Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Cleaning more carefully.

Hi Connie,

Maybe you might want to consider my method? A bit older than you and carting buckets of good water or the discarded stuff, from the tank is not my idea of fun. It doesn't do your legs or back much good either!

My preferred method? A garden hose right through the house! No, I'm not kidding. Years ago when I had considerably more and much larger tanks than what I have now I would do my water changes every week with my wife going behind me mumbling under her breath with a mop. One day, after I had just setup my third 100–gallon tank, she lost it! Why don't you just run a garden hose right through the house, you're ruining our rugs and they never even have a chance to dry!

Good woman that she is, she had a point. Being caught up in the hobby, I had not noticed the damage I was causing. How it works for me is that I use an adapter from the hardware store that simply screws into the faucet after I remove the water aerator from it. Even with the 29-gallon tank I have now it only takes me ten or fifteen minutes to change twelve gallons of water twice a week. I use the mixing lever at the sink (which I already have marked, using a retired swimming pool thermometer), it only takes a moment or so to get the correct water temperature. Actually I probably save water doing it this way. Trust me, your back and legs will love you for it! And a bonus, no spill's to clean up afterward either!

bill in pa

--- On Fri, 9/28/12, Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net> wrote:

> From: Connie Watson <clw51@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Cleaning more carefully.
> To: "Tropical Fish Club" <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Friday, September 28, 2012, 11:50 AM
> Good luck, Cari, I have seen
> advertised this water change hoses that connect
> to the tap.
> I wondered about putting tap water directly into the tank
> before treating
> with something to
> remove the toxins. My tank is a good 75 feet from a water
> source so it is
> out of the question
> for me as it would be very expensive and my tank is only a
> 29 gallon. The
> sets I have seen are
> around $80 for a 25 foot length set.
>
> Connie
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Cari
> Date: 9/28/2012 9:40:25 AM
> To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Cleaning more carefully.
>
> I am cycling my first big fish tank now. Connie, I am buying
> that pump
> syphon thing. My lips are sealed!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 28, 2012, at 11:35 AM, "Connie Watson" <clw51@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> I have a vacuum with a hand pump in the tubing. Love it so
> much more than
> the vacs without it. I used to have to do the "plug the end
> of the hose and
> fill with water from the tank, then lower the plugged end
> into a bucket
> lower than the tank and let it go". Sometimes that worked
> and sometimes it
> didn't. I had tank water in my mouth before years ago from
> trying to get the
> water flow started. Nasty stuff. Glad you are better, take
> care.
> Connie
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>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Diana Snyder
> Date: 9/28/2012 9:26:24 AM
> To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Cleaning more carefully.
>
> Ya,they all kinda wanted to laugh.Like how in hell or why
> would you swallow
> fish tank water ? My husband still jokes about it.Till he
> see the bill.I
> think I'm fine.But have to recheck my blood in a month.It
> was really bad
> experience for me.
> I here turkey baster works.??going to try.But normal syphon
> will not work
> with tiny frys.Thank you Cari.
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Cari <cahyman@yahoo.com>
> To: "tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com"
> <tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Cleaning more carefully.
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>
>
>
> Omg! Are you ok? Were they surprised in the ER how you got
> sick, or do they
> see that all the time? Can you syphon with some other device
> other than you,
> lol!!! I'm no breeder, but I am a nurse. I would probably
> have to privately
> laugh if a patient told me they swallowed fish tank water.
> Grin. Hope you
> are ok.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 28, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "Snyder"
> <mailto:dianasnyder249%40yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> I'm most like going to get some "how stupids" for you
> all.But a week and
> half ago .I ended up in ER .I was cleaning a fry tank air
> tube.like alot of
> breeders do.And water went down and swallow it before I
> could even think.I
> Almost had to get a blood tarnsfusion.Fish water can kill
> you.Or make you
> wish you were dead.And metor is not fun for humans to
> take.Side effects are
> wild.Diana
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