How Do U Clean Big Tanks

[cleekdaFish]

im tired of using milk 1 gallon crap containers, its a mess and tiresome, i bot the 50 feet pyhton system but its doesnt fit in my faucet adapter...im screwd

 

[england]

havent you tried syphoning the tank.....u can buy them at fish shops

if you dont like the idea of sucking through the pipe you can get adaptors to start of the prosess

 

[cleekdaFish]

ya i have tried that, but i pour it in two 1 gallon containers then carry it to my sink like 8 times..its too tiresome , it takes me 30 min to do so , thats why i bot the python system but it doesnt attach to my drinking faucet gonna return it I guess and get my 65 bucks

 

[LisaLQ]

Hosepipe from tank to sink. Syphon off down the sink, when you're ready to fill up just stick the end on the tap. Simple

 

[mhills16]

well said, from the hose faucet, but.... where i am from, that water is way too cold, and, i like to treat my water before replacing what i took out to clean it.. invest in a 5 gallon bucket, and just suck the water out, will save your time by 5 times, being that currently you are using 1 gallon containers. mike

also, if you live in a one story house , you could suck it and have the hose from the syphon going right out the window, assuming your close enough to a window.

 

[cleekdaFish]

ya but i live in a condo , i have no hose faucet need to buy a freak house

well said, from the hose faucet, but.... where i am from, that water is way too cold, and, i like to treat my water before replacing what i took out to clean it.. invest in a 5 gallon bucket, and just suck the water out, will save your time by 5 times, being that currently you are using 1 gallon containers. mike

also, if you live in a one story house , you could suck it and have the hose from the syphon going right out the window, assuming your close enough to a window.


[/quoteya gd idea abt the 5 gallon bucket gonna do that..gonna return my thingy and get that instead

 

[england]

try using a bucket to syphon into .....i use my washing up bowl as bucket got used for cleaning...arrh
but thats only for emptying
for filling i use milk cartons<washed>which i store water in
you have to put a bit of time and effort into looking after fish

 

[SamUK]

i siphon rite out the window then use the outside hose to refill.


any water i have to move around inside i have a 5-7 gallon (not sure) bucket that does the job ok.



1 gallon jugs are out of the question, id need over 65 each weekend lol.

 

[dogfood]

im tired of using milk 1 gallon crap containers, its a mess and tiresome, i bot the 50 feet pyhton system but its doesnt fit in my faucet adapter...im screwd

I have a very good solution for you but you have to seriously consider using it, otherwise I'm just giving advice to deaf ears.

You need to get a cheap submersible water pump about $5, one or two 4 gallon sized buckets, and some length of 1" clear vinyl tubing. You may not need a water heater that is up to you.

Basically what you do is attach the vinyl tubing to the water pump and drop it into the bucket which you fill with water from the sink. You may want to put some water conditioner into the bucket too. Then all you need to do is put the open end of the vinyl tubing into the tank and plugin the power cable. The pump will pump the water from the bucket into the tank very quickly. Just make sure you unplug the pump before the bucket is completely empty because some pumps will get damage when operating dry.

 

[Tolak]

Dogfood has the right idea, get the cheapest pond pump you can find, you will only be running it a short time every week.

Another idea is to check your local hardware store for adapters. They have a wide range of gagets & gizmos to make aquatics easier.

 

[beechey]

i use the weelie bin holds a good 45 gallon proberly more .

 

[tophat665]

For most of my water changes, I use a 7 gallon fermenting bucket (surplus beer brewing equipment). However, for the really big ones, I use a 20 gallon rubbermaid storage container. Great for taking down 10 and 20 gallon tanks (also the best ever conatainer for rinsing gravel 25 lbs at a time). If I weren't a big, strapping lad who can tote 160 lbs of water with only mild grunting and I still wanted to use that, I'd get a hunk of plywood and screw four to six casters into the bottom to wheel it around on. Waste water gets poured down the seatless chair in the smallest room.

For filling up buckets from the sink, I take the business end of my gravel vac, put it under the faucet, prop it up on he bottom of a pyrex quart measure (which keeps it on there tight and keeps the hose from getting kinked), and run the hose from the gravel vac down into the bucket. This allows me to get aerated water with gross temperature control, 6 gallons at a time. To refill the tanks, I use a half gallon specemin jar and bail until I have a gallon or so left in the bucket, then lift and pour slowly. It takes some time, but it's really only about a dozen trips from the bucket to the top of the tank, and even that is trivial if you put a bar stool or an end table next to the tank to put your change water bucket on.

Get creative with it. If you put your mind to it, I'm sure there're a half dozen things around your flat that you could use to help you out.

 

[noshybabs]

tutut! i cant belive that not even one of you pour you fish water on your plants! The nitrate in it would do wonders for you tomatoes!

 

[Richie Hell]

tutut! i cant belive that not even one of you pour you fish water on your plants! The nitrate in it would do wonders for you tomatoes!

I pour my fish water on the garden!

Sadly the garden is only some soil with a thin layer of gravel over it. Maybe the gravel will start growing?