I need water changing help!

[Lord Barium]

Hi all,

I'm in bad need of some advice. I was going to get a 75 gallon aquarium, had it all picked out and...Then I thought about water changes. I would need to change about 15 gallons of water and I don't want to haul it out of the door and across the deck in 2 gallon buckets. Also lifting that same amount to refill equates to a major pain in the back.
So I found the "magic" solution. A siphon that connects to your sink. You turn on your water, flip a switch, and it sucks water out. You flip it again, and water flows back in. Solution found! Right? right?
And yes, here is another great wall again. My kitchen sink (the only place I can get un-softened water) has one of those fancy pants spray hose faucets with a wide end. It looks like this: http://www.alfitrade.com/catalog/images/uploads/3-2071.jpg
Yes there are threads, but they are HUGE. They encircle the entire outer rim. And to replace the faucet would cost something like 500$.

HELP!

 

[gomezladdams]

Unscrew the aerator bring it and the python attachment to your helpful hardware store and ask him to help you find the right adapters.

 

[BushFishRox]

ya that would be your best bet

 

[NilePufferFanatic]

Usually the where the head attaches to the hose is a standard fitting that is compatible. You will just have to break down the head everytime you change water (really not that bad).

 

[Lord Barium]

So I just unscrew the entire spray hose head? There seems to be a screw beneath. DOes that attach anything together?

 

[tbonewarrior]

That, and get a bigger bucket. If you're using a 2 gallon bucket, you might as well be using a drinking water glass on a 75... unless maybe you can't lift a little more (at least 5 or 10 gals) for health reasons.

 

[FSM]

I was trying to figure out how to attach a hose to my sink, which is very similar to that. I put the 75 in my room though, and there is a normal sink up there. Try getting the aerator off, mine has one, but I never fiddled with it enough to figure it out. Whats wrong with the softened water? African cichlids?

 

[Bderick67]

Sorry this sounds so trivial after doing about 300 gallons worth of W/Cs today. Just get a couple of 5 gallon buckets , it's only a couple trips

 

[chesterthehero]

how do you feel about doing a lil plumbing... its pretty easy... just tap into both your hot and cold lines under the sink and connect them to another faucet under the sink...

something like this

just cut in above your valves which SHOULD be on every sink.. you would need.. umm.. 2 Ts.. maybe 2-4 90s... and a faucet/hose bibs...

 

[Lord Barium]

Thanks for your info! With your help i was able to find this one place where the faucet unscrewed, and attached a Python! It's working great!