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Sharkyloach

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Yesterday I was about to do a water change thinking "man I hate draining into buckets then throwing them out the window 20 times...It's annoying!" then it poped in my head. I have a bathroom on the other side of my room! so I grabed a drill, measured the size of the tube and drilled a hole where my calander covers lol. Now all I have to do is feed the hose through the hole, let the water drain into the sink and not worry about changing buckets or aiming the hose into it. Takes like 5 mins to do a 50 percent water change as opposed to 15 minutes :D.
 
victimizati0n said:
your only suppsoe to change 25% of your water every week/other week.

50% is WAY to stressfull to the fish, and will mess up the cycle.
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I have been doing it this way since I have been in this hobby. Most people agree with me and say 30-50% water changes are ideal weekly. Some people even say that 2 50% water changes a week is even better.
 
victimizati0n said:
your only suppsoe to change 25% of your water every week/other week.

50% is WAY to stressfull to the fish, and will mess up the cycle.
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no it wont I always do 50% a week and on my fry tank 50% every 2 days. I've done more too. Most of the good bacteria you need is in the filter media. And not in the water.

Edit : I do the same thing with my 55 gallon I just run the tube to a drain and let gravity do its work. I'm a DIY guy so its great when an idea works out.
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About not saying this first, its hard to stay on topic if people want to say things that may or may not be true, other people feel correct info is the best and thats why its gets off topic.
 
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Hahaha... Thank you all for proving my point. The purpose of this thread isn't to discuss the percentage of water which should be changed weekly, it's somebody saying:

"Hey, I thought of this cool idea which helped me out. Maybe it could help somebody else out too!"

And YES, he could have built a DIY python. He could also use a shop vac to do his water changes, or get a pet elephant in order to assist with the process. There is more than one way to approach a problem, and as long as it works for that person, then that is what is important. A python may have cost $15, but this solution was free, and maybe $2 worth of putty if Sharkyloach ever changes his/her mind.

Congrats, Sharkyloach for making your life a bit easier. If you told us you saved time by carrying the water out of the tank in your mouth instead of using paper towels to soak it up, I'd say the same thing. Either way you slice it, you have more time to look at your fish now.

These forums are such a wealth of information, but my lord, you guys and girls can be a bit pessimistic sometimes!
 
does anyone know where i can get a pet elephant
and how would i stop him from sucking up my fish while he was helping me with waterchanges

sorry but that really made me laugh and i have needed to do that today
thank you :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

really is a good idea i am now looking at my wall which is three foot from kitchen sink to tank hmmm :confused:

how do i use a drill :D
 
russjet said:
does anyone know where i can get a pet elephant
and how would i stop him from sucking up my fish while he was helping me with waterchanges
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I personally use a North American Dwarf Pocket Elephant. They do well in arctic climates, such as we have here in Canada. I store him in my igloo. Since he is the "dwarf pocket" variety, he won't suck up the fish. True, I could have gone to a bigger model, but I'm fine with this one for now :laugh:

russjet said:
really is a good idea i am now looking at my wall which is three foot from kitchen sink to tank hmmm :confused:
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Ahh yes, we finally come full circle. Somebody posts something, which gives somebody else an idea - THIS is what forums were meant for!

Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity. hahah
 
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