how normally water is drained out of aquarium other than siphon tube?
I plan on doing a BB tank
how normally water is drained out of aquarium other than siphon tube?
Changed my mind will do BB tank when i start up a discus tank
me too.. BB tank for may discus tank.
Hi guys,
Well I own a Beautiful Discus fish tank, and have a lot of plastic plants, so to say a heavy jungle theme is setup. I have semi fine sand...
When I siphon the water out of the tank (I have that large siphon pipe), I usually insert it deep in the sand, and it actually extracts all the dirt from within. Since I am working I dont get time to do this daily, but only on weekends.
I have my discus for more than a year now, and I have not come across any health related issues for my discus. Besides the tank looks superb and frankly the Discus fish also enjoy hiding behind the plantation setup.
All I am saying is, BB is easy maintenance no doubt, but even this setup is good to look and fun for Discus, and still easy to maintain. I feed my fishes 3 times a day.
Thanks for all the info!!! After reading through this thread I redid my two flowerhorn's tanks to bare bottom and they REALLY seem to like it... Much easier to clean and maintain as well! Once I do get discus, it'll certainly be much easier to clean the tank consistently!
On Craig's list, under Farm & Garden, are food safe 60g pickle barrels.( plastic or nylon, very sturdy with a twist off lid) Also 270g food safe totes. I am in Charleston, SC but check your local Craig's listing. Paul K.
No matter how clean a planted tank looks, it's actually filthy. If you just look at a BB tank 24 hours after the last big water change, you'll see all the poop and crud that's sitting on the glass bottom. It's there in a planted tank, but you just can't see it. Most of us started with planted tanks, with gravel, then with sand...then we get it!
What I like most of all about BB tanks is that you can drain out 100% of the water before refilling. (Be sure to turn off your heater!) The fish may flop on the bottom but they won't get scratched up. Mine gets this treatment everyday.
Willie
At my age, everything is irritating.
Hello Carol, I am getting things ready before I order my discus. I was wondering where you got the adapter for the faucet, and if you know the brand name? How many gallons do those barrels hold?
Mark
Mark, Carol hasn't kept Discus for years. This is one of her old wonderful threads.
You can get an adapter like that at any hardware store but if you buy a Python comes with one in the bag. I've never seen storage barrels like Carol's before. Some people use food grade plastic barrels that you can find used for fairly cheap. Others use heavy duty Brute trash cans. They each hold around 55 gallons.
Last edited by LizStreithorst; 07-09-2017 at 10:20 PM.
Mama Bear
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0009...x8L&ref=plSrch
That is what I use and have a 55 gallon brute barrel just to warm my water for a few hours to get it to 83-84 degrees. My waters pH doesnt change so I dont need to age it.
Those Wayne sump pumps are work horses...A great choice for someone with just a few big tanks.
Mama Bear
I love my Wayne pump! I go 60 plus gallon water changes on less than 30 minutes! Thats vacuuming the bottom also.