I've been trying to figure out a way to speed up my water changes while maintaining the quality of the water. I've heard about using a pool filter hose to drain the tank fast. Anyone ever try this?
Depending on stock... but even in tropical areas , when it rains, temperature fluctuates and fish are able to adapt. I do 75%water changes on my SA tank, that has a few geos, sevs, uaru, etc. I use a sump pump that drains 120 gallons in like 3 minutes and i just have a hose that takes about 10 minutes to re fill. I add my seachem safe directly, and have been doing it so for a long time now. I find a temperature drop of about 6°. But only take a few hoirs to come back up. My fish dont mind and i find that they like it.