I had some free time today so I changed 50% of water in all my tanks and moved the remaining angel fish to the plastic breeder container in my 20 gallon tank. Using the Python makes the water changes so much easier specially since my laundry room has a large sink and a working tap. All I do is drain the water into the sink and then hookup the python to the tap and place the end of the hose in the tanks and walla water gets filled in my tanks. Once the water is changed I just add some chlorine neutralizer and all is well. I've been adding water straight from the tap to all my tanks and have never any any issues of fish dieing right after a water change so it seems to be OK. Some people say that the water has to be aged before adding it into your aquarium but I've been doing this for over a year and half now and seems to work great. Plus who has room to store 200 gallons of spare water in their house. I think the key to using water straight from your tap is the chlorine neutralizer, ... Read More
All My Aquarium Water Changes Done For September
Posted On 21 Sep 2008 By Bart Piotrowski. Under: Water Changes and Testing.
I had some free time today so I changed 50% of water in all my tanks and moved the remaining angel fish to the plastic breeder container in my 20 gallon tank. Using the Python makes the water changes so much easier specially since my laundry room has a large sink and a working tap. All I do is drain the water into the sink and then hookup the python to the tap and place the end of the hose in the tanks and walla water gets filled in my tanks. Once the water is changed I just add some chlorine neutralizer and all is well. I've been adding water straight from the tap to all my tanks and have never any any issues of fish dieing right after a water change so it seems to be OK. Some people say that the water has to be aged before adding it into your aquarium but I've been doing this for over a year and half now and seems to work great. Plus who has room to store 200 gallons of spare water in their house. I think the key to using water straight from your tap is the chlorine neutralizer, ... Read More
