Will untreated water kill off BB during waterchanges?
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I do the same thing with my python.
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I use a garden hose for all 6 tanks. No problem at all. Only consideration is temperature if. I need to do a large change in the middle of the winter. March - Nov is great though.
You can use the garden hose to start its own siphon too. Hose in thank, turn the water on, turn water off and unhook from hose bib. Tank will drain with no water in your mouth.
You can use the garden hose to start its own siphon too. Hose in thank, turn the water on, turn water off and unhook from hose bib. Tank will drain with no water in your mouth.
I turn my filters off since I drain the tank below the intake levels. Then I add enough dechlor(safe) to treat the entire volume, then refill with the python. Never had a problem doing it this way.
Why is it a pain? You unplug it, then plug it back in. What problems have you had?
Wise words. We can all sit here and offer advise based on our own (and possibly very different) water supplies, but you'd be best to get a report from your local authority to find out just what goes into it. Talk to other local fishkeepers who use the same water supply and find out what they do.
Garden hose has always worked for me too, just take off the regular spray-type nozzle and replace it with a tap/cock that opens and closes easily and doesn't jet the water out at high pressure. Spend a few bucks on a siphon hose long enough to reach out the nearest door/window and you're set. The water is good for the garden too!
I always turn filters off during water changes for a number of reasons. I'm always stirring up the substrate and don't want them sucking in sand, I usually clean them out while I'm doing a wc, and if you turn your back too long and siphon a little more than intended you could end up running the filter dry.
I have been contemplating purchasing a python waterchangerDo it.
add Seachem Prime while you're adding water and you're set. our water here in AZ is **** so I always dose as 2x tank volume and I've never had a problem. Prime isn't necessarily cheap but certainly cheaper than fish
I do 50% water changes on my 150 all the time, and I only add 1 capful of prime, AFTER I get the temperature right, so usually about 1-3 minutes(and 5 trips back and forth to the bathroom) in to the fill.
It works fine. Note that that's about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the dosage recommended to treat the whole 150. It's worth noting, though, that when I test my tap water, chloramines barely register at all, the strip stays almost white.
It works fine. Note that that's about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the dosage recommended to treat the whole 150. It's worth noting, though, that when I test my tap water, chloramines barely register at all, the strip stays almost white.
