Best way to do waterchange help.
- Thread starter chvojka
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zoltetov
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I find the best way to do a water change is the way that would cause the least amount of water to get all over the floor. I guess it depends on your set-up and tank size. If I change out 5 gallons of water, i have to turn off my return, because that makes a significant drop in the amount of water in my sump. I just don't have another choice with this set-up.
petenheather
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We are lazy and we go every 2-3 weeks to our lfs to fill up the jugs.
sinkingbeach
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I religiously change 10 gallons weekly, I find using gravity works best. I pull from my main tank which is above the sump, syphoning into a bucket, I push most of the sump water into the tank then turn the ball valve to the return preventing the sump and return pump from running dry. I then proceed to fill the sump with new water turning the ball valve to allow water back into the main tank. When filling I need to lift the 14g container of new water onto a step stool to allow syphoning into the sump. It works for me
With a 10 gallon you can just about dip it out. Turn off your pump to minimize adventures and flooding. Test new water for salinity and temperature. You know how to start a siphon: get destination lower than source, place tube in source, suck on tube and quick! get the tube into the destination bucket. Just let it run until it reaches pre-marked level, then put in new water. You can put new water into the display but be very careful where you pour it, so as not to knock over specimens or hollow your sand. Plug in your pump. Toss water. Test water for good parameters. You're done.
zoltetov
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I couldn't agree more adnup. chvojka, you are going to have a heck of a time trying to maintain any sort of stability in there. I mean, it's doable, and the thousands of people with nanos do it all the time. But it's a difficult size to learn on. If you put too much of this, or make a mistake there, you can really bugger up your whole system really easily.
