Hawkins409
Aquarium Advice Activist
I've always siphoned my tank with one of this clear plastic gravel vacuums attached to a 1/2 inch diameter clear plastic hose, which is maybe 5 feet long. I fill a 5 gallon bucket and dump it outside or in a toilet, trying not to spill it. This process repeats until I've removed enough water from my 75 gallon tank, which can involve a lot of work if I'm going to be doing a 50% water change.
To refill, I have a few 5 gallon buckets I fill with 75 degree tap water and add start right as I go so it is mixed in thoroughly. Alternatively, I drop this alka seltzer like tabs (ha ha) in the buckets and wait. Refilling the tank requires lifting the buckets up to the edge of the glass with one hand and carefully pouring over the other so as not to disturb the plants.
So I've been thinking... "There's got to be a better way to do water changes for a large aquarium."
I've recently come up with my own solution to this which I am trying for the first time weekend. What do you do for water changes?
To refill, I have a few 5 gallon buckets I fill with 75 degree tap water and add start right as I go so it is mixed in thoroughly. Alternatively, I drop this alka seltzer like tabs (ha ha) in the buckets and wait. Refilling the tank requires lifting the buckets up to the edge of the glass with one hand and carefully pouring over the other so as not to disturb the plants.
So I've been thinking... "There's got to be a better way to do water changes for a large aquarium."
I've recently come up with my own solution to this which I am trying for the first time weekend. What do you do for water changes?