Water Changes and the python?

Hey all,
I have been doing water changes the hard way with buckets for years now. I want to get a python but the closest sink can be unscrewed so I have to get a pump to pump water in and out. How would this work. I'm thinking about siphoning water out of the tank then have the pump push it out the window. Then go to the sink and pump it back into my tank. Does this sound like it would work. Thanks.

 

I *think* that CindiL does something similar using a pond pump. Hopefully I've remembered the right person! It is doable. I'm curious about your sink though; are you sure the aerator on it doesn't come off?

 

You can also do water changes using a powerhead, which you can get for $10-25, depending on the strength.

You can also use the powerhead to move water out of the tank. Once you have that in place, then it's really not much trouble to have a long tube in place that leads to the window. You can get longer pieces of tubing from a hardware store, longer than what a fish store might sale.

 

I use the gravel vacuum to push water out a window. You can buy extension tubes at a hardware store if the window is far. I then use a 40gal bin that I fill with water and use a $9 water pump to put water back in.

 

Python type devices don't work for me....I believe my water pressure is too low.....but I've used them in other residences in the past. Now I hang an extended tube with a manual pump out the porch door to drain and fill buckets to replace. If I'm feeling lazy I use the python to put water in, but between treatments being better dissolved and temp easier to adjust, I prefer the bucket method.

 

Can I put the pump directly in the tank instead of it being in a bucket that is filled with the syphon.

 

Probably could, but, I know it's a small pump but you'd have to be very sure the intake didn't claim some of your fish.

 

Not a cheap solution, but a life saver when you have big tanks. We use a lifegard aquatics quiet one 5000 pump (the 4000 is $50) and it is one of the best investments we ever made. It has a soft pad on the back to keep it from scratching the glass and grills to keep from sucking up fish.

 

I like that, guess I'll be ordering one now.

 

That's seems like a good option for me how big is that tank

 

That's seems like a good option for me how big is that tank

The tank in the pic is 300 gallon. We also use the pump on our 265 gallon.

 

Give me about two years, time to learn some more and I will have a 300 gallon tank.