Best Water Changing Tool For Non Threaded Sink

[thezodiac]

basically im sick of doing water changes with a bucket , i have both a 10 and 35 gallon tank.

anyways i would like to buy a too l like the link below (need it to be around 50 feet)

http/www.amazon.com/Marina-Clean-Water-Changer-50-foot/dp/B00101BYOO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1306462774&sr=8-7

my problem is i dont have a normal sink head so i can just screw into it .

any advice or suggestions would be great?



edit: picture of the sink

http/img52.imageshack.us/img52/3306/sink1.jpg

http/img829.imageshack.us/img829/8931/sink2.jpg

 

[hackmaster]

Have a look in th hardware section there's a thread to make your own python with hozelock connections and a length of hose...

Or I just get a multitap connector then hold the hose on my filter outlet to get it going into the sink then fill up straight from the tap (adding dechlour first)

 

[micko]

Never seen taps like that. I'm assuming that its your bathroom taps judging by style of taps and the type of sink it is.

What's your kitchen taps like?

 

[Shaddex]

Could you just use a tap fitting like The One and adapt the Easy Clean Water Changer ?

 

[StandbySetting]

Just use a length of hose to empty the tank, and then rig it to your outside tap when refilling, or fit an adapter to your faucet.

 

[scotty]

do you have a shower? i unscrew my shower and use the black ribbed hose you get for ponds and just push it on,works great for me

 

[thezodiac]

do you have a shower? i unscrew my shower and use the black ribbed hose you get for ponds and just push it on,works great for me

u mean the top or bottom part of the shower?

 

[scotty]

i usually unscrew the hose where it goes into the mixer bar

 

[Proxo]

Could you just use a tap fitting like The One and adapt the Easy Clean Water Changer ?

I've got one of these, however it doesnt fit on some of my more 'modern' taps..
But they do fit MOST taps and do help alot

 

[fishchick]

Just went to the hardware store and grabbed an adapter for my kitchen sink to a garden hose...GREAT IDEA!!! it's awesome and i'm so stoked that I too now no longer have to use the ole bucket..lol Thanks a ton!!!

 

[StuartLarge]

It makes perfect sense to use the garden hose now I have two tanks but what about warming the water and when to add the dechlorinator?

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I believe the standard is to add the dechlorinator directly to the tank BEFORE adding water. And you are supposed to add sufficient dechlorinator for the ENTIRE tank of water, not just the amount you are adding.


Someone can correct me if I am wrong. I haven't done it this way. I still use a bucket.

 

[Tolak]

I'd almost guarantee that aerator unscrews; http/img829.imageshack.us/img829/8931/sink2.jpg

When the white plastic part with the holes gets plugged with the inevitable supply line debris how else would you clean it? Try grabbing it with a rag & unscrewing, or using a pair of pliers with the rag to prevent scratching. Removing the aerator will provide threads that you can fit an adapter to. My bathroom sink has the same sort of aerator, not a larger one that sticks down, rather a lower profile one.

This is an old but good topic on chlorinated water & aquariums. I add dechlor after filling on most of my tanks, as most are drilled with overflows for water changes.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

So, according to the research found by Bignose, the use of dechlorinator is more about peace of mind than anything else. I think that I will still use the dechlorinator, but I might not worry about using 1.5-2x the amount during my cycle to ensure that nothing messes up my little bacteria colony. Oh well, I guess it really doesn't matter, but I just don't trust it yet. I will continue to use dechlorinator.


My brother forgot to use dechlorinator with his ADF tadpoles and eggs, and they all died. So, there must be something to its use still. I think it is probably safer to use it than not to, and I think that it is even more important with more sensitive species and specimens.

 

[StuartLarge]

But why would you put in an amount of dechlorinator to declorinate the tap water going in plus the water that had already been dechlorinated? I have always only put enough in to water I am adding to the tank. Also do you guys add hot water to the water going in?