DIY Water Change System

I show and describe my DIY Water Change system for my 55G planted tank.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• diy
• water
• change
• system

[ElecGuitarShredder]

Im looking into buying a reverse osmosis filter just for my turtle tank. How long would it take to filter through 55 gallons of water using a small ro filter???

[SpitRhyma]

@ElecGuitarShredder First make sure the turtle will not mind 7.0pH -- RO doesn't have sediment so you need to add some sort of calcium. I suggest buying several 5G jugs and buying your RO from a shopping center that has a pump. 30 cents per gallon is cheaper than buying a $200 pump that will pump 400 gallons. Provide some duck weed and plants the turtle won't eat so that the water stays clean. If you do buy RO, also buy a large 20G tub from home depot and premix w/ supplements before w/c.

[thealphamale0806]

what kind of light fixture do you have ?



[SpitRhyma]

@zergkillerdb Exactly!

[SpitRhyma]

@Meowbay Many of my fish at the time were from the rain forrest. In a rain forrest tall trees overgrow together and don't allow for wind to cool down water drops. The water drops drip down the warm bodies of the trees before it gets into the streams. By the time it gets to the water it's only a few degrees different. There aren't too many storms in a rain forrest. There are lots and lots of short showers. This simulates lots and lots of short showers.

[SpitRhyma]

@0rgazmatron however I do agree that rain/water change triggers spawning.

[SpitRhyma]

@0rgazmatron hmm temperature DROPS are bad for babies and thusly discourage spawning so I'll have to correct you on that. In these places there are very little wind and TONS of humidity and warmth. So even when it rains it stays a lot warmer than you would tolerate your room temperature. Discus come from extremely warm waters 80-90 degrees. However this doesn't mean it's impossible to spawn at lower temperatures as long as other conditions are good and food is not limited.

[SpitRhyma]

@0rgazmatron I'm very well aware of what you're talking about and I've had problems with that with sand and very fine gravel. But that's never been an issue in my 55. Even when I do clean a part out the water always smells clean or sometimes like a little algae. Obviously you read my comment explaining to the other noob and you're being stubborn. But if you're interested, read up on Eco-Complete (black) plant substrate. It does a great job conveying oxygen. I won't waste my time.

[SpitRhyma]

@0rgazmatron LOL As I've explained to the other noobs, I manage such successful plant tanks by not ripping the plants roots. Many of my plants are root feeders and go through shock if I do damage their roots. All of them need as much anchoring as they can get because I keep 4 eels, a bichir, and lots of plecos that tug on the plants. On occasion I do have to take a part of my tank, vacuum the shit out of it and re plant because the eels whip up the mulm and it sits on the leaves.

[0rgazmatron]

@SpitRhyma mulm is good if you have thermal substrate heating, if not and your substrate is at least 1inch deep you can get anaerobic gas and acids building there, have you ever smelt that awefull rotten egg smell when you dredge your tank and take out the gravel thats the sh it, say if you dont gravel clean often and dicide to you release that toxic acid and you end up with one big nitrate spike witch will kill all of your fish