Water Change Question.....

[shrimpdady]

I am about to do a 25% water change now that my red slime is about gone(I normally do 10% water changes weekly).
With the amount of water I am changing I need a better way of getting the new water into the tank.
My gravel vac won't work because I cannot get the water container above the aquarium.
I usually just dump the water in slowly(this sucks because my containers are 6 gallons each), but with so much water taken out, I am sure I will stir things up quite a bit.
Any suggestions?

 

[moby]

Try using a power head to pump the water out of the container into the aquarium.

Moby

 

[shrimpdady]

Well, I feel stupid...Why didn't I think of that?

I guess that's what this forum is for.
Thanks!

 

[shrimpdady]

Originally Posted by moby
Try using a power head to pump the water out of the container into the aquarium.

Moby

Thanks again. Using the powerhead worked great!!!
Now I have a better way to do water changes.

 

[jakebtc]

I dont have one small enough to fit inside my buckets so I just siphon new water back into my sump from the bucket with the hose part of my gravel vac

 

[shrimpdady]

I used a 13 gallon trash can(new) to put my water in.

 

[moby]

Well, I feel stupid...Why didn't I think of that?
LOL, hey shrimpdady, I wish I had a dollar every time I said that to myself! I could buy all those REALLY expensive corals I want!!

I'm just glad I could help!
Moby

 

[unleashed]

Originally Posted by moby
Try using a power head to pump the water out of the container into the aquarium.

Moby
thats exactly how i do it to remove the water from my tank i hook the hose to my fawcett with a syphon attachment then a pump for my new water from ro bucket