Adding water to a shallow tank

[WhistlingBadger]

OK, dumb question: I've got this tank that's only 6" of water. Whenever I add water it wants to dig into the sand, which is a problem because there are plants and dirt and stuff in there. Gets messy. I don't have room to put a saucer in everytime I do a water change, and I'm far too busy/lazy for that anyway. I'm getting kind of tired of pouring water very slowly, for the same reasons.

So, I know some of you keep shallow tanks. How to you handle adding water?

 

[Slaphppy7]

Use a raised saucer, or an upside-down collander.

 

[eatyourpeas]

Use your hands, or cut a plastic bottle in half and put holes on the bottom. I use my hands, since I can always find them and don't have to remember where I last put them.

 

[Essjay]

I use a home made colander to refill my tank. It's a large yoghurt pot with as many holes I could fit punched in the bottom with a knitting needle. I ladle water from the bucket into the 'colander' and keep them both in the bucket so I can always find them.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I use my hand.

Hold the jug or whatever in your dominate hand and use your non dominate hand to help reduce the water flow. Works wonders for me.

I used to use a piece of plastic, but the hand is much easier.

 

[Naughts]

I don't have a shallow tank but I use a small sieve (dedicated for fish use only!) Sometimes I add old filter floss to the sieve to disperse the water more.

 

[FishGuest5123]

I have to keep my nursery tank at about 8”. It has sand substrate so I break the flow with my hand. Seems to do the job.

 

[OliveFish05]

I agree that pouring it over your hand is the easiest option, as long as your hand is clean obviously

 

[WhistlingBadger]

It shows how tired I've been that just pouring the water over my hands never occurred to me. ha ha ha Maybe they only teach that in graduate level fish keeping class.

 

[ClownLurch]

It shows how tired I've been that just pouring the water over my hands never occurred to me. ha ha ha Maybe they only teach that in graduate level fish keeping class.

Other hand possibly holding a beer?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It shows how tired I've been that just pouring the water over my hands never occurred to me. ha ha ha Maybe they only teach that in graduate level fish keeping class.

Le stoodent haz becume le teatcher.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Le stoodent haz becume le teatcher.

Luke 6:40

 

[Colin_T]

coffee cup

 

[Guyb93]

Use a air stone line or small tube to syphon the water back into the tank it will fill slowly but create no water disturbance, this is what I do in my fry , hospital tank to avoid distressing small or sick fish