I have been using the system that hooks up to your faucet and pumps water directly into and out of your tank. I have not had very good luck with it, it seems to stress my fish out, and sometimes fish even die.
I am pumping it in at the same temperature, and I add a full dose of chlorine treatment before and after adding the new water. I suspect that mixing it in the aquarium like that dilutes it and the fish are being harmed by the chlorine. It's gotten to the point where I dread doing water changes.
Does anyone else do anything something similar and if so, do you have problems with chlorine or stress because of it? For my last water change I pumped the new water in a bucket, and treated it there. I did not have any problems this time, although I didn't have problems every time. Even if this isn't the problem, I may continue doing it this way, I like that I can double check the temp before the water goes in, even if I do make a mess.
Any thoughts or feedback are welcome.
I am pumping it in at the same temperature, and I add a full dose of chlorine treatment before and after adding the new water. I suspect that mixing it in the aquarium like that dilutes it and the fish are being harmed by the chlorine. It's gotten to the point where I dread doing water changes.
Does anyone else do anything something similar and if so, do you have problems with chlorine or stress because of it? For my last water change I pumped the new water in a bucket, and treated it there. I did not have any problems this time, although I didn't have problems every time. Even if this isn't the problem, I may continue doing it this way, I like that I can double check the temp before the water goes in, even if I do make a mess.
Any thoughts or feedback are welcome.
