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BOUNCE killietalk at aka_org: Non-member submission from ["Ryan Deal" <ryand at mitekcorp_com>]

Hello Everyone,

     The only downside of fishkeeping for me is the water changes. I am =
curious to learn of easy ways of changing water, so that it will be =
easier and I can do it more often.
     The way I am doing it now is very labor intensive. First I take a 5 =
gallon bucket and a siphon tube with the gravel cleaner thing on the =
end, I then siphon out 20-30 % of the water. I then have to carry the =
heavy bucket outside and dump it on the garden. Next I take the five =
gallon bucket and add RO water and tap water to get a hardness of about =
50 PPM. As you can see I am only working in increments of 5 gallons so =
when I do my water changes on some of my larger tanks it takes a lot of =
time.    =20
     I know that someone out there has to have an easier way.=20
     I am thinking about using a 30 foot hose with a water pump to drain =
the tank. Then I could have a big 75 gallon plastic cattle trough with =
mixed RO and tap water that I could run another 30 foot hose and pump =
from to fill the tanks. But I think that this would get water everywhere =
( unless I had shut off valves in certain locations).
     Please let me know what you are currently using and what you think =
of my idea. I would like to solve this because I think that the more =
water changes I do the happier my fish will be.

Thanks in advance for all replies,
Ryan
ryand at mitekcorp_com


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Hello Everyone,

     The only downside = of=20 fishkeeping for me is the water changes. I 
am curious to learn of easy = ways of=20 changing water, so that it will be 
easier and I can do it more=20 often.
     The way I am doing = it now is=20 very labor intensive. First I take a 
5 gallon bucket and a siphon tube = with the=20 gravel cleaner thing on the 
end, I then siphon out 20-30 % of the water. = I then=20 have to carry the 
heavy bucket outside and dump it on the garden. Next I = take=20 the five 
gallon bucket and add RO water and tap water to get a hardness = of 
about=20 50 PPM. As you can see I am only working in increments of 5 
gallons so = when I do=20 my water changes on some of my larger tanks it 
takes a lot of time.=20
     I know that someone = out there=20 has to have an easier way.
     I am thinking about = using a 30=20 foot hose with a water pump to 
drain the tank. Then I could have a big = 75 gallon=20 plastic cattle 
trough with mixed RO and tap water that I could run = another=20 30 foot 
hose and pump from to fill the tanks. But I think that this = would get=20 
water everywhere ( unless I had shut off valves in certain=20 locations).
     Please let me know = what you are=20 currently using and what you 
think of my idea. I would like to solve = this=20 because I think that the 
more water changes I do the happier my fish = will=20 be.

Thanks in advance for all = replies,
Ryan
<3d.htm>ryand@mitekcorp.<3d.htm>com

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