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    Default I need to do a water change

    I really do, but I'm hoping I'm not alone.

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Mine have already been done. It's a daily thing for me so it's no biggie.
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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    I hear ya. At least yours is done.
    Last edited by megatrev62; 08-12-2018 at 09:01 PM.

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Mine is Friday’s on all tanks ... discus tanks get 3 times a week

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Just finished the water change..............brutal.

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Done 60 gal on one mbuna tank (weekly) and now doing 60 gal daily water change on discus. Tomorrow nano-southamerican and goldfish + daily discus and so on and so forth...

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Quote Originally Posted by megatrev62 View Post
    Just finished the water change..............brutal.
    Sounds like you need to make it easier...are you using buckets?
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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    That was my thought. Heck, if I had to use buckets I wouldn't even be able to keep fish. I do draining and refilling with the help of pumps. If fish keeping becomes a chore you will burn out.
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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Sounds like you need to make it easier...are you using buckets?
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    No no, just saying that I didn't end up doing one yesterday, hence brutal. Python has been a part of my life for years.

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Would never be able to keep discus using buckets for water changes.

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    Default Re: I need to do a water change

    Towards the end of my dicus owning days, all my tanks were almost fully automated. After pulling my back out a couple of times and just simply getting frustrated/tired/lazy about the whole process, i ended up routing a water feed line right next to my tank (H&C) and a added a PVC drain pipe that was plumbed right to the back of the tank which just required a turn of a knob. WC's on my 75 was like 10 minutes including vacuum.

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