Water change and water top off idea! - Aquarium Advice

sdveirs · 05-16-2005, 12:36 PM

Hey everyone, hope you all had a kick butt weekend. I came up with an idea I thought you might be interested. Maybe its not new to you.

With my first tank, even though its a small 10 gallon, I always hated filling my tank back up after water changes because the water kicked everything all over. Slowly filling takes too long on larger tanks.

I took a strainer. For cooking. Not an all wire one but a plastic tupperware strainer with solid sides and holes only in the bottom.

I was able to hang that over my tank front and back and when dumping my water in through the strainer, it defused the pressure and make less of an impact in my tank gravel and plants.

Thought you might be interested in a better way to refill without affecting everything. It also helps to mix the water in better in my opinion. I might not be right, but it seems it is less of a shock to the system.

Scott Veirs

revhtree · 05-16-2005, 12:46 PM

Great Idea!! :P

And Dude......You Do Rock!

greenmaji · 05-16-2005, 04:11 PM

I used to set one on a rock on the bottom of the tank.. good info..

TankGirl · 05-16-2005, 10:18 PM

That is a good idea. I will generally pour the water so it hits a piece of driftwood or a rock, or even float a plastic plate in the water to spread out the force. The colander is a great idea!

sdveirs · 05-16-2005, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TankGirl

That is a good idea. I will generally pour the water so it hits a piece of driftwood or a rock, or even float a plastic plate in the water to spread out the force. The colander is a great idea!

I used to do that to. I have slabs of flatrock (not the right name but I cant think of it right now). I used to pour it onto the rock to dispurse it without hit throwin gravel everywhere.

[acronym:df5b8230bc="For your info"]FYI[/acronym:df5b8230bc] - Current tank - minus the fish I put in tonight.

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sdveirs · 05-16-2005, 10:22 PM

I really need to make that smaller [acronym:11f6c747ac="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:11f6c747ac].

oscarbreeder · 05-16-2005, 10:55 PM

Very nice looking tank and a great idea you have there.

mattrox · 05-17-2005, 04:06 AM

Were you thinking of slate, Sdveirs?

sdveirs · 05-17-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mattrox

Were you thinking of slate, Sdveirs?

No, slate is more smooth and flaky. Ok I made a phone call, its called Flagstone.

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05-16-2005, 12:36 PM	#1
sdveirs Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ashburn, Virginia (Northern VA) Posts: 161 Images: 1	Water change and water top off idea! Hey everyone, hope you all had a kick butt weekend. I came up with an idea I thought you might be interested. Maybe its not new to you. With my first tank, even though its a small 10 gallon, I always hated filling my tank back up after water changes because the water kicked everything all over. Slowly filling takes too long on larger tanks. I took a strainer. For cooking. Not an all wire one but a plastic tupperware strainer with solid sides and holes only in the bottom. I was able to hang that over my tank front and back and when dumping my water in through the strainer, it defused the pressure and make less of an impact in my tank gravel and plants. Thought you might be interested in a better way to refill without affecting everything. It also helps to mix the water in better in my opinion. I might not be right, but it seems it is less of a shock to the system. Scott Veirs __________________ 29 gallon bow front - Just plants, currently cycling. http://www.veirs.org/photos/tanks.jpg 10 Gallon w/ 1 male betta and alge eater (not sure what kind), looking for something to add with the betta. Scott's Blog http://www.veirs.org

05-16-2005, 12:46 PM	#2
revhtree Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rossville. Ga Posts: 4,049 Images: 1	Great Idea!! :P And Dude......You Do Rock! __________________ Remember to Keep Christ First! 120G - Deltec AP601 Skimmer - Reefkeeper2 - Geo 618 - (2)Tunze 6100 - Tunze 6212 Wave Box - (2) 250w MH's w/VHO

05-16-2005, 10:18 PM	#4
TankGirl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 8,279 Images: 16	That is a good idea. I will generally pour the water so it hits a piece of driftwood or a rock, or even float a plastic plate in the water to spread out the force. The colander is a great idea! __________________ TG Central Virginians click here and join the Regional Forum! View My Gallery Here

05-16-2005, 10:22 PM	#6
sdveirs Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ashburn, Virginia (Northern VA) Posts: 161 Images: 1	I really need to make that smaller [acronym:11f6c747ac="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:11f6c747ac]. __________________ 29 gallon bow front - Just plants, currently cycling. http://www.veirs.org/photos/tanks.jpg 10 Gallon w/ 1 male betta and alge eater (not sure what kind), looking for something to add with the betta. Scott's Blog http://www.veirs.org

05-16-2005, 04:11 PM	#3
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	I used to set one on a rock on the bottom of the tank.. good info..

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oscarbreeder Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Columbia,S.C. Posts: 3,084 Images: 13	Very nice looking tank and a great idea you have there. __________________ Please remember to vote for Aquarium Advice! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/kyman_33/sig.jpg

05-17-2005, 04:06 AM	#8
mattrox Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,328 Images: 36	Were you thinking of slate, Sdveirs?

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