So my bedroom and tank are in the basement, the only sink I have down here is a laundry sink and the hot and cold spouts are separate. My tank is a 55g and I use an aqueon water changer. The problem is now that fall is here the water is coming out colder and colder and it made my tank drop approx 6 degrees doing a 50% water change. I realize this is bad and has never happened before, the fish seem ok currently (there are two 4" Texas Cichlids and 6 x 2" silver dollars). The tank is temporary until I move after January, instead of doing 1 50% water change a week should I do like 3 20% ones to avoid such massive temperature swings? If not what are my other options to stop the water from getting so cold. Thanks in advance.
Water change question
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The fish you have should be fine for a six degree drop. How long does the water take to recover? Short of repiping hw, I suggest 3 x 20% as you say.
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It takes around two hours I'm guessing, I have a 150w heater but I think I am going to add a second as my room gets chilly anyways. I do believe I will switch to a 3 x 20% regiment and it should not make the temp swing nearly as bad. Re-doing the faucet seems like a pain with the way the pipes are ran and the sink is, plus like I said it won't be to much longer before I move out.
Get two short hoses and a Y adapter so you can run both spigots into the python at the same time.