rosalie68

so i just bought a python and as i was filling my new tank for the first time i wondered, how do i add water conditioners if the water is just going directly into the tank? this time i just put it in the tank b/c there isnt any fish yet. normally i used a bucket and put the conditioner in there everytime and then filled the tank. but its a 3 gallon bucket and i have a 220 gal tank now. i have to climb a ladder to fill this way. is there a way to do it with the python? they say put the conditioner in the stream but i dont get it. can i add it to the tank during filling? please any advice would be appreciated.
kim

sirdarksol

Add the conditioner directly to the tank. You want to overdose the conditioner. I add somewhere around twice as much as I would for the amount of water I'm putting back. Some people say to dose for the entire tank. I also like spreading the addition of the conditioner out over the time that the water is being added. I'll put a little portion of the conditioner in every minute or so.
Because the dechlorinators work instantly, your fish won't be exposed to chlorine/chloramine for long, if at all.

rosalie68

thank u so much! im glad that i wont have to go back to buckets!!
kim

Amnagrla

that was my question... how to you determine the right temp. and how do you put in conditioner?

Butterfly

I don't use a python but a water hose with a fitting for my kitchen sink. Since all my tanks are kept at the same temp I adjust the water temp at the sink then add the dechlor right under the stream of water going back into the tank.
I don't think it will hurt anything is the water temp going into the tank is a couple of degrees warmer but I'm real careful to make sure it's not colder.
Carol

Amnagrla

Good to know!!

sirdarksol

I turn the water on, go back to the tank, and put my hand into the stream (which is coming out under the water). As long as I can't tell the difference, I know I'm good.