Water Change, What Do You Add?

[SchottayB]

Walm water from the tap?

I've been reading and it's mixed reviews. It's kinda driving my mum mad filling a bucket of cold water up then sitting it in a bath full of hot water lol. So i'm just wondering can you use part hot part cold water / walm water for the water change?

Or do you have to use cold water?



Thanks

 

[br3ach]

You are ok to use hot water depending on the type of boiler you have. I would avoid it if you have an older style boiler with a tank in the attic as the water sits around for a while but a combi boiler is from the main cold supply heated as you use it so no problem adding that to get the temp right

Hopefully someone will come along and confirm if the water from the tank is ok or not 100%.

hth

 

[backtotropical]

Because hot water from the tap is usually stored in storage tanks, I'd advise against it. However, if you use water from the cold tap and boil it up in the kettle or in a saucepan, that should be fine. Many people do this.

Just make sure not to burn the fish!!

BTT

 

[SchottayB]

You are ok to use hot water depending on the type of boiler you have. I would avoid it if you have an older style boiler with a tank in the attic as the water sits around for a while but a combi boiler is from the main cold supply heated as you use it so no problem adding that to get the temp right

hth

We have a combi boiler yes, mums always moaning I use the heating to get the water hot to sit in the bath just to walm up cold water in the bucket hah. Hopfuly it will be ok, can't see why not

Thanks!

 

[br3ach]

You are ok to use hot water depending on the type of boiler you have. I would avoid it if you have an older style boiler with a tank in the attic as the water sits around for a while but a combi boiler is from the main cold supply heated as you use it so no problem adding that to get the temp right

hth

We have a combi boiler yes, mums always moaning I use the heating to get the water hot to sit in the bath just to walm up cold water in the bucket hah. Hopfuly it will be ok, can't see why not

Thanks!

Combi will be fine, no diff from running the cold tap except it's heated just before it leaves the tap. Leave it run for a few seconds to get rip of any water that has been sitting in the boiler and pipes and then use it.

 

[Mikaila31]

I have no idea what kinda boiler we have, we do have a hot water tank though..... I always mix hot/cold water out of the tap and add it straight to the tank. I have well water, so nothing gets added to it. Never had any issues.

 

[lordofthesea]

it's fine i do it all the time.

just put one hand in the tank and the other in the bucket of water at the same time to check they are the same temp.

also, make sure to use a dechlorinator.

 

[JenCliBee]

I have no idea what kinda boiler we have, we do have a hot water tank though..... I always mix hot/cold water out of the tap and add it straight to the tank. I have well water, so nothing gets added to it. Never had any issues.

Ive always added straight from the hot tank which comes direct from a boiler (none central heating) and never had a problem.

 

[SchottayB]

Thanks for replys , I used the fill the bucket with mostly cold water then added a few kettles full of boiling water, made sure the temp was arround / the same as the tank water and added it. All seems fine and it's alot quicker

 

[gaz gun man]

I change 20-25% each week with water straight from the cold tap, temp only drops by about a degree at most.

I imagine the temp fluctuation replicates rain fall in the wild

 

[waterdrop]

I change 50 to 60% per week, so I like to roughly temperature match prior to the refill.

Through dumb luck I happen to have a bathroom faucet that has separate controls for temperature vs. off/on/flow-rate. This allows me to take a cup of my dirty "filter-washing" water from the tank, set it at the sink, hand match the faucet temp to it and then attach a simple Python hose while the faucet is off. When I turn on the flow I know that perfectly matching temperature water is flowing directly into the tank. (I'd take a pic of this faucet but some of the old regulars on here would be shocked if old waterdrop ever clicked a shutter button )

~~waterdrop~~

 

[Hiya70310]

At first I would fill a 20 gallon container with cold water and then but the tank heater in it...that took forever. So I started using hot water and just matching it with the tank water. I live in an apartment and water here flows from the roof so i'm sure it sits around somewhere. My fish are doing great. Anyway I thought the water conditioner takes the metals out or all the bad stuff in the tap water.

 

[macotto]

I would avoid it if you have an older style boiler with a tank in the attic as the water sits around for a while.I have no idea what kinda boiler we have, we do have a hot water tank though..... I always mix hot/cold water out of the tap and add it straight to the tank.

 

[rabbut]

Daft question of the day.... Why temperature match? I do twice weekly 50% water changes, direct from the cold tap, into my Discus tank at 30c. Discus are renound for being fussy about water conditions, bu tI've never had an issue with my method, even in cold weather and snow...

Just wang in cold water from the tap. It's know to make may catfish species spawn, hardly a sign of stress IMO...

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Rediahs]

This is probably bugging me more than anyone else...

But it's spelled "warm", not "walm"!!! lol...

Keeps making me think "walmart"