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DIY water changing tool, Pictures

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Rather than expand my collection of fish tanks I feel like improving on other aspects that makes the fish tanks I have more enjoyable. I couldn’t bring myself to spend $50 on a python so I designed my own for twice the money. There is a siphon tube that hooks on the edge of the toilet and then I taped into the water under the sink for the water supply so I don’t have to carry any more buckets of water. this makes water changes a breeze, I can do water changes in half the time and I don’t have to carry any more buckets. I made an attachment to attach a gravel vac. to either tube.
 

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small levels of chlorine are good for plants and most fish can deal with it as well the only time you need to worry about it is when they add chloramine because of the amonia content alot of chlorine is disipated just by adding the water to the tank not to mention chlorine is uv sensitive so if you have lighting for plants that will help neutralize it as well
 
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you are correct, so if chlorine were present in significant amounts in you water you wouldn’t do a large water change without treating the water. but if you just need to add a little bit of water, you don’t need to treat it. It is not concentrated enough, and will not stay dissolved in the water for very long.
 
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