Changing water in a big tank -- how do YOU do it? - Page 2

64Ivy · 10/01/2016, 06:53 AM

Step 1: Draw outgoing water from tank to floor drain (handiest invention since the wheel).

Step 2: Pump new water from 125g mixing tank back to sump.

Step 3: Repeat once a week.

Green Chromis · 10/01/2016, 07:29 AM

Hi all, I just go out in the boat, collect about 110 to 120 gallons of NSW into two semi clear containers, come home wash the boat, put in garage, pump out and clean the sump, and finally pump the water from the boat containers into the sump. This process usually take about 3 or so hours, including washing the boat. One more thing, you do need to turn off all your pumps that connect to the sump, and I also clean my skimmer at this time. I try to do water changes a least twice per month. One of the side benefits to collecting your own water is, I usually catch a few fish for dinner after I collect the water, and live shrimp are abundant in the Sargasso Grass, act as a nice supplement for feeding your fish.

Breadman03 · 10/01/2016, 08:43 AM

I use the Neptune DOS, a kind of peristaltic pump. One head goes from new water to my display, the second from display to QT, and the third from QT to waste. All I do is turn them off when I refill my Brute and mix water.

morgank · 10/01/2016, 12:20 PM

I put my sump in the basement, best decision ever and a super fun project. Water changes are breeze now, I have two brutes down there, rodi, and a floor drain. Pump from sump to drain, then from brute to sump.

Everything is super quiet upstairs too, kind of eerie considering the amount of flow.

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seamonster124 · 10/01/2016, 02:34 PM

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64Ivy B'rer Reefer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 3,194	Step 1: Draw outgoing water from tank to floor drain (handiest invention since the wheel). Step 2: Pump new water from 125g mixing tank back to sump. Step 3: Repeat once a week. __________________ Be Kind To The Elderly. Life Without Parole Means Nothing To Us. ToTM 3-03 Current Tank Info: Between tanks. Searching for a home

10/01/2016, 07:29 AM	#27
Green Chromis Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: miami,florida Posts: 640	Hi all, I just go out in the boat, collect about 110 to 120 gallons of NSW into two semi clear containers, come home wash the boat, put in garage, pump out and clean the sump, and finally pump the water from the boat containers into the sump. This process usually take about 3 or so hours, including washing the boat. One more thing, you do need to turn off all your pumps that connect to the sump, and I also clean my skimmer at this time. I try to do water changes a least twice per month. One of the side benefits to collecting your own water is, I usually catch a few fish for dinner after I collect the water, and live shrimp are abundant in the Sargasso Grass, act as a nice supplement for feeding your fish. __________________ Natural Reefer Current Tank Info: 600 gallon Carribean Reef System, ETSS Protein Skimmer, 1.5HP Tradewinds Chiller, Reef Breeders Photon V2+ LED Lighting For The Refugium, Mitra LX7206 LED Lights For Display Tank

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10/01/2016, 08:43 AM	#28
Breadman03 New Old School Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Luzerne County, PA Posts: 3,293	I use the Neptune DOS, a kind of peristaltic pump. One head goes from new water to my display, the second from display to QT, and the third from QT to waste. All I do is turn them off when I refill my Brute and mix water.

10/01/2016, 12:20 PM	#29
morgank Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 44	I put my sump in the basement, best decision ever and a super fun project. Water changes are breeze now, I have two brutes down there, rodi, and a floor drain. Pump from sump to drain, then from brute to sump. Everything is super quiet upstairs too, kind of eerie considering the amount of flow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk