Save My Aching Neck

[trianglekitty]

I have a tank downstairs and a tank upstairs. The tank downstairs is super easy to do maintenance on with my handy-dandy Aqueon water changer.

I'm still lugging buckets for the tank upstairs through. Has anyone tried running a waterchanger upstairs? Did you have enough water pressure? I'm worried because as it stands my waterchanger can't pick up empty snail shells, through it does remove general debris and fish waste. So I think my pressure already isn't the best.

I'd like to add a shrimp tank upstairs and a puffer tank, but I can't do unless I find a solution to lugging buckets. I was involved in a car accident that left me with severe neck pain, and even a few gallons is a struggle.

So anyone have any experience?

 

[Tolak]

35 gallon Rubbermaid can to drain into, pump in the can. Fill with another hose, or the same hose if you don't mind switching.

White hose is the fill hose, green hose is the drain hose. Pump is plugged into the silver box;

It's just a really big bucket with a pump. Look at the hardware store for an emergency pump, garden hose fits right to them. If you are draining from the second floor down to the first you could probably get a good siphon, let the pump get it started & turn it off, gravity does the rest.

 

[ZoddyZod]

are you premixing your water with anything first, marine tank perhaps? If not, I assume your water is coming straight from the taps, so what about a python hose system that is connected to a tap downstairs? There should then be enough water 'pull' to do a decent gravel/substrate vac.

 

[micko]

For water changes I use a normal siphon that's connected to a length of garden hose. Straight out the window and onto the flower bed. You can connect a garden hose to your shower and run the water straight in at a constant temp. I just use buckets though.