Accidental 100% water change

[Watcher74]

Anybody else ever do this?

I set up my python to start draining my 29 gallon today. Then the wife came home from the grocery store, I helped her carry stuff in, she asked me to get the grill going, etc.

After about a half hour I walked into the house glanced around a corner the hose to the Python going to the bathroom.

"Oh, crap!"

The syphon had been broke with about 1 inch remaining in the tank. The fish were confused.

At least it didn't happen when I was filling it up. :rolleyes:

[sumthin fishy]

Thats sucks! everyone ok?

[Watcher74]

Yeah. Even the babies look fine. They're begging for food every time I go near them.

[Teelie]

I accidently did over-fill a saltwater tank on my first day at the fish shop I used to work at. I was trying to manage too much at once and next thing I know, saltwater all over the floor. :o And it was a 75g plus a 20g sump. :eek: Fortunately it was okay, I had been left alone and the guy in charge realized what had happened and didn't fire me. :p:

[Hannys_Papa]

Well if there was still 1 inch of water in the tank it wasn't a 100% water change. lol

[Watcher74]

Heh. Actually I thought of putting "Accidental near 100% water change" for the title. But then I thought of breeders that do "daily 100% water changes".

Do they just throw the fish they are breeding into a new tank every day?

I figured it was close enough since I usually do a weekly 50% water change.

[RTR]

They do repeated or coninuous water changes (depending on whether manual or automated). And like you, so long as they have not drained the tank completely, the fish flourish. The stress of ultra-low water level is not a plus. :)

The benefits of large or extra-large water changes are, IME & IMHO, quite real.

[MidnightPyro]

Thats sucks!

:p: Quite literally!

[patoloco]

I have a home made draining system that consists of a hose in the shape of an inverted J made using a platic clothes hanger and some nylon thread. It's size was made to reach half the heigh of my 50cm (20") tall tanks. So, I was used to throw the hose, suck the life out of it and watch the water go. But something went wrong. the hose fell inside the tank completely and I was at the store getting bread for breakfast. Whan I came back, it had 1" of water and all the fish ware lying in their sides. :( And the hose was still running water!!!! It almost empty my tank completely. My poor fish.

The other day, I was setting a new 50gl. in my bedroom and also used the same multi-function-J-shaped-hose to fill it. I opnened the tap and started doing the mainteinance on the other tank. It's not funny when you see water coming out of your bedroom door.

S**t happens - Forrest Gump

[TipStylez]

wouldnt it help if you put your inlet hose to the level of water you want sucked out, and when it reaches that level there would be no more water to suck out so it stops?

[patoloco]

wouldnt it help if you put your inlet hose to the level of water you want sucked out, and when it reaches that level there would be no more water to suck out so it stops?

That's what my J-shaped hose is for. It stops at exactly 50% water change. It only heppend it didn't work that time.

[Roan Art]

I don't get a lot of sleep. I'm usually up between 4-5am and run out of gas around 10am and have to take a short nap. So . . .

I was filling my second 75g at around 9:30am, which is sitting about 10 feet from me, and fell asleep at the keyboard :D

Woke with a start and saw water rushing over the side. Was only a couple of gallons, so I got real lucky.

When I'm draining I prop my Python on a particular rock (I have one strategically placed in each tank) and use the glass canopy to hold the tube still. The water never goes down beyond that point -- usually about 4" from the bottom.

Filling, however, requires one to be awake ;)

Roan

[Boohoo]

I was filling my second 75g at around 9:30am, which is sitting about 10 feet from me, and fell asleep at the keyboard :D



Roan

Roan, you may want to put on a pair of rubber boats before taking a nap. :laugh:

[hurricanejedi]

I did the opposite yesterday. I was shooting for a 50% water change and it got to about 30%. I kept looking over to see how it was doing and kept thinking, its taking forever! So I watched some tv, got on the computer...etc.. Looked over, gee water changes take a looong time! (I'm new to this) It took me about 20 minutes to realize it wasn't sucking water out :p: .

[Roan Art]

Roan, you may want to put on a pair of rubber boats before taking a nap. :laugh:
And a snorkle!

:D

Roan