Passing time during WC

[Dogvet06]

I just want to thank everyone for their knowledge and support! I find this forum is a good way to pass the time during waterchanges so thanks for the entertainment!

[Poco]

I'm doing one right now and reading the forum too :D

[Trier20]

I do the same. Jump between this and bejeweled blitz on FB. Pat doesn't know but we have a friend rivalry going :)

[Second Hand Pat]

I do the same. Jump between this and bejeweled blitz on FB. Pat doesn't know but we have a friend rivalry going :)

I know and you keep whooping up on me. :mad: dang it, not fast enough :D

[Second Hand Pat]

I am also vacuuming, draining, filling, killing spam and trying to beat Brandon at bejeweled.

[Eddie]

I have NO idea how you all can be reading the forum while doing a water change. LOL The whole operation takes about 5 minutes total. While I drain, Im wiping the entire tank down to include all equipment which takes about 3 minutes and filling takes like 2 minutes. LOL

[Dogvet06]

O my tank takes at least 45 min to drain and prob 20 to fill. My 29 goes faster though

[Trier20]

I have NO idea how you all can be reading the forum while doing a water change. LOL The whole operation takes about 5 minutes total. While I drain, Im wiping the entire tank down to include all equipment which takes about 3 minutes and filling takes like 2 minutes. LOL

You're just a rock star Eddie!

[Eddie]

You're just a rock star Eddie!

LMAO

[Second Hand Pat]

Eddie, how big are those tanks? I am doing two 40s and a 75.

[Second Hand Pat]

You're just a rock star Eddie!

Don't tell him that. It goes to his head. :p

[Eddie]

Eddie, how big are those tanks? I am doing two 40s and a 75.

55 gallon tanks but even if I had more tanks, there wouldn't be any hanging out time. LOL Its all the same, wipe while draining and fill fast.

[Second Hand Pat]

I want a demonstration.

[Eddie]

I want a demonstration.

LOL, I'll have to youtube it. :)

[Second Hand Pat]

LOL, I'll have to youtube it. :)

Deal

[Dogvet06]

Haha i would love to see it too. If it only took 5 min then i would have more tanks lol

[Second Hand Pat]

Exactly

[Poco]

Haha i would love to see it too. If it only took 5 min then i would have more tanks lol

Me three!!

[Eddie]

Haha i would love to see it too. If it only took 5 min then i would have more tanks lol


Exactly

Thats why I have 12 of them. LOL Not all running at the moment...but soon at least a half dozen will be. :) And honestly, if the tanks were drilled, the process would be even faster. LOL

[nwehrman]

I wanna see too!


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[Eddie]

I wanna see too!


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LOL, you guys crack me up. I'll try to shoot a video in the next day or so. ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Eddie :grin:

[Eddie]

Thanks Eddie :grin:

You guys just have to promise you won't call PETA. LOL When I clean my tanks, my fish gets tossed AROUND! They don't mind though. Thats one reason I am going to video it, so people can see you don't need to walk on egg shells around the fish. ;)

[Second Hand Pat]

Deal Eddie.

[BobDaniel]

I don't read the forum while doing WC's, but I do have a nice stereo system in the room with the aquarium. I have been WC'ing to some old Humble Pie and Grateful Dead, some new Marty Stuart....and some Richard Thompson.

[DiscusDrew]

Im super confused as to what this "time" is that you are refering to haha. Somethings always moving, drains, fills, container fills, tank wipes, re-feed, its a system and I can do the whole fish room in about an hour and a half tops but every minute Im in the room there is something that needs to be done. Covered and lights converted for attachment, cages put in, equipment bleached, cones pulled, cones moved, lol, I just get as much long term work done as possible in the time it takes to do all the drains fills and wipes.

[Trier20]

Im super confused as to what this "time" is that you are refering to haha. Somethings always moving, drains, fills, container fills, tank wipes, re-feed, its a system and I can do the whole fish room in about an hour and a half tops but every minute Im in the room there is something that needs to be done. Covered and lights converted for attachment, cages put in, equipment bleached, cones pulled, cones moved, lol, I just get as much long term work done as possible in the time it takes to do all the drains fills and wipes.

LOL I have time when I drain my 90g. Like I am now. Take a bit of time even with one inch hose. Then by the time I get there I'm out of aged water and fill from tap. After that I sit and watch my aging barrel as I am really good at over filling. So I sit in the basement listen to tunes and watch water move around.

