I just finished up a large partial water change on one of my tanks. Nothing out of the ordinary, really. I siphoned the water out of the tank, pumped it down the drain, and then refilled the tank from my water aging vessels.
However, when I went to refill my aging barrels, there was no water pressure. I got barely a dribble out of the tap. Nothing was out of the ordinary with the tapwater before or during my water change, so checked several other faucets with the same result - no water. It was during that time that I noticed a utility truck at the corner of my street. That explained the complete lack of tapwater available to me.
Now, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to refill my aging barrels, but my tank has been refilled with aged dechlorinated water the same temperature as the tank. Like I said, no big deal for me. However, I notice that the prevailing majority of members here simply refill their tanks with water straight from the tap. One obvious drawback is the stress of putting chlorine/chloramine directly into your tanks. There are though, as I've demonstrated, much more impactful events that can go wrong with this method.
So, what do you do if you loose water pressure when it's time to fill up the tanks? What about periods of backwashing the munincipal water lines? Do you just let the fish sit in half a tankful and try to keep your filter media wet until the tapwater is ready for use? Do you have any contingency plans?
Food for thought if nothing else.
However, when I went to refill my aging barrels, there was no water pressure. I got barely a dribble out of the tap. Nothing was out of the ordinary with the tapwater before or during my water change, so checked several other faucets with the same result - no water. It was during that time that I noticed a utility truck at the corner of my street. That explained the complete lack of tapwater available to me.
Now, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to refill my aging barrels, but my tank has been refilled with aged dechlorinated water the same temperature as the tank. Like I said, no big deal for me. However, I notice that the prevailing majority of members here simply refill their tanks with water straight from the tap. One obvious drawback is the stress of putting chlorine/chloramine directly into your tanks. There are though, as I've demonstrated, much more impactful events that can go wrong with this method.
So, what do you do if you loose water pressure when it's time to fill up the tanks? What about periods of backwashing the munincipal water lines? Do you just let the fish sit in half a tankful and try to keep your filter media wet until the tapwater is ready for use? Do you have any contingency plans?
Food for thought if nothing else.
