Water change day

[Rtc/tsn]

My arowana is weird I don’t know why but since they day I got it it’s always acted strange it’s just it’s personality I guess but he loves nets loves being touched and pet and held in the water never eats live fish or animals even crickets but on WC day I put the net in the water and he happily swims in and doesn’t move while out of water and he’s just fine with it I don’t understand it all I know is that he loves I imagine it being like a roller coaster for him or something I just think he don’t like the siphon for some reason

 

[A&A]

50% mid week and 50% with gravel vac on Sunday. Time to open up the FX5s this weekend and change out the filter pads and see if there is any gunk in there.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

3 wc every 2 weeks for me. Usually 80-90%.

 

[Cich Mind]

I have a question for you Rtc/tsn .
Do you own a Python water/gravel vacuum? They make changing water a breeze. If you don't have one I highly recommend you pick one up. It's worth every penny. It'll make your life easier. This method is much quicker too. The bucket brigade sucks and takes forever.

 

[Rtc/tsn]

I have a question for you Rtc/tsn .
Do you own a Python water/gravel vacuum? They make changing water a breeze. If you don't have one I highly recommend you pick one up. It's worth every penny. It'll make your life easier. This method is much quicker too. The bucket brigade sucks and takes forever.

I do the bucket it took an hour almost to do my 40g how much is a python vacuum I’ll definitely look into it thank you

 

[Deadeye]

I do the bucket it took an hour almost to do my 40g how much is a python vacuum I’ll definitely look into it thank you

https://www.amazon.com/25-Foot-Python-Aquarium-Maintenance/dp/B000255NXC

 

[Rocksor]

I do the bucket it took an hour almost to do my 40g how much is a python vacuum I’ll definitely look into it thank you

Oh wow, yeah it is much easier with a python. Cost will depend on the length and sink adapters that you need

 

[Rtc/tsn]

https://www.amazon.com/25-Foot-Python-Aquarium-Maintenance/dp/B000255NXC

Thank you for the link I don’t know if I could do that though I would have to make some big water tank for outside and feed that tube through my window since I don’t have well water where I live so I feel like it would be more of a hassle to do all that but I might do that in the near future or if you have any other things to suggest

 

[Deadeye]

It can be emptied into the sink.
If your city water is safe then it is fine to fill with that, probably best to add dechlorinator though.
I can’t imagine having to use a bucket for less than 20 gallons, unless the tank is right next to the sink/tub/wherever you dump it.

 

[Rtc/tsn]

Oh wow, yeah it is much easier with a python. Cost will depend on the length and sink adapters that you need

Yea I have a big 20g tote in my room full of water and i siphon water out of the tank into a little 3 gallon bucket fill the bucket dump it out outside go back fill the bucket and so on so on it’s annoying then I just fill the bucket with water from my tote and put it in the tank and do that several times then I fill the tote back up and wait a 2 weeks