Garden hose

[eklikewhoa]

I fill while I'm draining so it's kinda like a constant water change thing, I let that run for a couple of hours a day so it changes every bit of the old water.

[danielp]

Look for a RV grade potable water hose.

[eklikewhoa]

Or just get the poly tubing at HD, get the larger sizes and it will dump your tanks in minutes or if you have a smaller tank maybe seconds.

[SunnyHouTX]

I timed my last water change and it took 1 1/2 hours. for 14 tanks most 5 and 10 gals and one 75gal. hmmm that seems long to me.

It takes me roughly 4.5 hrs to do WC on 4 tanks totaling 75% of 725 gallons. Draining is not a problem. I daisy chain my tanks 100g -> 135g -> 210g -> 280g. As it stands, I have to wait till the tank currently being filled up gets to be about 50% - 60% before I can start draining the next tank. I'm trying to cut that time down as much as possible given that I use the kitchen sink to fill. Pressure is good coming out but the python uses a venturi to help create suction to suck up water but that venturi and the whole assembly that attaches to the faucet is so restrictive that filling up takes a long time. With the hose adapter and 5/8" hose it should speed up the fill up process significantly.

[SunnyHouTX]

Look for a RV grade potable water hose.

Yes, saw that on HD website. Thanks.

[SunnyHouTX]

Or just get the poly tubing at HD, get the larger sizes and it will dump your tanks in minutes or if you have a smaller tank maybe seconds.

I already use a 1" hose to drain. Fill up is the problem as described above.

[eklikewhoa]

I normally don't read thread entirely... just skim and chime in.

buy off topic... with so many tanks and so many fish I think it's time you got a carbon bottle. Less worry about these little details.

[SunnyHouTX]

No place to hook up a carbon bottle man. Pretty tight for space

Plus I ain't too worried about the water coming out of the tap or much else really. Just want to cut down my WC time.

[SunnyHouTX]

Plus carbon bottle adds more restrictions

[eklikewhoa]

ok, just a suggestion.

[SunnyHouTX]

I know man. I would love to have one, but really I don't have anywhere to hook it up. When I get into a house, that will change. Might run two carbon bottles in parallel to speed things up LOL

[eklikewhoa]

All you need is to hook your garden hose to one end and a hose to the tank. What carbon bottle are you referring to?

There is very little restriction once it gets going, I can run mine full blast and fill the tanks just as I would without it (actually not since I wouldn't fill fast without the carbon bottle to allow the Amquel to work)

[SunnyHouTX]

I saw the one that Tim got from ADG, a little on the larger side

[cu0ngsayz]

yea i saw that too. he says he been using it for 5yrs on top of the previous 5 yrs or something like that from the previous owner

[eklikewhoa]

Mike from ADG has an even smaller one and he said he had it since they first started ADG.

The one Tim has is the medium one... I was referring to the larger one like Chrishem offers