Show Me Your Waterchange Hardwares

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Ihsnshaik said:
LMAOO she saw it happen. Cleanup was easy since it was tile and used a mop.

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WIll never buy again! haha I can get a quality garden hose for a little more money but I thought It was a cool idea since its compact
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Hahah aint that amazing. They act like something so small is a disaster... jecause it involves their husbands and fish stuff !
 
What's the best way to get a pvc or hose out the window without letting in too much air? I'd like to leave it setup permanently for spring, summer, and fall
 
Dis said:
What's the best way to get a pvc or hose out the window without letting in too much air? I'd like to leave it setup permanently for spring, summer, and fall
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Drill the window and attach PVC pipe. Why not just open and close it that's what I do. Takes 10 seconds lol
 
I had it set up to open a valve, and let gravity send water out a door to my back yard.
PVC was laid along walls permanently around the room to a ball valve and union near the door. PVC was also set up in the yard, so just before I did a water change, I would connect the union joining out side and inside, and open the valve. I could send 200 - 500 gallons out he door in minutes, old water that would normally flow to the sump, but instead, it went to my garden.
I also had a permanent set of PVC along the ceiling to send water back to the sumps, with a gang valve to control which sump it went to.

Even with 1500 gallons in tanks, 30% water changes only took a few minutes to send water to the garden, and add new water to sump/tanks.
 
Here's a pic of the set up I use to do a water change on our tanks, when it's not "substrate cleaning day." The pump is a Lifegard Aquatics Quiet One Pro Series 5000 connected to a drinking water safe garden hose. The hose is 50 feet long and is clamped onto the side of the utility sink in the unfinished part of our basement. I use Aqueon's "python" style system to refill the tanks.

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Def Leppard Hysteria said:
Here's a pic of the set up I use to do a water change on our tanks, when it's not "substrate cleaning day." The pump is a Lifegard Aquatics Quiet One Pro Series 5000 connected to a drinking water safe garden hose. The hose is 50 feet long and is clamped onto the side of the utility sink in the unfinished part of our basement. I use Aqueon's "python" style system to refill the tanks.

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what hose is that? I used to use a standard garden hose before.
 
Ihsnshaik said:
what hose is that? I used to use a standard garden hose before.
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Here's a link to the hose that I use. The only negative I would say about it is, it isn't as flexible as a regular garden hose. So, it's a little more work for me to get the hose recoiled up by hand. But, I feel that's a minor inconvenience.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036ZBAV4/ref=twister_B00F8K6FHE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I went with this hose because of the 3/4" diameter and enables me to drain my tanks faster than the normal 1/2" or 3/8" hoses.
 
Def Leppard Hysteria said:
Here's a link to the hose that I use. The only negative I would say about it is, it isn't as flexible as a regular garden hose. So, it's a little more work for me to get the hose recoiled up by hand. But, I feel that's a minor inconvenience.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036ZBAV4/ref=twister_B00F8K6FHE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I went with this hose because of the 3/4" diameter and enables me to drain my tanks faster than the normal 1/2" or 3/8" hoses.
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Thanks for the link! God I need a kink free one I hate working with garden hoses haha
 
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