Python no spill question

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Ok I want to purchase a python no spill to do my water changes and gravel vac. My question is if I use it for water changes I'm running pure tap wateri into my tank.

Does it take awhile for the chlorine to affect the fish? I would expect being able to add a dose of stress coat to the water after my water change. The fish would only be exposed to the tap water for a few minutes max. Also how do you adjust the tempature? fiill up a bucket with a thermometer?

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stupid newbie
 
You can add dechlorinator directly to the tank before (or as) you refill it. You need to make sure your water isn't treated with chloramine (rather than chlorine). If your utility uses chloramine, you'll want something like Prime or Amquel to detox the ammonia in the water as well as the chlorine. Stresscoat contains a simple dechlorinator, but it doesn't do anything for the ammonia.

Unless you're changing more than 50% of the tank volume in a given change, you can get the temp close enough by just feeling the water as it exits the Python hose and adjusting up or down at the faucet so the tap water's close in temp to your tank.

HTH,
Jim
 
Thats true with the HOT water I've given my fish a sauna and they didn't like it very much. VERY VERY little hot water will be ok. also When I do water changes the water is on the cool side this always gets my fish to breed(convict) but I guess it wouldn't take very much to get them to breed
 
make sure you add the amquel to your tank before you add water if your water supply has cholamines. My neighbor forgot and his fish were dead in minutes. This is why I mix my 5 gal buckets. It takes longer but I figure I'm getting exercise at the same time I'm cleaning my fish (dual benifits!) :dance
 
I've been using a Python now for about 3 years and love it. It takes a bit of practice to get the temperature right, you can just feel it with the underside of your wrist (more sensitive than your fingers/hand). A few degrees either way won't stress your fish. As for the dechlorinator, I add that in once my tank is filled back up. I do 50% weekly or every 10 days or so.

Good luck, once you go Python, you'll never go back to buckets!! ;)

~Tara
 
Geeze - I guess I'm really lucky. I use a simple python gravel vac and let the water drain into buckets. Then to refill, I just drag the hose in from the front porch. Of course I am on a well, and I do live in South Fl, so temp is never a prob nor is chlorine / chloramine. I do test the tank water and the water from the hose tap before each change, and balance ph right after filling, if needed. My tap water tho is usually right at 7.0, unless we have a lot of rain. Our bedrock here is all limestone but rain just screws up the ph bad!

Oh, and the fish just love the water jetting into the tank from the hose! My tinfoils especially. I think they are fast water fish and One day, I will get energetic and put something in the tank that will move the water for them.
 
Yeah, I thought I'd have a hard time convincing my finacial manager into letting me shill out for one, but a couple of good spills with the bucket, followed by some words to make sailors blush were what she cited when she said that she thought that it was a great idea and well worth the money. ;) :D
 
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