Easier Water Changes?

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nterry

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Hi,

I have a 75 gallon tank and I'm trying to do weekly water changes of 10-20%. In the past, I have emptied water into a 5 gallon bucket, hauled it to the bathroom, dumped it out. Repeat several times. I then fill up a bucket of water in the garage, haul it to the fish tank and lift it up and pour it in. Repeat several times.

I am looking for an easier way of doing this. (I will be using RO water when my filter comes in.) What's the easiest way to set this up? I've been thinking of having one pump drain water from the tank and then having another pump add water to the tank (from the RO bin).

What size pumps do I need (sink is probably 5-10 feet away from tank). RO storage water is probably 25 feet. Any suggestions (especially pictures of your setups) are appreciated.

Thanks

Nate
 
Phyton

Oh you missing out a the best thing since sliced bread. The Phyton ( and others like it ) just make it too easy and fast :duh: I would recomend you shop online with Petco and go to the store with the print out to get the online price of $23.98 ( 25 feet) as of today 10/15/2006. Or you can buy it online through Dr Fosters or Big Al's both about $24 dollars. In Petco the retail price in my store is $53.99 :eek:
Best of luck
 
Are you cleaning gravel? Are you 25' from an outside door/window, toilet? The python would be great for taking water out of the tank.

As for getting the water back in, is your RO setup going into a storage tank? How far from RO to tank? How high will a pump have to lift the water? If on the same floor, you might be able to get by with something like this for $13.
 
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