Easier water changes on a "larger" aquarium

:thm: ...we set up our aquaria as part of our home decor, AND in our bedroom it was a nice addition. Don't have a regular fish room in the basement, have tanks here + there all over to enjoy...
1. adapters for any kind of faucet are helpful
2. long Motorhome-drinking-water-hoses with quick connectors from Wal-Mart on faucet and on hose R phantastic....water changes R no longer a bucket hauling event...
3. Read my other posts and/or come to inspect my set up. :dance: ...taking it easy
 
Hey, Is it safe to use the warm facet water for water changes? Changing water this winter costed me 3 ballon rams =[.
 
hamsterguy said:
Hey, Is it safe to use the warm facet water for water changes? Changing water this winter costed me 3 ballon rams =[.
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I try to match the temp as close as possible just by touch.
 
:fairy:...Good morning on this sunny, but cold NY day.

Waterchanges:
...warm or cold water directly from the faucet is fine, HOWEVER, since plumbing is mostly constructed of copper pipes, we must let the water run thru for a few minutes before using it. This way the water that has been sitting in the pipes for hours (like over night) is run thru and refreshed and possible copper content is flushed away.
Now go ahead do UR water changes... :headbang2:and when U R done, please come and help me with mine.
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Glad yesterday's blizzard has blown away - it was bad!! :(
 
Wow! I had heard that Pythons were the way to go and remembered long ago we got a gravel washer something thingy. So this thread inspired me to go take a look at it. I saw the bag on the top of the aquarium spare parts shelf. I could clearly see "Python" on the corner. I excitedly retrieved it and it is the complete gravel cleaner and water changer kit! I seem to remember that we got it as a gravel cleaner but the flow was too great to be a useful cleaner and now we have sand.

I think I just may try it again. The faucet on the sink cannot be used with the changer but I was going to replace it this weekend anyway with a free flow style laundry sink faucet.

What I was always afraid to do was run water directly into the tank from the tap without dechlorinating. But it sounds like it is ok as long as I dump in enough dechlorinator first to treat the entire 135 gallons in the tank.
 
slipgate said:
Wow! I had heard that Pythons were the way to go and remembered long ago we got a gravel washer something thingy. So this thread inspired me to go take a look at it. I saw the bag on the top of the aquarium spare parts shelf. I could clearly see "Python" on the corner. I excitedly retrieved it and it is the complete gravel cleaner and water changer kit! I seem to remember that we got it as a gravel cleaner but the flow was too great to be a useful cleaner and now we have sand.

I think I just may try it again. The faucet on the sink cannot be used with the changer but I was going to replace it this weekend anyway with a free flow style laundry sink faucet.

What I was always afraid to do was run water directly into the tank from the tap without dechlorinating. But it sounds like it is ok as long as I dump in enough dechlorinator first to treat the entire 135 gallons in the tank.
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:thm: It is much easier, especially with multiple tanks.
 
Sigrid said:
since plumbing is mostly constructed of copper pipes, we must let the water run thru for a few minutes before using it. This way the water that has been sitting in the pipes for hours (like over night) is run thru and refreshed and possible copper content is flushed away.
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this is a common assumption without any foundation in reality. copper is specifically used in drinking water lines because like gold, copper does not bind with other elements well. oxidation (when the copper surface turns green) insulates the inside lining of your pipes so the metal does not corrode nor does it leech into your drinking water. the brown water you see running through your pipes after faucet disuse can be from organic and inorganic debris and non-toxic galvanized pipe corrosion that comes from further up your fresh water line - it is not copper nor is it toxic to you or your fish. your fish all originate from environments full of water born organic and inorganic waste.

BTW - I found this nice deal on a drinking water hose; http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00480BUZW
 
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