Tetra Easy Balance

[Tolak]

If you have 30 years to plan ahead you shouldn't have too much difficulty. I've seen a couple setups designed around the aquarist's specific disability. One guy has a really messed up back, set up auto water changers years back knowing the back isn't going to get better. Another setup is designed around the guy's inner ear problem. He can't bend over, or turn his head too quickly, or he gets instantly dizzy to the point he falls over. All his tanks are set up at a little lower than chest level, and spread out throughout his fishroom. Both of these setups involve 20 some tanks.

I've never used that product, water changes work better. My back isn't in the best of shape so I've got a system of hoses & pumps for water changes. The only time I use a bucket is for rinsing filter media, or for adding water to fry tanks. This only involves a few gallons, so it's nothing too straining. If you need some help setting something like that up, just ask.

 

[ant0]

i've got some that came with my starter tank and never used it, chemicals in the tank? no thanks

 

[Miss Wiggle]

If you have 30 years to plan ahead you shouldn't have too much difficulty. I've seen a couple setups designed around the aquarist's specific disability. One guy has a really messed up back, set up auto water changers years back knowing the back isn't going to get better. Another setup is designed around the guy's inner ear problem. He can't bend over, or turn his head too quickly, or he gets instantly dizzy to the point he falls over. All his tanks are set up at a little lower than chest level, and spread out throughout his fishroom. Both of these setups involve 20 some tanks.

I've never used that product, water changes work better. My back isn't in the best of shape so I've got a system of hoses & pumps for water changes. The only time I use a bucket is for rinsing filter media, or for adding water to fry tanks. This only involves a few gallons, so it's nothing too straining. If you need some help setting something like that up, just ask.

Thanks Tolak, who knows what's gonna happen to me really on 20/30 years time but i do think to the future a bit sometimes.

hopefully if things pan out with me and Ian it shouldn't be a massive issue, he can just do it all for me. but your right there are plenty of other options to design things around someone's needs

 

[demonmagus]

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he can just do it all for me

that made me laugh

 

[Miss Wiggle]

,

he can just do it all for me

that made me laugh

he knows his place

 

[Egmel]

Just for clarification, the 'review' in PFK isn't a review, it's an 'Advertisement Feature' which means Tetra have rounded up some 'Fish-keepers' to 'test' their product. I would take it with the same pinch of salt as I do campaigning leaflets with quotes from 'concerned locals'

 

[Majjie]

I haven't read the PFK review or the previous threads. I have ocassionally used EasyBalance, though. Not to avoid water changing for six months - but just when I've been too busy to do normal water changes for a week or two.

I didn't actually test the water to see if nitrate was lower (I was too busy .....!). Main disadvantages were the price (for six tanks), the fact that the stuff is in the form of little yellow granules - like resin - which the fish immediately thought was food (can't do them any good sucking on it, surely - even if they do spit it out afterwards) - and the GUILT!!!