[DiscusDrew]

Theres a wayne transfer pump for everything in my house, with 1" ID suction lines, if I want water gone, it gets gone now. If not I release the pedal on the pump and it just siphons while I wipe. Its all the strength of the hoses and the pumps that move it.... and your ability to multi-task haha

[a volar]

I never read this forum when doing water changes, if I do, I'll have water all over the floor......... Drain one tank while the other fills up......... there is no time!!

[random-cichlid]

yeah i reckon i do water changes like eddie real fast after time thou my fish got use to it they like sitting in the current well it looks like they like it at least still a link to this video you shall post will be pretty cool see if i can speed things up a bit in my fish room

[Bud Smith]

I sit in my fish room during water changes and watch American Pickers on the tube - use my lap top during drain and fill times of the tanks - Its just a time for me to work with my fish and wind down from the day - enjoy every minute

[Second Hand Pat]

For us who have idle time during WCs. I suspect we need larger diameter hoses and faster pumps.

[chipmunk636]

Lol interested in that 5 min change also Eddie! What's yours setup to do it? It took about the same time than changing the oil in my car lol , and their always water on the floor:mad:

[Dogvet06]

yeah prob bigger hose. i was proud of myself for getting it down to a system and getting less water on the floor. but apparently there is more efficiency to improve upon! :)

[DiscusLoverJeff]

During water changes, my fish get to enjoy some smooth jazz while they watch me work like a dog to keep their homes clean. Hmm, does that make me their B****??? Lol

[Teshi]

I went and got a HUGE hose I think its like 3in.... Let gravity work. My 55 gal tank is drained in about 3 mins. it takes way longer to fill it.

[Second Hand Pat]

During water changes, my fish get to enjoy some smooth jazz while they watch me work like a dog to keep their homes clean. Hmm, does that make me their B****??? Lol

More like their P*** Jeff

[Poco]

I went and got a HUGE hose I think its like 3in.... Let gravity work. My 55 gal tank is drained in about 3 mins. it takes way longer to fill it.

Where did you get? You didn't steal it from a fire station, did you? :D

[Teshi]

You'd be surprised at the size hoses Home Depot has!

[Eddie]

I went and got a HUGE hose I think its like 3in.... Let gravity work. My 55 gal tank is drained in about 3 mins. it takes way longer to fill it.

Thats the way I do it. But I have a decent pump. This takes about 9 minutes so I do actually have a little time to get on the forum after all. LOL

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/th_WaterChanges.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/albums/ss289/extremeist/?action=view&current=WaterChanges.mp4)

[Poco]

Thanks Eddie. that is quick, which pump are you using?

[Dogvet06]

it def drains a lot faster than mine...i wonder if i hook up a larger hose to my pump if it will help...the diameter of the pump connections is standard hose size so will that slow it down much? i think mine fills just as fast but have more gallons so more down time

[chipmunk636]

Good set up Eddie! wish i could do that big of a wc!! when are you using pump ? drain or filling ?

I tought you were a sage fish keeper of 50 or so , not a 35 yrs old guy with tatoo haha , that's cool!

[nwehrman]

Good set up Eddie! Guess since I do 10 tanks in an hour - I'm not doing that bad. All draining is gravity right now... Once in fishroom will be even faster! Of course then I'll have more tanks so maybe not!

Now water in is so fast I have to pay attention or there will be water everywhere!


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[Oscarsx]

I like to stare at my fish while doing my daily wcs. I don't want to accidentally suck the brain out on one of my babies :(

- oz

[chaoslite]

I like to stare at my fish while doing my daily wcs. I don't want to accidentally suck the brain out on one of my babies :(

- oz

+1 on my fry tank too. With the other tanks I leave the room, read my kindle, watch soccer cook dinner. Obviously I have a slow drain.

Mishka

[Eddie]

Yeah, I wish I could drill my 55s but they are tempered glass so they will shatter. While I was in Okinawa, 55 gallon tanks were all I had available to me so where there there is a will there is a way! LOL

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks for the video Eddie. I'm thinking about trying out the 3/4 hose over the 1/2 inch hose for the drain (gravity feed). So gravity feed on the drain and pump on the fill? What size pump? I currently use a Mag drive 9.5 on the fill.

[Dogvet06]

im glad i started this thread...who knew i would learn so much!

