Water Changes

[elmo666]

Hi. Having trouble lifting 5 gal buckets up to my tank now as it is 5' high to the top. Was using a power head to pump it up but was taking too long as I do a minimum off 35 gallons at a time. Have read on here that you can add the appropriate amount of de-chlorinater proportionate to the water change into the tank directly, then add water via a hosepipe pipe straight into the tank. If the taps are balanced to give a suitable temperature is this method safe? I was worried about any harmful plasticiser leaching from the pipe and into my tank. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Prime Ordeal]

You can certainly dose for the tank volume rather than the added water volume as that's standard practise.

I've never given plasticisers much thought though. I think any hose would be fish safe but wouldn't want to bet money on it long term.

 

[Noahs ark6]

A pump with this flow rate wouldn't take a huge amount of time to refill it


My link

 

[Aquamaniac]

You can definetly dose the full tank. But buy dosing only the new water you'll save de-chlorinator.But if you rather not have the hassle dosing the tank is quite possible.

 

[CezzaXV]

That's exactly what I do. I use a powerhead to pump water out via a hose, then just connect to the tap to refill. I actually made a tutorial on how to do it, linked in my sig, if you were wondering about any of the finer details.

 

[elmo666]

Thanks, will check out the link and appreciate all the replies.