No More Buckets .

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Jack Dempsey
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This may not be new to allot of you , but today , to me , will be a new day .
I went to lowes and bought two short washing machine hoses tap into the washer
water outlets and bought a two , to one hose link and use the garden hose to fill .
WITH THIS I DO NOT NEED TO FILL UP THE WATER WITH BUCKETS HA HA AHA HA HA.

Now I just drain tank into toilet fill with hose NO MORE BUCKETS . more time for beer .
:D I will post pic of this method when my camera get some batteries .
 
Ya I got it down . I turn the hot on all the way and the cold 3 twists its perfect every time
HA . Ill post pic today on this thread . Its getto but it makes life so much easer I do
not mind doing water changes now . :)
The two hose lines were 11$ and the two way hose connect 2$ and I allredy owned
the garden hose . The best 13$ I spent in a long time .
 
Sounds like a winner.

New garden hoses have a fair ammount of funky chemicals (rubber softeners, mold inhibitors also if I remember right.) Run very hot water through it for 5-15 mins before each use for a couple months.
 
MilitantPotato;644258; said:
Sounds like a winner.

New garden hoses have a fair ammount of funky chemicals (rubber softeners, mold inhibitors also if I remember right.) Run very hot water through it for 5-15 mins before each use for a couple months.
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sounds like it was an older hose not new, i would just clear it, a run of like 30 seconds should be just fine, if not overkill
 
YA its a older hose , Good lookin out . anybody can do this easy
The pic will help under stand my jumbel .
It dose help to have your tank and washer hot A cold on the same floor / close together .
 
talk about temp swings, My water temp in Jan is right at 62F, in Aug it is 86F, I fill up a garbage can the night before, i run an air stone and pump the water in the tank.

my tanks stay at 68- 70 f most of the year.
 
hmt321;644279; said:
talk about temp swings, My water temp in Jan is right at 62F, in Aug it is 86F, I fill up a garbage can the night before, i run an air stone and pump the water in the tank.

my tanks stay at 68- 70 f most of the year.
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i think thasts why they invented heaters.
 
gario;653656; said:
How about water conditioners and stuff? do you just toss that stuff in after you put the water in?
Thanks
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Actually the best way is to treat the water outside the tank. The next best is to add the de-chlor before adding tap water. You should add extra de-chlor if doing it this way to get the chlorine down as fast as possible. Me personally, I would never use this method for any of my prized fish. It just isn't worth the risk.
 
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