How to make WC easier with 3 big tanks?

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Tank 1 - 200cm x 90cm x 60cm
1 Super red 35cm
2 BD stingray 20cm

Tank 2 - 120cm x 60cm x 60cm
1 King super red 30cm
King dont go as long as normal aro, 60 cm width should be good enough.

Thinking to get Tank 3 - 100cm x 40cm x 50cm, for 1 flowerhorn

All the tanks are located next to each other, how do i make waterchange a lot easier?

Currently i use pumps to drain out the water, and fill in directly from the tap.
 
I have several big tanks in one room and what I do is clamp a garden hose in place and siphon the tanks onto my driveway. Then to refill I have a hose adapter on my faucet, connect the hose, get it running at the right temperature, then clamp the hose in place and fill. I used to use buckets and pumps and it was a nightmare compared to my current method. Now I actually enjoy water changes.
 
ShanerBock888 said:
I have several big tanks in one room and what I do is clamp a garden hose in place and siphon the tanks onto my driveway. Then to refill I have a hose adapter on my faucet, connect the hose, get it running at the right temperature, then clamp the hose in place and fill. I used to use buckets and pumps and it was a nightmare compared to my current method. Now I actually enjoy water changes.
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Do u mind to post the pics so i have a better idea how it works?
 
At one point, I had a 150, 75, 50 & 45. I used to remove and replace everything with a 5 gallon bucket. Not nice but I was a lot younger and it was a good workout.

Then I discovered how to use a siphon to drain from the tank directly to a basin, and then I got a hose attached to my tap to fill them.

At that point, I felt I had gone about as far as I could go other than putting all the fish in one large tank or setting up an auto drip. (I looked at auto fills and passed on them as it looked like an accident waiting to happen.)

Auto drips are pretty useful if you want to get past the siphon/hose stage. Lots of threads on auto drips all over this site (setup/filtration, DIY, general, etc.)
 
I wouldn't consider a large setup unless a drip system is involved. This hobby is about the fish not 6 hours to do water changes weekly. Set up a drip system, sit back and enjoy your tanks, stock and time back to do things you enjoy in the hobby. Unless you really enjoy the water change process, go drip
 
Yep, I'd do a drip, then do extra water changes when I feel like things need an extra bit of a cleaning. I'm looking at a 300 gallon tank and want to be able to basically walk away from it 3-4 weeks at a time.... I'll probably be in it all the time, but I sure don't want to be tied to it when I want to do something else.
 
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