best water changer on the market?

[est 032909]

the title says it all....

been doing the bucket method for a couple of months and not because of just being plain stupid but in thinking that i "needed" to treat the water before it went into the tank.....

from what i've read if i treat the tank before the water goes in i should be okay....

i would be needing a 50 footer on my 75 gallon and i'm currently treating with prime.

thanks for advice.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

Personally I use a python on my tanks, although my biggest tank is only a 125, so I can say that IME it works fine for smaller tanks

 

[doug_sa]

by far I prefer the following method (but I have a larger tank):
-buy a brute 32 gallon trash can and a submersable fountain pump. (dolly if you have to)
-drain the water as you would prefer with a garden hose to the sink or yard or the trash the can
-If you pump into the trash can, cleaning the filter washables in the tank water is a bit easier and recommended
-fill the can with treated water and pump the water into the tank

this makes for a quick change. especially if you siphon the old water outside while the new water is being filled in the trash can

 

[screaminleeman]

I use a sink adapter to connect to my laundry room sink spigot with enough Poly tubing to reach any tank in the house. This is for water fills. I have a well, so no water treatment is necessary to alleviate chlorine. I do however use the exact same method for brackish setup. I mix (dissolve) the full amount of salt in a small container and just keep adding a little at a time as the water level in the tank raises from the filling.

I do the long Poly hose attachment to a gravel vacuum (x 2) and run the hose(s) out into the lawn/ garden.

I can successfully be draining two tanks while filling one all simultaneously. No problem at all doing 50% water changes weekly on 19 tanks!

 

[Laticauda]

I made my own. Here's my link. http://thegab.org/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=140&jfile=viewtopic.php&f=42&t=22082

I use a garden hose attached to an aquarium siphon to drain the water into my toilet (since I don't want poop going into the shower, and I can't drain all my tanks into the yard, since some are salted water.) I leave the seat down, and put the hose on top of the seat, and close the lid over it, to secure it in place so the hose doesn't touch the inside of the toilet.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

definetly gotta get out of "arm barring" a bucket, that's a giant pita. you don't necessarly have to mix your conditioner before it goes into the tank. i just use a garden hose from my kitchen sink and add prime before i put the new water in.

 

[bigbadfish711]

Personally I use a python on my tanks, although my biggest tank is only a 125, so I can say that IME it works fine for smaller tanks

+1

 

[jcardona1]

If you go with a Python-style changer, don't buy Python. Their products are junk and break easily. Get Aqueon, their faucet pump is built much, much better.

 

[Aquanero]

I use a python.

 

[screaminleeman]

I made my own. Here's my link. http://thegab.org/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=140&jfile=viewtopic.php&f=42&t=22082

I use a garden hose attached to an aquarium siphon to drain the water into my toilet (since I don't want poop going into the shower, and I can't drain all my tanks into the yard, since some are salted water.) I leave the seat down, and put the hose on top of the seat, and close the lid over it, to secure it in place so the hose doesn't touch the inside of the toilet.

Yea, my out of control overtaking my swimming pool Juniper understands the salted water principle well.