Putting Water Into A Tank.

[Splatter]

Hey all

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for a good way of putting water back into a fish tank? Every time I do a water change I worry for the lives of my fish as I tend to pour the water into the tank from a bucket. I've tried syphoning it back in, needless to say it didn't work

So would anyone be able to give me some advice?

Thanks,
Splatter.

 

[SJ2K]

Just bucket it in slowly, fish arnt as weak and fragile as they seem and can withstand a little shower of clean water

 

[Mo_loves_fish]

This is what i do.

I get a siphon and a 18gal rubbermaid container.

I sipon the water into the bucket until its about 3/4 full.

Put the lid on. Drag it into the bathroom and dump it down the tub.

Then I fill the rubbermaid back up with clean water.

Drag it back into my room.

and use a bucket to fill from the rubbermaid to the tank.

Its really easy, and reduces the ammount of trips from the sink o the tank.

 

[SJ2K]

What the hell is a rubbermaid? Sounds like somthing old men go to bed with...

 

[foxycatfish]

rubbermaid souds like a blow up doll

 

[Mo_loves_fish]

HAHAHA. i love you guys its a plastic container. uhh

here...

clear things up?

 

[invader]

I guess a rubbermaid means different things in the UK, than it does here in the US.

BTW, I generally use the hose to fill up the tanks, unless it's my smaller ones, which I use the bucket. The fish seem to like the current.

 

[Tolak]

Pour the water at one end, if the fish don't like the current they will go to the other end of the tank. I use a hose as well, the fish move if the current is too strong, more often than not they end up messing around with the flow.

 

[Splatter]

Oh okay, now I feel silly Back to the bucket it is!

Thanks for the help

 

[Underwurlde]

Fill a large 1L measuring jug with water. Lower water filled jug slowly into water, once immersed, tip jug up & remove.

No disturbance!

Andy

 

[XPANDA]

syphoning should still work providing your bucket is higher than the tank.

 

[Luketendo]

Fill a large 1L measuring jug with water. Lower water filled jug slowly into water, once immersed, tip jug up & remove.

No disturbance!

Andy

I've been doing this for two years.