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	Tap or Hose water?
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	Is there going to be any problem with me filling the 75G up with hose water instead of me having to fill buckets up and lug tme?? Anyone have any bad experiences with hose water? I could totally be just a lil over cautious but, a lil insight would be nice
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	You can use a hose, but you ahve to run the water through it for a while so it gets all the nasties out of it. The water will be cold and will take longer to heat up, but that doesn't really matter. I use tap because then I know the water is clean, but the hose will work fine if you run water through it for maybe 10 minutes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	go to the lfs and get a python. it is fairly cheap, and works well. that way you dont have to use buckets.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	Thnx And may i ask what a python is??? I know im a N00b
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	[link=http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3910&N=2004+113164]http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3910&N=2004+113164" style="COLOR: #FFFF00[/link] it is a hose that is for fish water changes, that hooks up to your sink, so you can take out water, and fill up your tank later.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
id10t Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 57 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	Hose == tap at my house. My choice is pre-water softener or post-water softener? You would want to use a new hose, or rise the hose you are using quite well. Also, it may have temperature differences depending on if it is out in the sun, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
kmlubahn6609 Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 127 Votes: 2 Registered: 02-Oct-2004	We have a sink in our garage that hooks up to a hose. I can then mix how hot or cold water I want. I use it to fill my 55 gal and it saves a LOT of time! I've got a fever... and the only prescription... is more cowbell!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	I used your average garden hose to fill up my 125 gallon without problems that I saw. I just let it run a little beforehand to rinse it out. However since hoses can have things like anti-mold or whatever inside like they do with sponges, so that may be dangerous. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	I've heard that the chemical they use to keep garden hoses flexable can kill your fish, anyone else have any thoughts? I always used hoses without a hitch but am a bit unsure if there's any truth to the above statement?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
fishymama Hobbyist Posts: 124 Kudos: 102 Votes: 4 Registered: 27-Mar-2005	quick question about the python. Looks like a great gadget and I'd be interested in getting one. However, I have a couple of questions: - is it ok to treat the water once it has entered the tank? Wouldn't that be stressful to the fish? - Is using warm water from direct from the tap ok? I read somewhere that it can contain trace elements harmful to fish. I always heat the water from a steel kettle. thanks for your help.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	You dose the water conditioner right before you start to fill the tank back up. I have used warm water out of my tap for a year with no problems whatsoever. Just got me a python so I could empty my tanks to move here to NC, and I'm not dreading filling up the tank again one bit Last edited by Tetra Fan at 03-Aug-2005 19:14
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
kankushok Hobbyist Posts: 50 Kudos: 51 Votes: 12 Registered: 18-Jun-2005	What about those of us without a threaded sink? I understand you screw it onto you faucet, but what happens if non of your faucets are threaded?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Then, obviously, but unfortunately, you cannot use it
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Generally, even your average bathroom sink fixture can be used with a python. If you grab hold of the end where the water comes out, you can usually twist that off. You'll need the adapter (may or may not come with the python, I'm not sure) that will then screw into the end of the faucet and then to the python. I would think that MOST sinks have threaded ends, you just might have to take something OFF the faucet to find it. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004	Actually, I agree with kitten. I had to unscrew a fixture on my sink to get to the threads. I don't know why I didn't think of that when i first posted. That is probably the case with your sink too, now that I think about it I have never seen a sink without threads, but rather with fixtures over them making it LOOK like they didn't have them.
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