peacemaker92

Every fish keeper does a water change either every day, every week, or even more than 5 times a week!

Well, what do you do with the water that you took out from your tank?

I can honestly say I'm very aware of the environment, and so I recycle water or save water by watering my plants with my tank water!

bolivianbaby

I water my plants with my tank water, too! And my grass if I'm worried about overwatering the plants

Shawnie

I water my plants and garden also

aquarist48

Same here I use it on all of my plants.
Ken

CatladyDane

Out the back door to the grass & garden!

10gallonmadness

Am I the only one the dumps the water down the toliet?

Tony G.

NO! lol i do that too and the shower lol

ahhh the downside to having tanks upstairs... lol

10gallonmadness

Haha... mines downstairs. I'm just to lazy to go outside and dump it. Toilets closer. Haha when I had my 5 gallon in my room I just used to siphon the water out the window. I sometimes hit my dog, or the car, or... my neighbor (at least on one occasion). .

bolivianbaby

You can always open your window and dump it on a neighbor you don't like

Tony G.

good idea... the new neighbors have held 2 parties which involved police... i should give them the proper welcoming they need...
lol

bolivianbaby

Exactly. Don't forget to add Amquel + so the water has that extra funk to really freak them out

Tony G.

lol

bolivianbaby

I have several ways to deal with annoying neighbors. My dog Jake hates when the toy poodles next door bark at him because they don't stop barking, so he hikes his leg on the fence between our two houses, and if I didn't know better, I'd swear he takes aim.

Tony G.

Gouramiguy17

lol, when i was cleaning the pond i found my synydos catfish, i swear he has to be over 9 years old. I put the water on my moms plants right outside the door and dump the water on the grass. i always dump the water in the same place and the clump of grass grows alot faster. I should sell it to my neighbors

bolivianbaby

With 11 tanks, we don't need all of the tank water for plants, so I give some to my mother every week. In two weeks, she's seen a HUGE improvement in her plants.

I think it's the nitrates. Good stuff

coffeebean

i dump most of it on the lawn, garden, and house plants. sometimes it just goes down the sink.

Borisbbadd

Nope, toilet is closer, and buckets are heavy............

Red1313

The python tanks go down the kitchen sink. The smaller tanks I have to siphon and carry in buckets so one bucket goes to my plants the rest goes down the toilet... not much other choice in an apartment. <shrug>

Tavel

pretty much. Perhaps I could save the water to use throughout the week (water my 3 pots every day), but i'm afraid it would get funky after a day or two without aeration.

Oh well, fish water is pretty close to drinkable so Ii's not really a burden on the reclamation facility.

matt6765

dump

enthusiast

mine goes to my plants & i'm in an upstairs apt but i run the hose out the window and it trickles down the roof into the gutter. I'd rather it all go in the gutter and on the ground than flushed in the toilet...atleast the grass can use it, insects drink it, u know stuff like that

aquarist48

Good morning. I've moved your thread to "water changes" section of the forum since there isn't actually a poll to vote on.
Thanks!
Ken

Time

I think we all water plants with the fish water.

peacemaker92

Not everybody. haha I've asked other fish keepers in my area, and some of them use the water to wash their cars, or boil the water for drinking!

RussG

I water my wife's herb garden outside and than my grass, always have great tasting basil!

CatladyDane

Buckets are heavy! Size & strength are not a part of me. I siphon into either an industrial type mop bucket on wheels or a 5 gallon bucket on a wheeled plant stand. So it's much easier to roll it to the back door & dump - just lean it over - no lifting. The sink or toilet would require lifting, therefore much smaller buckets. It's amazing how heavy a gallon of water is, and how easily a bucket sloshes over the top when you try to carry it! I do my refills one gallon jug at a time. I have one set aside just for fish, to be sure they get only water without contaminants. I do get exercise in walking back & forth, even in this tiny little house. (But since I sit still all week at work, that's a good thing.)

lorabell

all of the above...toilet,shower,plants..and not in that order...lol