Am I Crazy or Could This Possibly Work? - Goodbye Water Changes

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That sounds overly complex...it's a shame your dad is averse to the drip system; as it would almost entirely save you a bucket load of issues.

I'd honestly just consider selling up and focusing on the nano side at college, then coming back to the monster fish once you're established in a few years; but that's just a personal perspective.

Another option I haven't seen mentioned (unless I've missed it) is boarding your fish somewhere, such as an LFS, or even to friends with monster fish. Admittedly this depends on a lot of determining factors...
 
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Angelphish said:
Not when the tank is in the basement, the nearest sink is upstairs, and the python doesn't have enough suction to pull the water upstairs.
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I don't even have a python, I work 150 gals of water by bucket.

convict360 said:
That sounds overly complex...it's a shame your dad is averse to the drip system; as it would almost entirely save you a bucket load of issues.

I'd honestly just consider selling up and focusing on the nano side at college, then coming back to the monster fish once you're established in a few years; but that's just a personal perspective.

Another option I haven't seen mentioned (unless I've missed it) is boarding your fish somewhere, such as an LFS, or even to friends with monster fish. Admittedly this depends on a lot of determining factors...
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I agree.
 
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convict360 said:
150 gals by bucket!? Now that is hard work, better keep an eye on your back lol; trust me you don't want that going
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Only my 70 needs regular water changes luckily, mostly due to the soft water and higher density of fish. Rest is very lightly stocked :)

If you do sports lifting buckets isn't that hard. What do you do now angel? Maybe a high power fountain pump would get that water up the stairs :)
 
Hendre said:
He's been teaching chemistry for years, PhD actually. So he's found a way lol
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He hasn't. A buffer always sits in the tank and releases more hardness into the water as the ph goes down. What he is doing is manually releasing stuff into the water a needed. A buffer is almost set and forget while what he is doing is really a balancing act.
RD. said:
I see, I didn't realize that you were condensing information for the members here. There's a scary thought ......
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Is there something bad about it?
 
That's like asking if there's something bad about gnats flying around ones head.
 
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J. H. said:
He hasn't. A buffer always sits in the tank and releases more hardness into the water as the ph goes down. What he is doing is manually releasing stuff into the water a needed. A buffer is almost set and forget while what he is doing is really a balancing act.
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I wouldn't be so fast. How I explained it is primarily how it works in the water here because it is extremely soft, and the whole effect works at a much greater pace in acidic water.

I think he knows what he's nutting on about...
B Sc Agric (Biochemistry, Genetics, Animal Physiology) University of Stellenbosch
B Sc Agric Hons (Biochemistry) University of Stellenbosch
M Sc Agric (Biochemistry) University of Stellenbosch
Ph D Agric (Biochemistry)University ofStellenbosch
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Yes it will release over time, but is used as a safety net here with soft water
 
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