Is there an easier way to make a WC?

bigspizz said:
Not much easier than a python. You could get a pump and 50 feet of hose then run the hose outside. How else are you going to get water out, without a hose of some sort? Are you Yoda by chance? Then I would say, just "will" it out....LOL!
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Yoda by chance? Wow ...

rosita said:
Durn, and I thought it far superior to sloshing 5 gallon buckets all over the house!!! LOL
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Rosita you and bigspazz have been truely helpful. I appreciate your help :wall:



But to all others that posted ... thanks! I figured the Python was the best/easiest way but I wasn't sure. The hoses I didn't mind as much as the water mess on the bathroom sink. I guess I should have been more specific.

Thanks to the two funny/useless posts up top, I will make sure I ask in other forums so as not to ask a "stupid" question in the future.
 
Here, @ MFK & @ APC there are DIY threads about continuous or automatic water changing. Most systems involve an overflow and a trickle of tapwater filtered through a cartridge to remove any metals & CL2. They're a PITA to setup but you go from what you're doing now to zero effort (except to change a filter cart. once in a while). I've only seen these on >100g tanks.
 
rosita said:
Durn, and I thought it far superior to sloshing 5 gallon buckets all over the house!!! LOL
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I wouldn't trust the water straight out of my tap, at least not without seeing it fill a bucket and letting it sit overnight, first. I'm been thinking of getting a small fountain pump to put in the bucket and running a hose from that to the tank during water-changes. :idea:
 
i empty water into 5 gallon buckets, then fill up 5 gallon buckets with warm water from the bath tub, then add conditioner and any other additives to the water in the buckets, then stand on a stool and try to dump it in causing the least amount of chaos as possible, my stand is about 3 1/2 ft high and the tank is 2 ft tall so its a pain in the *** for me sometimes, if i got a python i would be able to just run the hose with warm water into the tank and then add conditioner and theyd be fine? because large WCs are quite a pain in the *** sometimes....
 
J double R said:
A) water bill?!
b) water quality/conditioning? how are you supposed to know if a contaminant gets introduced to the water table in which you get your tap water?


that's a great idea, but i don't like the idea of constant water flow at all times.
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J Double R,
1) The water trickles in at a rate which is sufficient to do a decent water change every week. Nothing extra over conventional water changes.
2) Since the water is from our half acre pond we pay only for pumping and filtering it.
3) I do not have to heat the water since it enters the tank so slowly. Most of the year, except the winter, the aquarium lights provide sufficient heat that the heater never comes on.
4) The pond is large enough and the house water filtration good enough that I really don't have to worry about sudden fluctuations. I do check to make sure that all chlorine has been removed by the final filter.
5) This way I can also add RO water to control pH and hardness. The pond water is fairly hard and alkaline. And I can do this with an RO filter which only puts out 25 gallons per day!
6) There is a risk associated with depending on a switch and a submersible pump to avoid overflows but I probably pass the aquarium at least 10 times a day so I keep a pretty good eye on it. And the aquarium is in the basement. If the electricity goes out both the input and the output of water cease so no problem there.
Beasts
 
I use my python to empty and clean my tank. Then fill my tank using water i have aged and primed in water containers. The water containers stack on top of each other and i just syphon the water into my tank.

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I have a python, I do not use it. i just take 5 gallons out, add 5 gallons, take another 5 gallons out add another 5 gallons take out 5 add 5. I do this for both tanks. its tiring but I do not mind my fish clean and happy. This spring I will just empty the water out the front door with my python as the front door is only 10 feet away. while it goes out, I will add in. :)
 
how are you able to syphon the water into your tank, my problem is that
dumping the water in from such a height disturbs everything in the tank, uproots my plants makes holes in gravel , scares the fish
 
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