LayzorBeams
Aquarium Advice FINatic
So I've grown tired of hauling ten 5 gallon buckets off to the laundry room to empty the tank, as well as ten more to refill it... Its a pain in the... Well.
Ive acquired a 20 foot section of hose to drain the tank and i made a mistake or five the first time i used the system (today) and i was wondering if i could get some help on my method?
Steps:
1)put one end of hose in tank (duh)
2)unplug everything
3)drain out 50% of water
4)fill it back up again from the other end of the hose, which is in the laundry room sink.
5)add dechlor each time water rises half an inch
6)plug stuff back in
So the major questions i have revolve around the toxicity of chlorine...
1) do i need to unplug the stuff? Or can it survive the brief (~10 min) exposure to chlorine?
2) do i need to add dechlor as i go or can i add a bunch at the end? Worried about the fish in this case, can they handle the exposure to it?
So yeah, please answer
The reason I've started this, btw, is that i half the time and cancels all exertion, meaning I'm much more willing/able to do it every other day instead of once a week.
This is only on the 75, btw. The rest are done by 5gal buckets and a siphon.
If money cant buy happiness, that why do I need a job? I mean, I should be getting these fish free, since I don't have to pay for happy...
Ive acquired a 20 foot section of hose to drain the tank and i made a mistake or five the first time i used the system (today) and i was wondering if i could get some help on my method?
Steps:
1)put one end of hose in tank (duh)
2)unplug everything
3)drain out 50% of water
4)fill it back up again from the other end of the hose, which is in the laundry room sink.
5)add dechlor each time water rises half an inch
6)plug stuff back in
So the major questions i have revolve around the toxicity of chlorine...
1) do i need to unplug the stuff? Or can it survive the brief (~10 min) exposure to chlorine?
2) do i need to add dechlor as i go or can i add a bunch at the end? Worried about the fish in this case, can they handle the exposure to it?
So yeah, please answer
The reason I've started this, btw, is that i half the time and cancels all exertion, meaning I'm much more willing/able to do it every other day instead of once a week.
This is only on the 75, btw. The rest are done by 5gal buckets and a siphon.
If money cant buy happiness, that why do I need a job? I mean, I should be getting these fish free, since I don't have to pay for happy...