Need new water change method

[nitrofish1]

Hi everyone, nowadays im finding my water change method to be tedious, tiring, and time consuming. My dad has installed a small tap water outlet (the only one not softened water in the house) downstairs, my 56g tank is in the second floor in my bedroom.

I used to use 2.5 gallon water containers from walmart, but after several changes, the plastic was bending and they started a slow drip on my floor, leaving 1-2 gallons soaked into the carpet when i went to use them.

Removing my water is easy enough, using a siphon out my window-sill. But does anyone have any suggestions for running water up to my room from the basement for water changes? I dont have room for an extra 20 Long or something of that sort in order for the water to sit, plus I dont want the extra load on the floor, although it could be arranged. Running 8 jugs of water up the stairs is a tiring task for me, and even though I am still "young", I'd like to find a way to avoid it.

 

[Nemesis]

Get a really long hose or tube and run it from the basement. They sell the 40 foot siphon that you could hook up to a kitchen or bathroom sink also.

 

[sostoudt]

Hi everyone, nowadays im finding my water change method to be tedious, tiring, and time consuming. My dad has installed a small tap water outlet (the only one not softened water in the house) downstairs, my 56g tank is in the second floor in my bedroom.

I used to use 2.5 gallon water containers from walmart, but after several changes, the plastic was bending and they started a slow drip on my floor, leaving 1-2 gallons soaked into the carpet when i went to use them.

Removing my water is easy enough, using a siphon out my window-sill. But does anyone have any suggestions for running water up to my room from the basement for water changes? I dont have room for an extra 20 Long or something of that sort in order for the water to sit, plus I dont want the extra load on the floor, although it could be arranged. Running 8 jugs of water up the stairs is a tiring task for me, and even though I am still "young", I'd like to find a way to avoid it.

buy a 5 gallon bucket from home depot it will cut your trips in half. there in the paint section

 

[Nemesis]

Looks like this....................

 

[nitrofish1]

sorry, I thought it was clear in my post, but the nearest sink water is softened.

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

1. Run hose out the nearest window in the basement, then back in the house thru another window and into your room. Use that to fill the tank up pretty close to full. Then take off like a track star and run down stairs to shut it off. Then return back to the tank and finish filling the tank with a few gallons of softened water.
2. Or clamp of the hose and throw it out the window, then turn it off and continue maintenance.
3. Or move tank down stairs.
4. or use a garden hose from outside to fill the tank thru a window. Generally garden hose water is not run thru the softener. Lower a string down from your window and hook it to the spray nozzle on the hose. Turn hose on and pull the nozzle up and into your room using the string/rope. Once done lower it backdown and untie and turn off and save rope for next time.
5. by a 55g plastic drum on wheels fill that with hose water and wheel it up close to your window. Hook a pump up to a long extension cord and lower it down and into the drum. Place hose from pump in your tank and plug in pump in your room . Once full unplug pump and rool up ext cord and hose and place in closet.

 

[MonsterMinis]

I feel your pain.. I have 7 fishtanks to do weekly WC on. 2nd story of house w/ well water. and the best way I've found is still 2 5gal buckets and tromp up and down the stairs about 10 times. Trick is to fill both buckets and balance the weight between you. and I fill them 3/4 full each to avoid any sloshing. I've gotten use to it, and now enjoy the physical exertion. Lets me know 'm not getting old yet

but yeah the options have pretty much been covered. personally I'de run a python out the window and hook it up threw a basement window. where I'de keep a 50 gallon trash bin/new! w/ a pump and a heater. But to me thats more work then it's worth imo.. I just bring my buckets up let them sit for about 30 mins while i get other housework ect done. takes me most the day to do it this way... but then by the time i'm odne.. my laundry is done for the week, my bedroom is perfectly clean, and I've gone threw all my fish supplies and know what i'mna need if anything this next comeing up week. And even get a lil' reading in.

 

[cichlid2006]

try a pond pump, thats what i use.
my tap is a funny shape and the hose attatchments dont fit right so to fill my tank i have to:
continually run my tap into a bucket which is placed in the sink,
sit my pump in the bucket,
put the other end of the hose into the tank,
add prime to the bucket,
turn on the pump and try to match the flow of the pump into the tank by adjusting the taps flow so the bucket doesnt end up empty or overflowing.

granted my tank is on the same floor as the tap i use so i only need a 1000l/h pond pump but a 3000l/h+ should give a decent flow from whatever source upto the 1st floor. no more running buckets through the house and no more aching back.

 

[Natural_Born_Killer]

I would think that the easiest option of them all is simply running a hose through the house.

I live in a flat so true the distance is shorter but I just bought a long garden hose that I run from the bathtub directly to the tank. It cannot be too difficult to do that from the bottom up...

 

[nitrofish1]

we purchased the cheapest faucet there was, since they r quite expensive and we didnt need anything fancy for the application, so its pretty much like a strong drinking fountain. the end doesnt have threads on it its just smooth.