Finally got tired of all these

[AlexsDaddy]

I used to use well rinsed 1 gallon milk jugs to condition and age my water, and finally got sick and tired of trying to find places to put them all (I had 10 of them!), so I finally went out and got 2 10 gallon storage bins for the water. So much easier. Now I just have to find a quicker way to fill them up....... I was going to get a 20 gal trash can, but K mart didnt' have any.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

It's really not all that necessary to age your water unless you have very delicate fish.

How are you planning on filling the bins up? Are you using a garden hose or something?

However, it shows dedication to the hobby and to your fish, so I applaud your efforts. Far more effort placed into the preservation of your tanks than I put into it, I assure you.

 

[AlexsDaddy]

I filled them tonight with 2 of the 1 gallon jugs. I guess I don't really age the water. I use ammo lock for conditioner, so that takes care of the ammonia produced when the cloramines are broken down, but I do like to let it sit for a few hours to let the supersaturated oxygen work it's way out so I don't end up burning my fishies gills from the bubbles produced. I'm thinking of getting a short length of garden hose for simplicities sake.

 

[GuppyDude]

for bettas it is not nesesary i dont think to age the water, its a healthy habit to starte but still not nesesary, if u are useing a garden hose to fill these storage units you may want to rethink that, garden hoses can contain industrial chemicals and greese from the place it was made, thats why most say ( not for drinking water ) i juts assume if i cant drink it that a fish cant live in it.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

You're not supposed to drink from hoses? Hmm... Makes sense. FOtunately I have never partaken in that activity.

 

[GuppyDude]

i do it alot in the summer time and iv never been sick but i guess that doesn't mean a fish wont

 

[AlexsDaddy]

I used to drink from a garden hose all the time when I still lived out in the contry and never had a problem. I didn't know of all that extra stuff though. I haven't got one yet, so maybe I'll just stick with filling them with the milk jugs.

 

[SRC]

Do you have a heater in them to keep the water in the fill tubs constantly heated?

I have to fill 1 gallon tea pitchers every time I do a water change, which is every day lol. Get's rather tricky when medicating...I have to break out the ole trucsy calculator to figured up the % for a gallon..since all the meds have it broken down to 10 gal. Which I don't quite understand, because when you medicate, don't most people put their fish in a hospital tank...and who would want to treat 1 fish in a 10 gallon tank lol. Darn it.

I have drank from a hose all my life..never gotten sick from it, but I have a tuff tummy though lol.

 

[GuppyDude]

that'd be best, better safe than sorry

 

[AlexsDaddy]

All my tanks sit at room temp, which puts the tank temps at around 78-80 degrees F (and that's funny cause my room temps usually a little lower ), so I'm just going to make sure that when I change out water, it has sat for at least a day to ensure it is around the same temp. I do check temps though to make sure it's not more than 1 or 2 degrees off before I do the change. If it is, I set 1 gal jugs in hot water in the bath tub to raise it up to the tank temp.

SRC-When I treat with meds that are 1 tsp per 10 gals, I count the drops till I fill a tsp, and divide it by 10. That gives the number of drops for 1 gal. Usually it's around 100 drops/tsp. so about 10 drops/gallon. You might want to do it yourself though just to be sure. Different droppers give different size drops depending on the size of the hole. Sure, it's kind of tedious, but it's a good way to make sure you don't over or under medicate. When I did this, I made up a chart. That way I can just look, and count.

 

[Sorrell]

I fill my biggest tank from the hose I use two of them and attach them to my washer and dryer hook-ups so the water isn't too hot or too cold

 

[AlexsDaddy]

I thought you got copper in the water from hot water. I guess though that this would be a good preventive for Velvet if this is so.