of most of the chlorine, or you can treat it with Aquaclear etc. to get rid of all the chemicals/ heavy metals in the tap water.
The container is just another/cheap way to store water for when it's needed.

Hope this explain it better...

Gert

 

Hey! I have one of these lying around. . . could prove useful to any discus owner!

 

Sure does. Thanks!

 

Kelly I use those 30liter or 50liter containers with the little tap at the bottom to store my water in so if I want to fill my tank with water I just open the bottom tap and fill my bucket. (That is after its been treated and aerated for a couple of hours) Also you can safely store water for more than a couple of month, but the container must be clean and kept air tight and out of direct sunlight at room temperature and not close to solvents and chemicals such as petrol, paint thinners and dry cleaning chemicals.

 

Thanks Larch. You've set my mind at ease! I will keep the water in 5litre bottles (with lids) that have only ever had bottled water in them and in a corner that never gets light. That should do the trick!