I just discoverd this today, I live on the second floor, so today I just decided to stick it out the window and let gravity take it! and holy cow, before I knew it, my 72g was 50% in about 10 minutes! usually from start to finish would take about an hour! besides that during summer I can watert he plants with the water! Get excited!
the thing with the python is..when you fill the tank you have to treat it after the water is placed into the tank. I'm use to treating the water before putting teh water into the tank
That's odd, my python doesn't stop me from adding treatments at anytime. Maybe I have a lazy one. If it is an issue you for you, just mix/dilute your additives/treatments with some water in a picture/jug, and add as the tank fills. The Python beats filling the larger or numerous tanks from buckets and for me, makes the hobby more enjoyable.
the thing with the python is..when you fill the tank you have to treat it after the water is placed into the tank. I'm use to treating the water before putting teh water into the tank
You should treat the water *before* you put the new water in or at the *same time*. If you don't you are exposing your fish to chlorine or chloramines for the entire time it takes you to fill the tank, however long that is.
I do change hundreds of gallons of water per week, which makes the Python a requirement for me. Paying for roughly 12.5% more water than I actually need is dirt cheap IMHO. Without the Python or comparable DIY setup I could not manage the number of tanks or water volumes that I have. Before Python I had many fewer tanks, and they were also smaller. The time savings alone justifies the cost for me, not to mention the ease of use and the lack of mess, both of which are also important to me (and my wife).
Anyone ever hear of or possibly they could market this, man i should just patent it, some kind of siphoning method for the treating the water as you fill the tank with the python?
I dont think it would be that hard, just run a line from the chemical to the python hose and as you fill it, it will draw it up. hmmmm
but how do you get the water to be the same temp as tank water when your filling from the tap?
I'm guessing you just adjust the tap to the right temp before hooking it all up. But what happens if someone flushes the toilet or something or starts the dishwasher and you have a huge temp swing? WOulden't that possibly put your fish into shock?
