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My Tank Thread
So, I've decided that I hate water changes. That's the part of my maintenance that I am least faithful with (there...I said it...), and I think the biggest reason is that I hate buckets. It's not the packing them that's the issue...it's mixing several separate buckets of water...I know it sounds petty...
So, I've been thinking that if I could DIY a system for quick water changes, I'd probably do a better job of being consistent with them. It wouldn't be an AWC system or a typical mixing station setup (I live in a 2-bedroom apartment), but it could be a system with 2 containers and a couple of pumps.
I'm thinking a large-ish container (20-30g?) with a drain that I could drain old water into so that i could be precise about what I'm pulling out, and then a container of equal size to mix fresh SW in with a small pump to pump the water back into the tank. I have a back patio I could keep it on. Thoughts?
So, I've been thinking that if I could DIY a system for quick water changes, I'd probably do a better job of being consistent with them. It wouldn't be an AWC system or a typical mixing station setup (I live in a 2-bedroom apartment), but it could be a system with 2 containers and a couple of pumps.
I'm thinking a large-ish container (20-30g?) with a drain that I could drain old water into so that i could be precise about what I'm pulling out, and then a container of equal size to mix fresh SW in with a small pump to pump the water back into the tank. I have a back patio I could keep it on. Thoughts?