I have been wanting to setup a aging tank for a while now. Up until now I have been either filling directly from the tap and treating the whole tank. Not the greatest with water from the tap at 8.2 and extremely hard. or batch treating with a 5 gal culligan. Taking out 10 or so gallons and then treating 5 gals at a time with wardleys ph 6.5 3 in 1 and filling the tank back up. Works well for now but when I go back to school I will no longer have the time, room, or amibition to do this. I have tried a couple different ideas for setting up an aging tank. I have a 20 gal rubbermade tub and a 2000 gph sump pump, I know this is way way to much for what I need but home depot had em on sale for $25. I would like to use carbon and peet to remove chlorine heavy metals and soften the water and lower the ph. Any suggestions or plans?
Water Aging
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You dont have to worry about removing chlorine (if anything add an airline) if your aging the water the chlorine will be removed just with air. I use carbon for mine. Just that carbon and an airline and a few days and its good to go.
the water i use i have a pump on it airatting it and it sits for about two weeks to over amonth befor i use it, i have a heater on it... well its a bit over kill its a empty 150 that i realy dont have a use for right now, but i would use a dechlorenator...
how big a WC do you do?
i just fill up 2 2.5 gal jugs and put dechlor. in and shake for like a minute. water's crystal clear and fish are fine. if you're REALLY worried about it get an RO unit.
i just fill up 2 2.5 gal jugs and put dechlor. in and shake for like a minute. water's crystal clear and fish are fine. if you're REALLY worried about it get an RO unit.
myself, it depends, 25-40 weekly up to 50 i just like having a bunch just incase something happens, then i dont have to wait, i have the water hamdy, i refill it every two months, reain amd lean it every 6, works for me but now i think i have a spot for the tank so om hoing to go the brute 60gallon garbage can route..., with one of those toilet autofills...BIGgourami;772142; said:
Chloramines never dissipates...KoiGuy;771952; said:
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BIGgourami;772142; said:
my nursery tanks get more of a water change...
i do a 10 gal tues and thurs with a 15 to 20 gal on the weekends, so tops of 40 a week. Right now isnt neccessarily the problem. I am in apartment for now, next fall I will be moving back into a fraternity house, not alot of room and the way my room is I have no more then 6" of clearance between the top of the tank and the ceiling, so i cant pout water into the tank directly. Right now i just treat using wardley 6.5 in a 5 gal water jug works fine but i would like to start setting something up thats a little less messy, and i can work out the kinks now when i have the time, money and stores (isnt a whole lot available in houghton mi) available to me. So again i guess my question is. Just some charcoal some peet a couple air stones let it sit for 2 or 3 days and it should be fine? Maybe through in some chloromine conditioner as i fill the tank
22.5 my badDr Joe;773186; said:my nursery tanks get more of a water change...
it's this bucket/tub/container thing i got from a rock "dealer". large surface area. great for gas exchange.
