I dont mind doing water changes either, and up until today I used the "bucket only" method. I bought a hose and accessories to hook up to my kitchen sink, so now water changes are a breeze. Its almost as good as a python (I still have to drain the water into buckets though of course). I did a 50% water change on my 23 in no time at all. I change quite a bit of water each week, so this will come in very handy.