[Second Hand Pat]

Me too Jaimie :)

[Eddie]

Thanks for the video Eddie. I'm thinking about trying out the 3/4 hose over the 1/2 inch hose for the drain (gravity feed). So gravity feed on the drain and pump on the fill? What size pump? I currently use a Mag drive 9.5 on the fill.

Its a EU type of Eheim. The model is the Compact Plus 3000, rated for 3000 LPH, 65 watt. Not a bad pump and can be used inline, submersed or out of the water.


im glad i started this thread...who knew i would learn so much!

:)

[Dogvet06]

my question is if i have a larger diameter hose go into my pump that has a smaller diameter (with proper fittings of course) will the pump slow the process or help it? i never was good with physics...
this is similar to my setup but i have a larger gph pump than one shown here http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x39/Charlie_98/Tankrenovation002.jpg

[Eddie]

Think of it as a bottleneck. All of the water will meet pressure as it approaches the fitting.

[Dogvet06]

ok guess i will get a larger hose when i move and put tank by a window. for now i will stick to my method and read forum lol

[SaucyKP]

Theres a wayne transfer pump for everything in my house, with 1" ID suction lines, if I want water gone, it gets gone now. If not I release the pedal on the pump and it just siphons while I wipe. Its all the strength of the hoses and the pumps that move it.... and your ability to multi-task haha
I'm wondering what type of hose you use to attach to the pump? Or do you use PVC? I am having trouble finding something that doesnt compress dramatically with the amount of suction the pump provides. I tried looking up (1" ID suction lines ) but can't seem to find anything relevant.

[nwehrman]

We have used a washing machine steel mesh hose... Next to the pump. No compression whatsoever


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[kreekree]

Yes somebody u tube so we newbies can see wht it's like to be fast ecause it's very slow at my house! :)

[kreekree]

Yes somebody u tube so we newbies can see what it's like to be fast because it's very slow at my house! :)

[Trier20]

Thanks for the video Eddie. I'm thinking about trying out the 3/4 hose over the 1/2 inch hose for the drain (gravity feed). So gravity feed on the drain and pump on the fill? What size pump? I currently use a Mag drive 9.5 on the fill.

Just go for the one inch hose Pat you'll be glad you did. It really sucks! I use a 900gph pump to fill. It gives me enough time to drain and wipe down all sides on 20g tanks while the other tank fills with a minute or two to spare.

[Second Hand Pat]

Brandon, you use the 1 inch on both drain and fill?

[Trier20]

Brandon, you use the 1 inch on both drain and fill?

I use a half inch to fill

[SaucyKP]

We have used a washing machine steel mesh hose... Next to the pump. No compression whatsoever


Nicole

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I have seen those and was considering it, however I was worried about a reduced flow rate because of the smaller size?

[Chicago Discus]

I usually do several tanks at once so no time for anything else....LOL.....Josie

[fullmonti]

Often have my cereal & juice while filling the WC holding tank for WC that evening.

[TNT77]

I'm wondering what type of hose you use to attach to the pump? Or do you use PVC? I am having trouble finding something that doesnt compress dramatically with the amount of suction the pump provides. I tried looking up (1" ID suction lines ) but can't seem to find anything relevant.
http://flexpvc.com/indexFlexHose.shtml

[nwehrman]

I have seen those and was considering it, however I was worried about a reduced flow rate because of the smaller size?

It's 3/4 same as the fittings on the Wayne pump. Standard water hose size.

Since I'm mid fish room build it is on my water storage tank... Takes minutes to fill my 75. Have to pay attention or I'll have water everywhere... No flow reduction I am aware of - I fill about 200 gallons (multiple tanks) in 10-15 minutes.


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[nwehrman]

Thanks for that link Tara -- some of that will be very handy in the fishroom!


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[TNT77]

Thanks for that link Tara -- some of that will be very handy in the fishroom!


Nicole

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Welcome. My personal favorite is the flex hose you glue like regular pvc. Ill let you know how well it works I should be using it to plumb in parts this week.

[magewynd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZsMIPMQ2sY Thanks to Larry Bugg


Yes somebody u tube so we newbies can see wht it's like to be fast ecause it's very slow at my house! :)

[SaucyKP]

Thank you both for your help, sorry OP for hijacking. I usually pass time while tank is draining by sniffing prime ;) (oddly the smell is kind of addictive)