need some ideas

[salt210]

I just recently moved into my mother in laws house(freaking recession!). I have a 210g tank, so I have to do large water changes. the tank sits in the family room and is a good distance from any outter walls. the tank is at least 30-40ft from the garage. I had one idea about sitting a trash can outside the bathroom when I go to do the changes a few days ahead to create and mix the saltwater. now I just had the thought about the heat difference between inside and outside the house. I have a rio 2500 that I have been using to mix and move the water into/out of the tank. any ideas?

 

[salt210]

Ive been thinking and maybe my best bet would be to buy a 45-50gallon trash can with wheels and fill up maybe 25-30gallons and wheel inside when time to fill tank up

 

[jdl]

+

= win
lowes sells the 32g
hd sells the 20g, 32g, 44g

 

[vishnuborg]

I'd drop reefing if I were so deeply affected by the recession.

 

[salt210]

Originally Posted by vishnuborg
http:///forum/post/3006365
I'd drop reefing if I were so deeply affected by the recession.

thanks for the reply. I lost my main job and before we started to have too much problems we decided to move and they could use our help as well. I guess the job loss wasnt as much caused by the recession as it was by my bosses not being able to do their jobs

 

[salt210]

JDL, thanks for your reply as well but those wheels tend to not stay attached to the cans. we use those at the restaurant that I work at
but if they were actually attached that would be nice over only having 2 wheels

 

[salt210]

I guess Ill go with the trash can with wheels

 

[fishstick4sale]

how about 2 large pumps with hoses, just drop it in remove the amount of what u want and then have sum1 on the other end when refillin the tank and tell them when to shut off?? no? have a heater in the trashcan as well?

 

[salt210]

guess I am getting the trash can. Ill get a heater before I need one. right now making the water the same temp isnt that hard. by the time it has sit a few days it usually matches

 

[pbnj]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3006402
JDL, thanks for your reply as well but those wheels tend to not stay attached to the cans. we use those at the restaurant that I work at
but if they were actually attached that would be nice over only having 2 wheels
Come on, use those fragging skills and superglue 'em!

 

[jackri]

Originally Posted by vishnuborg
http:///forum/post/3006365
I'd drop reefing if I were so deeply affected by the recession.

Ditto.... but then you haven't met my mother-in-law either

ok.. I could go on forever with these but you get the point.

 

[bmkj02]

Can you get some PVC with the detachable parts and link some pipes from the container to the tank. Thats what I did. I mix my water and then attach the pipes to the container with a pump that leads to my tank and do my water changes. And vise versa from tank to the drain. My seem like a pain but its not. Better than wheeling a garbage can in the house and tipping it over in your mother in laws house.

 

[fishkid13]

I agree, and if you have carpet it won't roll. Or you could do the costly thing and go pay the kid next door $15 a month for doing water changes.

 

[salt210]

Originally Posted by bmkj02
http:///forum/post/3012413
Can you get some PVC with the detachable parts and link some pipes from the container to the tank. Thats what I did. I mix my water and then attach the pipes to the container with a pump that leads to my tank and do my water changes. And vise versa from tank to the drain. My seem like a pain but its not. Better than wheeling a garbage can in the house and tipping it over in your mother in laws house.
I have some hose that I have been using to do this up until this point. I went yesteraday looking at cans and dont see any that i trust not to tip over from being filled with water. If I just leave it outside and pump the water in I think it would be easier to find one too.