How Does Everyone do Their Water Changes?

[cooper.s]

Hey all,
Simple 1 but im sick of carrying buckets around emptying my 20% water change and then filling the buckets up again to put the fresh water back in the tank.

So how does every1 remove and refill there weekly water changes?

Any pictures of setups and explinations on how they work would be amazing.

Thanks
Sean

 

[Zfishies]

Same way you do lol

 

[Zfishies]

Welcome to mfk by the way

 

[cooper.s]

Welcome to mfk by the way

Thanks mate,
There must be a simpler way surely?

 

[manlyfish]

just use a python

 

[kevinfleming21]

bucket and a suction tube

 

[Zfishies]

Ohh I read your post wrong!!!! I get a tube put it in the tank suck the end of it water starts flowing Down into my bucket and I dump the bucket outside and then since I have a sturdy shelf next to my tank I put the bucket there get the tube suck the end and gravity takes care of the rest. It Sounds like alot of sucking but it's not (no homo)

 

[Toddo]

I have an algae scrubber and I don't do water changes.

 

[Chromobotia]

My tank is in the basement near the basement's sump pump. I run a hose to the sump to drain the tank. I then attach a garden hose to sink upstairs in the laundry room to fll the tank back up.

 

[cooper.s]

Ohh I read your post wrong!!!! I get a tube put it in the tank suck the end of it water starts flowing Down into my bucket and I dump the bucket outside and then since I have a sturdy shelf next to my tank I put the bucket there get the tube suck the end and gravity takes care of the rest. It Sounds like alot of sucking but it's not (no homo)

Yeh thats what I do atm, im a plumber so learnt all about siphonage at college and to be fair being a plumber im thinking there must be an easier way of draining water and filling again.