I use a regular gravel vac to empty water into a bucket and hull the bucket to the toilet, its only about 5 feet from my tank so its not so bad, and my total volume of water is only about 40 gallons in my house. I made a hose out of stuff from the hardware store to fill the tanks from my kitchen sink. I don't like pythons cause they are a waste of water if you are in a dry area.
I use Amquel made by kordon. Not Amquel+ or what ever the other stuff with the same name is called. It is a very simple conditioner. It removes chlorine, chloramins, and the ammonia that is produced from the break down of the chloramins. It doesn't have all the other pointless/annoying junk that most conditioners have. Chlorout by wardleys is good for the same reasons too. I don't age my water, but if you do, then conditioners aren't needed.
I am paranoid so I have my heater and filter plugged into a power strip and turn the power strip off before I do the changes so I don't get shocked.
I usually empty the water I am changing first. Use an alcohol (red liquid, not silver) thermometer to check the temperature. The actual number isn't so important since they aren't too accurate anyway. Having the tank and water going into the tank being the same is what is important. I add the conditioner to the tank. Hooke up the hose and adjust the water until the temp is with in 3 degree's of the tank. I stick the end of the hose into a buck to get from my sink to the tank without getting water all over the house, and filler up. I use the bucket again to get back to the sink to turn the water off.
I use Amquel made by kordon. Not Amquel+ or what ever the other stuff with the same name is called. It is a very simple conditioner. It removes chlorine, chloramins, and the ammonia that is produced from the break down of the chloramins. It doesn't have all the other pointless/annoying junk that most conditioners have. Chlorout by wardleys is good for the same reasons too. I don't age my water, but if you do, then conditioners aren't needed.
I am paranoid so I have my heater and filter plugged into a power strip and turn the power strip off before I do the changes so I don't get shocked.
I usually empty the water I am changing first. Use an alcohol (red liquid, not silver) thermometer to check the temperature. The actual number isn't so important since they aren't too accurate anyway. Having the tank and water going into the tank being the same is what is important. I add the conditioner to the tank. Hooke up the hose and adjust the water until the temp is with in 3 degree's of the tank. I stick the end of the hose into a buck to get from my sink to the tank without getting water all over the house, and filler up. I use the bucket again to get back to the sink to turn the water off.
