I need a faster better way to do WC

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Benliving9560

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I need to find some kind of small pump so that I can pump water out of my tank faster and without running the sink the whole time but still need to be able to pump small debris also In the summer I want to pump the water out a hose so I can use it to water the garden in the back yard I'm using over 300gal a month on water changes not including what I use to run the sink to make the siphon faster and it still takes for ever and is a waist of water and adding on my bills


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that_fish_Guy

that_fish_Guy

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Buy one of these
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Attach it to this
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And out to the garden it goes... :)

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Benliving9560

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If I just let mine drain with just gravity it takes me hours to drain my tanks if I run the sink a little to help the siphon it takes half the time. What I had in mind was a pump that had an in and an out where I could hook a hose to both so I could still vacuumed my gravel wile doing a WC and pump the water the 100+ feet out to the garden. If I just used gravity it wouldn't even be a piss sized stream at the garden. It took me 3 hours doing WC last night and it would be nice if it was a little faster


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Mymonsterfish

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Get a sump pump or utility pump from home Depot or your local hardware store. Both ends are hose connectors. I ran a valve on the "in" side to restrict water flow as to not suck up any of my fishes and to convert the water hose to a 25' python tube with the syphon connected to it to get the feces. "Out" end is just a water hose to the sink.

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Big Jay

Big Jay

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I live in an apartment and just siphon the water via garden hose from my tank into my bathtub drain. I have a specially made PVC "U" that only drains my tank down to a specified level. Then I have one of those showerheads that has a handle and a hose. I bought an adapter from Home Depot. I then unscrew the shower wand, connect the hose, and pump water back into the tank. I treat with Prime immediately so the chlorines/chloramines don't harm the fish.

EDIT: Keep in mind the lower the point of output from the hose is from the level being siphoned in the tank, the faster it will pump. I assume you're using a Python system. Those are notoriously slow.
 
xraycer

xraycer

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Get an inexpensive water pump not sump pump because sump pumps can leach oil. Connect pump to 1.25" sump hoses (sold at hardware stores and Lowes/Home Depot) and are fairly cheap. W/C will be done much faster
 
jclyde13

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Mymonsterfish said:
Get a sump pump or utility pump from home Depot or your local hardware store. Both ends are hose connectors. I ran a valve on the "in" side to restrict water flow as to not suck up any of my fishes and to convert the water hose to a 25' python tube with the syphon connected to it to get the feces. "Out" end is just a water hose to the sink.

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Huh... I never thought about attaching a Python to the pump. That's a really good idea, I might try that later on.
 
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