My painful water change method!

I use a maxi-jet and some 1/2" tubing and everything goes out/in the sump with the pumps off. With a heater and some mixing, the water is identical to what is being take out. The fish don't even know a water change is going on, works perfect if you have a big enough sump.

 

no sump, hence the very slow airline method.

 

I siphon water out, then pump it back in with a rio 600.

 

I have a tee in my return line with a shut off valve. I connect a hose to it and run the hose to the bath tub. I use a hydor l40 pump to pump the new water in to my dt.

 

I use a Sicce Syncra 1.5 to take the water out of my tank also to mix and add the water back in with a broken leg so there is no lifting.

 

Shoulder height? Really Cosmo? you have a small tank and you are 6'6"

 

i just place an empty bucket on a chair and siphon 5 gal out of the DT using an inch and a quarter hose. Then i switch out that bucket with a bucket of new salt water and siphon into sump. takes about 5 minutes and i do it twice a week.

 

Thats exactly what i use (the hose from my vac).I manually siphon a 5 gallon bucket out,use a maxijet 400 (which also fits the hose perfect) drop it in my fresh saltwater bucket and pump it back in.I keep two 5gal buckets,a dirty one for old water,skimmate,etc.And a clean one with lid for nothing but wc's.But without a sump,it makes it much easier than lifting it to the top of my tank.

 

Ok I'm being dramatic, but moving 90 pounds to where I need is a PITA! I guess it's my punishment for being too dumb to remember a hose at lowes. Take this!!!!!!!!!lol

 

I also pump out w old mj1200, the. Pump up w a mag 18 from basement, drilled a whole the cabinets w a long hose right to tank, was tired of carrying 12 5 gallon buckets up and down.