What kind of water do you use for a water change?
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It seems that the only 'harmful' deposits in a hot water heater would be copper and other heavy metals. With newer houses, this would not be a problem. Also, many water conditioners detoxify heavy metals...or so they claim. I've been using warm tap water for over 20 years with no problems.
I started with conditioned water but now with water changes use a 50/50 mix of Reverse osmosis and conditioned tap...
I've been using my 50' python connected directly to my bathroom sink. First, I have the water set to cold while I vacuum the substrate while equally removing 25% of the water from my 55 gal tank. Then I adjust the water temp with a standard thermometer to within a degree or so (erring on the cool side) of my tank water. I dump a capfull of Prime water conditioner into the tank (near the filter side to promote circulation) and then I add the water via the python back into the tank. Haven't had any problems and the Python is such a user friendly device, I don't think I'd ever use anything else!
Of course, the water out of my tap is almost dead even at 7.0 pH and measures 20ppm softness (nearly "very soft")
Of course, the water out of my tap is almost dead even at 7.0 pH and measures 20ppm softness (nearly "very soft")
24 hours is plenty, but this only works if your local water comission only uses chlorine and not chloramines.knashash said:
YoFishboy said:I use a Python water changer for weekly 50% changes, match the temperature out of the tap by "feel" to that of the tank, and add my chemicals as its going in - never lost a fish after a water change yet! (Knock on wood...knock on wood....)
I do the same thing and my fish are fine. I talked to a guy on the phone from Big Al's and he said that he had been doing it for 15 years with no problems.
I've got three tanks running right now, and unfortunately, there's no space in our apartment to store water. Every Sunday is PWC day - I shut off all the heaters/filters, hook up my Python to the bathroom sink, adjust the water temperature to match the tanks (80F), drain 50% from each tank, add dechlor to the tanks and then fill them straight from the tap.
Happychem - that depends on the concentration of the chlorine and the surface/volume ratio along with the aeration. My 55 gallon Rubbermaids on wheels take more than 24 hours to read 0 chlorine.
i have a question, a 10 gallon tank with just water in there and a over the back filter be same like aged water.... if it runs for a few days until i do the next water change on my other aquarium.....so instead of me doin jug by jug, i can use a 10 gallon tank with a filter and a heater, is this a good idea or any comment?
