Tank Maintainence; how long do you spend per week?
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I don't know, some weeks around 3 hours, others 5+ hours... I think the longest so far (besides the initial setup) has been about 8 hours (2 hours one day, then 6 hours a couple days later, since I had to do a water change on 3 tanks, clean and change filter media on my 3 canisters, redo my aquascaping on the 225, etc.). I'd say my average would probably be around 4 hours.
I have like 16 or 17 tanks I only spend three/four hours a week doing water changes. I normally do 50% water changes. I don't really consider aquascaping tank maintenance.
It was for me, since my only reason for re-aquascaping was because my pacu was running out of swimming space, and one 50-60% water change/ filter cleaning on my 225 takes me about 3-3.5 hours to do, since I have to use 5 gallon buckets and a low-pressure kitchen sink.Industrial;4771945; said:
drgnfrc13;4771960; said:
You need a fill hose!
My sink is low pressure to, plus it leaks. But it is still much faster.
Is that something similar to a python? Because I can't use anything that screws onto a water faucet (the faucet I'm using isn't threaded).Industrial;4771965; said:
That's not exactly an option during the months when the temperature is well below 30F. I do use the water hose in the summer, so it takes far less time to fill up then, but it still takes a while to clean out to begin with.scalesandfins;4771976; said:ouch!
use a water hose!
5 to 6 hours. My 210 (my largest) is the easiest since I have it plumbed into the wall and have hot and cold water pipes with valves coming into my sump.
drgnfrc13;4771987; said:
If you can find one of these, they should do the job too. My dishwasher attaches to the sink and when it is done washing, the water doesn't leak and the attachment is able to hold the pressure. You would need to cap off one end with that. I was trying to find one when I built my hose, but I wasn't even sure what it was called so I had to use a threaded adapter.