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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Water Changes
Hi guys,
I did a 50 % water change last night and got my nitrates down to about 10. My question is, how do you guys get the fresh water you add up to temperate before adding it to the tank? It took nearly 12 hours to get my water back up to temp and that is obviously not good enough when there are fish inside. | 
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Good morning wooza. I pre-filter my water in another aquarium for my water changes, it's heated and treated ahead of time. Some just go by feel using a python water changer. I've also put water in gallon jugs, set them in a sink of hot water to raise the temps to match my tank temp. | 
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i use a digital thermometer, i dont try and get it exact, but within 5*F or so. | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Hmm,good advice. So do most of you guys run an empty tank constantly? Is this seperate to your quarantine tank, or do you use the QT to make water changes to your stocked tanks? Do visitors to your house look at you funny when they see a fully functioning fish tank without any fish in it? | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| I have a separate tank 29g just for clean fresh water. I don't think too many people do it this way. It's a little extra work but it works for me and gives me peace of mind knowing my water has been aged and pre=treated and almost an exact temperature match to my main tank. I also have a quarantine tank that I keep running and stocked.
People that aren't into the hobby may laugh at an empty tank but that's ok. I have fish and they don't  lol | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| no, i use a python to fill my tanks up. when i said that i used a thermometer earlier, i meant i use it to set the temperature of the tap water. | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| No python, on thermometer. I am a bucket girl! If i syphon out 6 buckets, I add six buckets back. Fill the bucket (mix hot and cold, "feel" the temp), add the prime, put it back in the tank. It works for me | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by kimb  No python, on thermometer. I am a bucket girl! If i syphon out 6 buckets, I add six buckets back. Fill the bucket (mix hot and cold, "feel" the temp), add the prime, put it back in the tank. It works for me | +2 after all the bucket water changes ive done, you get use to where the faucets should be each time you turn them on... | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Quote:
Originally Posted by kimb No python, on thermometer. I am a bucket girl! If i syphon out 6 buckets, I add six buckets back. Fill the bucket (mix hot and cold, "feel" the temp), add the prime, put it back in the tank. It works for me | Same here. but i do use a thermometer (just a regular kitchen meat thermometer, nothing special). I just get the temp to within a few degrees. if your using a python or similar i would make sure your water coming outta the tap is the right temp, then start filling. definatly not safe to shock your fishies with cold water tho!!!  | |
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June 18th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i just get the tap water a close temperature by feel. | |
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