Water change heat
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step one, drain 50% water
step two, add hose
step three, turn on hose, full blast on cold tap. (makes water change heaps quick)
step four, add prime, during filling, and when finished.
fish =
temp drops from 82 to about 79-80. no big deal...
step two, add hose
step three, turn on hose, full blast on cold tap. (makes water change heaps quick)
step four, add prime, during filling, and when finished.
fish =
temp drops from 82 to about 79-80. no big deal...
skylineiz;3992975; said:step one, drain 50% water
step two, add hose
step three, turn on hose, full blast on cold tap. (makes water change heaps quick)
step four, add prime, during filling, and when finished.
fish =
temp drops from 82 to about 79-80. no big deal...
really? only drops 2-3 degrees at 50% WC?
i would have expected it to be a lot more picky to do
I change about 35% of my 700 gallon tank each week.Refill with unheated well water aprox 56F via garden hose.It drops the temp from 80+F to mid 70sF.The rays seem to bury themselfs in the warm sand for the refill but So far I've had no health problems doing this for years on multible tanks.
wow, interesting. i would have thought there'd have been complications with such a temp drop.
good to know!
at least i won't have to be 100% accurate on hitting the exact temp of the tank.
good to know!
at least i won't have to be 100% accurate on hitting the exact temp of the tank.
This is what I do.. 
I would add Prime by Seachem before adding water to the tank from the tap. IMO. I was told that clorine will hurt your benifical bacterial.
I would add Prime by Seachem before adding water to the tank from the tap. IMO. I was told that clorine will hurt your benifical bacterial.If you take it all into perspective, a sudden and large drop in water temperature is all that bad. What happens when the rainy season hits the Amazon? It rains, rains long, hard and "cold" (in a relative sense).
By adding a sudden influx of cooler water you are also enriching the rays environment. I have had no problems with water changes that approach a drop of 10 degrees. If you have a larger system the rays have a chance to find a "warm" little corner to hide in until the water warms back up. You may actually notice some rays seeking out the source of the "cold" water and swim in and out of it's path.
Respectfully,
FireMedic.
By adding a sudden influx of cooler water you are also enriching the rays environment. I have had no problems with water changes that approach a drop of 10 degrees. If you have a larger system the rays have a chance to find a "warm" little corner to hide in until the water warms back up. You may actually notice some rays seeking out the source of the "cold" water and swim in and out of it's path.
Respectfully,
FireMedic.
my tap water is pretty cold in the winter . i hook up a garden hose to my washing machine lines.
FireMedic;4002176; said:
never thought of it like that firemedic. it makes total sense. eases my nerves a little on the subject of water changes as well, i didn't want to create any unneeded stress on the poor guys
