Question about Python Vacuum.

[1FatFish]

Hello,
I am looking to purchase the 25' Python kit.
I have heard that it is bad to add the dechlorynator right into the tank and that it must be added to the "new water" first,

How would I go about adding it to the new water using the Python if the water is coming right out of the faucet?

Here is what I am looking to buy:

http://www.petco.com/product_info.a...&+Cleaning&ct2=Gravel+Cleaners+&+Vacuums&ct3=

Please let me know. Thank you.

Richard

 

[SerLunchbox]

the python is the BEST thing to use!! Hands down!!

You can add de-chlorinator to the water as the water is re-filling your tank. I have been doing that for some time and NEVER had any problems ... ever.
so i wouldn't worry about it too much

 

[FawnN]

It will be the best investment ever. I don't know what I would do without mine. No more hauling buckets around.

 

[1FatFish]

*BUMP*

 

[xray]

You should buy. Add the chemicals right to the tank in the stream of returning water. That way it will be deluted and spread through out the tank.

 

[Jchillin]

It wasn't so long ago that I was filling a 1.5gal bucket by hand, lugging it to the bathroom, repeat 6x. Fill bucket with new water and dechlor...let stand (repeat 6x). This process took 1 hour and 10 mins (rest stops along the way). Python...20 mins (same rest stops). My arms have returned to their original size too!

 

[xray]

lol "J". I hope it wasn't to long a walk. I bet you looked a lot like your avatar (minus the claws)

 

[Feynman]

I recently purchased a python based on advice from this site and you know what... I can't believe they sell regular gravel vacs. Everyone should have these. I felt like I needed an extra jolt of stress coat when I'd fill up my bucket before. Now I'm the coolest with the thon. 8)

 

[FawnN]

I used to haul a 5 gallon bucket up and down a flight of stairs to change the water to the tank in my bedroom. My back was killing me. The python is a major necessity IMO, especially if you have multiple tanks.

 

[the21kid]

Us SW folks (at least I am) are quite jealous. We really do enjoy filling buckets, trash cans, etc. mixing salt, dechlorinator and so forth. Standing around ...lugging them around...it really is quite fun...I swear.

 

[Jchillin]

Us SW folks (at least I am) are quite jealous. We really do enjoy filling buckets, trash cans, etc. mixing salt, dechlorinator and so forth. Standing around ...lugging them around...it really is quite fun...I swear.

Uh huh, I know a few people that enjoy strenuous activity. They also like opening bottles with their eyelids. But hey, to each his own I say. 8)

 

[Ginafish]

The Python is the best invention EVER!
I've had mine for 9 yrs now. I also have a helpful hint when you eventually have to replace the hose. After years of use, and there really being no way to dry out the inside of the hose, I got some green spots inside which looked like mold. Instead of going out and spending alot of money again on a new Python, I simply went to Home Depot, got clear hose, took the attachments off the old hose, and put them on the new hose. Had to warm the plastic up a bit on the new hose to get it around the attachments, but voila! Instant new Python! And it cost me only $11 for 40 feet of hose!!! Oh and I also recommend getting the brass faucet attachments. I found the plastic ones to be a pain and also stripped easier. The brass ones aren't that expensive. They're found with the Python stuff in your LFS.

 

[1FatFish]

Thank you everyone. The help was greatly appreciated!

Richard