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**jsoong** · 12-03-2008, 07:14 PM

You can put the water in slowly. If you are using a bucket, put the bucket somewhere higher than the tank, then set up a siphon with a piece of small tubing (air line perhaps) and let the water go in slowly. If you direct the water outlet onto a solid surface (a flat rock perhaps, or a large decoration), you should not kick up anything from your substrate.

<I used to do this with a 10 gal. It takes 5-10 min to run in 2-3 gal of water, but slow flow means no muck in the water.>

12-03-2008, 07:14 PM	#6
jsoong Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 2,822	You can put the water in slowly. If you are using a bucket, put the bucket somewhere higher than the tank, then set up a siphon with a piece of small tubing (air line perhaps) and let the water go in slowly. If you direct the water outlet onto a solid surface (a flat rock perhaps, or a large decoration), you should not kick up anything from your substrate. <I used to do this with a 10 gal. It takes 5-10 min to run in 2-3 gal of water, but slow flow means no muck in the water.> __________________ 80 gal FW with 30 gal DIY wet/dry/sump. 9 fancy golds, 1 hillstream loaches, 1 rubber-lip pleco (C. thomasi), 3 SAEs, small school of white cloud minnows, planted.