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The tank is 55 gal, 275 W. The ambient room temp also plays a big role. If you keep your house on the warmer side you won't need as big of a heater. If the heater is heating too high, turn the gauge down and it won't heat as often.

The heater size isn't a problem. It is recommended to aim for 5 W per gal. Don't go by the temp on the heater, go by the thermometer in the tank. Was the tank cycled before adding the fish?

No, it doesn't flow water into the tank. The Python has a switch that siphons water out of the tank. It takes about 30 minutes from start to finish to drain and fill the 55 and 29 gal tanks with a 50% change.

When I shut off the faucet the hose stops draining. It may be because of the fact that the faucet is higher than the tank. The faucet has to be running for me to be able to drain the tank.

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It doesn't matter that the ocean is bigger than an aquarium. There are countless documented cases of fish being released into the wild from a home aquarium and causing havoc on the ecosystem in which they were released. It is not good practice to release captive fish, period. Any LFS worth...

The Garden Hose is fine for emptying but if used for refilling make sure the hose is drinking water safe.

That's what I was hoping gzeiger.

Your tap has 40-80 ppm of Ammonia?

Are you sure the reading was 1? It could be chlormaines in the tap. Fill a cup of water and treat with dechlor that removes chloramines. Stir, wait a while then re-test. See if the ammonia level is reduced

Keep it on topic. Personal attacks are in violation of the UA.

This is why the inch per gal guideline isn't followed all the time. It depends on the type of fish in question. Some fish, like Bala's, require larger tanks due to their adult size and aggression. Same with African Cichlids. You could theoretically keep a 5" African cichlid in a 5 gal tank...