Yes that is a good question...I really contimplated that as well. I read further about the chlorine etc...apparently the movement of the water disipates the harmful chemicals. I add my aquaplus to the current of water on the outflow, I have been doing this for the past past two years and I have not had any adverse effects. So my concerns have been alleviated by experience.
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What I do with my python is this:
I let the water cascade into the tank and add the water conditioner into the tank as it is filling up. I never had a problem with doing it this way. When I first started doing it this way I borrowed a chlorine test kit from my neighbor who has a pool. It came up 0. So I assume this way works.
a question about the python.
What about water temperature. Don't you have to use cold tap water to refill the tanks. I heard it's a bad thing to use warm tap water.
What about water temperature. Don't you have to use cold tap water to refill the tanks. I heard it's a bad thing to use warm tap water.
Re: a question about the python.
I have a thermometer that I use to adjust the water temp from the tap to match the temp of the tank.
I have a thermometer that I use to adjust the water temp from the tap to match the temp of the tank.
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those reasons shoudn't be deterrents against the Python because they can easily be dealt with (in adding conditioner with the water and/or before/after or however people deal with this......and in adding water at the same temperature as the tank itself) as you can see. I know there are a select few who don't prefer the Python, but to my knowledge, there are far more who do prefer it.
I add dechlorinator after I put the water into the tank. No harm is done because it's not like I add it an hour later. About 2 minutes later. I have never had a problem doing it this way, ever.
It seems like you are wasting water when using the python. Do you have to leave the water running the whole time and if not how long does it take to establish the siphon? You all must not have to pay your water bill because that would probably add up to the cost of a whole tank setup for me over the course of a year. It also seems like just an additional waste of water that we don't need to be doing. IMO.
The Python "wastes" one gallon of water for every 7 it removes from the tank. So if you do 25% changes on your 100 gallon tank every week, that is 3.6 gallons wasted for 25 removed. In a year that is about the equivalent of 3 large washer loads of water - not enough to by a new tank I'm afraid.
I pay $0.003 per gallon, or for that 3.6 gallons I'd pay less than 1.1 cent. No way I'd carry 5 each 5 gallon buckets (full to the brim) for 1 cent. No thank you.
But your personal choice. You have do what you are confortable doing.
I pay $0.003 per gallon, or for that 3.6 gallons I'd pay less than 1.1 cent. No way I'd carry 5 each 5 gallon buckets (full to the brim) for 1 cent. No thank you.
But your personal choice. You have do what you are confortable doing.
I use a python to vaccum and do water changes too. However, when I refill the tank, I use the python to fill a large bucket for the amount that I'm putting back in to the aquarium. Then I treat the water in the bucket with the dechlorinator and add any salt or baking soda for the amount that I'm putting back in. Then to get the water from the bucket back into the aquarium, I use a power head with some tubing which brings the water from the bucket on the floor up to my aquarium (about 5 feet higher than floor level). This works exellent for me.
