My waterchange hose

[yayfish24]

I came up with a great idea on how to quickly change water on my tank without getting a hose out and making a mess. What I did was t off the inlet to my canister filter and putting a ball valve on it to stop the water flow. I unplug the canister when i do the water changes since it drains a little more then leaving the filter on and opening the valve. What do you guys think?
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[soupa2]

good idea but not pratical if you have a MonsterFish TANK..

 

[Tstone]

That's only a 5 gallon bucket. Now you're gonna have to take multiple trips /: why not make that hose long enough to go to a sink and you can just keep it tucked under your stand.

 

[yayfish24]

good idea but not pratical if you have a MonsterFish TANK..

How is it not practical? It helps doing water changes. I still vacuum the gravel just not everytime I do water changes.

As far as the bucket goes the tank is located in my basement and there isnt a sink to run the hose to. I change about 2 buckets every 3 days and I dump the water out a Window that wasw installed down here that serves as a fire escape. Theres also no sink down here to fill the buckets so I installed a saddle valve in a water line behind the tank. Unfortunitly its a cold water line so I dont do big water changes on it. The tank itself is a 75.

 

[Tstone]

Id just run a hose somewhere else, perhaps bath tub or something. But that's what I'd have to do to meet my needs, yours could be different

 

[soupa2]

not saying it's not good.. for a 75gal tank it will do..when you have some monster tanks then your water change will last at least a hour with the 1/2" hose. anyhow great idea..

 

[yayfish24]

Some day id love to have a larger tank. Its just not in my budget right now.

 

[scott m]

Good idea. Simple to install, low cost, easy to operate (and it works!). I would keep a threaded plug handy to install into the oulet of the ball valve when its not in use...its cheap insurance.

 

[yayfish24]

Ya im sure one day the ball valve might get a little worn and leak but for now its doing good. The bucket under the stand is always there too to collect any water that might try to escape.

 

[Kerricko]

Good idea. Do you have a floor drain you could run the hose to or maybe a drain pipe you could tap into? Then you could pass on the bucket. Just some thoughts.