Water Changes

[Demm]

whats up all. i'm sure this is on this forum somewhere but i couldnt find nothing on it so thought i'd just ask.

when i'm doing a waterchange i use a bucket to get water from the bathtub. then i treat the water before putting it in the tank. do i have to treat the water before putting it in my tank or would i be able to just put the water in my tank and then treat it all at once when the tank is filled up without hurting the bacteria? doing a waterchange on a 55gal with a bucket is kinda a pain lol.

 

[Underwurlde]

Yes you can do this. Dechlors work almost immeadiately. This of course means that pythons can be used to both empty the tank and then fill it again straight from the tap (no buckets in other words).

Andy

 

[Demm]

awesome. thanks for the reply, this will definately help me in the water changes and the back aches (even tho i'm only 21?) lol.

tip: never use a 2 gallon bucket to fill a 55gal, and to do water changes lol

 

[tetraqueen]

awesome. thanks for the reply, this will definately help me in the water changes and the back aches (even tho i'm only 21?) lol.

tip: never use a 2 gallon bucket to fill a 55gal, and to do water changes lol

Prevention is always better than a cure. You really will only get one back and once it goes can repair but always leaves doubt when it will go again!
Also the more easy it is to do H20 changes the more likely you'll do it as required.

 

[Demm]

awesome. thanks for the reply, this will definately help me in the water changes and the back aches (even tho i'm only 21?) lol.

tip: never use a 2 gallon bucket to fill a 55gal, and to do water changes lol

Prevention is always better than a cure. You really will only get one back and once it goes can repair but always leaves doubt when it will go again!
Also the more easy it is to do H20 changes the more likely you'll do it as required.

very true. i have never slacked on my water changes at all, no matter how hard they are. i do them weekly/biweekly on 3 tanks lol. i never payed attention to the phython at the store. i saw it, but i thought it was just a regular overpriced gravel vacuum

 

[tetraqueen]

awesome. thanks for the reply, this will definately help me in the water changes and the back aches (even tho i'm only 21?) lol.

tip: never use a 2 gallon bucket to fill a 55gal, and to do water changes lol

Prevention is always better than a cure. You really will only get one back and once it goes can repair but always leaves doubt when it will go again!
Also the more easy it is to do H20 changes the more likely you'll do it as required.

very true. i have never slacked on my water changes at all, no matter how hard they are. i do them weekly/biweekly on 3 tanks lol. i never payed attention to the phython at the store. i saw it, but i thought it was just a regular overpriced gravel vacuum

I am sorry you took that as I was saying you would slack I just was saying reasons why it maybe worth it. Sorry if you thought I was reading you assaying you did not look after them. After a few years the novelty can wear off for some. No offence met honestly.

 

[Underwurlde]

It is not difficult to DIY yourself a python. There's a thread somewhere in the DIY area.

 

[GoldLenny]

When refilling the tank, after removing the 25% PWC, I add the dechlor dose to the tank first and then refill the tank using my Python. I think that adding the dechlor dose to the bucket would be best but if you don't do that, then dose the tank first so the chlorine/chloramine would be instantly detoxed upon pouring the water from the bucket into the tank. Adding the dechlor after refilling the tank could expose your fish gills to levels of chlorine/chloramine which could burn their gills.

 

[Tolak]

I've tried adding dechlor before, during, and after filling tanks, and it seemingly makes no difference.

 

[Demm]

awesome. thanks for the reply, this will definately help me in the water changes and the back aches (even tho i'm only 21?) lol.

tip: never use a 2 gallon bucket to fill a 55gal, and to do water changes lol

Prevention is always better than a cure. You really will only get one back and once it goes can repair but always leaves doubt when it will go again!
Also the more easy it is to do H20 changes the more likely you'll do it as required.

very true. i have never slacked on my water changes at all, no matter how hard they are. i do them weekly/biweekly on 3 tanks lol. i never payed attention to the phython at the store. i saw it, but i thought it was just a regular overpriced gravel vacuum

I am sorry you took that as I was saying you would slack I just was saying reasons why it maybe worth it. Sorry if you thought I was reading you assaying you did not look after them. After a few years the novelty can wear off for some. No offence met honestly.

oh no, i in no way thought that you were say that i was slacking. sorry to make you think that. no offense here at all. i know exactly what your saying. changing the water might not be so bad at first, but i'm sure as the months go by i'll be trying to get my neighbors to do it for me lol. thats why i was looking for an alternative

 

[GoldLenny]

In one of my Yahoo Groups related to Ponds, I just got this link about chlorine, chloramine, etc.

http/www.vcnet.com/koi_net/finalnet.html

I figured it was a sign to give you this info.

Another thing I thought about is that we quite often overdose our tanks with dechlor product. In simple terms, I've read that excess dechlor just kind of hangs around in the water column waiting for a chlorine/chloramine atom to go after. LOL

It could be that there is still enough risidual dechlor in your tank to treat the water you are pouring in so it is becoming detoxified even before you add fresh dechlor. The only way to know would be to get a good chlorine test kit and check it.

Food service and restaurant supply stores sell the chlorine test strips since the restaurants are supposed to have the triple-sink set up with the middle sink having a highly chlorinated rinse section when doing dishes. That's for the ones without automatic dishwashers.

 

[Underwurlde]

Great info. Thank you!

 

[Demm]

thanks for the link goldlenny!