How do u guys do your water changes?

[eferna]

I was just curious to know how do some people do water changes in thesir small aquariums. Do you use a mug? or do u siphon it our with a small air tube?

[HuBu]

siphon the water out with a 1/2" air tube bought at HD.

[mattdog]

I siphon mine out about 10-15% with the tubing that Hubu mentioned.  I return the water with airline tubing so it minimizes bubbles and bothering the sand.  Worked pretty well last time.

[HuBu]

you siphon the water back in mattdog? kewl never thought of that, i should try that.

[eferna]

I used to use a plactive bag( the ones that my fish comes in) to remove water. Now i siphon the water out with air line tubing. A slow and lenghty process, but it works much better.  

[Kapelakin]

Miniature gravel-vac from PetSmart

[mattdog]

Yeah, Hubu.  It works wonders.  Now if it were a deep, big tank, I wouldn't worry about it (bucket up), but since it's a little, shallow tank, I just siphon the new water into my HOB.  Seems to work great.

[lizbeth]

I use my handy dandy chopstick syphon tool to vacume and poor the new water slowly into the HOB>

[JIM27]

I siphon it out with a small gravel-vac. Then I siphon the new water in with the vac.

[BustytheSnowMaam]

I pour a gallon of RO water into a bucket, then add my salt mix and let it sit overnight aerating.  I save the water jug.  The next day, I siphon out a gallon of water into the jug.  I use a gravel vac. I then pour the new water slowly in.  

[SLOreefer]

i just siphon out with 1/2" tubing then ppoutr my water back into the tank...just quicly...it stirs my sand up a tiny bit which i like so it doesnt let it settle. gives it that natural wave touched look.

[NanoReefer53]

siphon out water directly into my backyard then pump the new water in front of the powerhead with a rio180 through an airline.

[My Alife 7]

Siphoning the water back into the tank, what a great idea.

[mattdog]

Glad to be of assistance!

[belamy]

siphon out the old with an airline hose, pour the new into the tank via the eclipse filter or biowheel location

[MKramer]

I bought a siphon and now never use it.

 

I go low-tech and just use a cup.  My tank gets a lot of surface film, and the cup allows me to skim it off.

 

Matthew

[Sahin]

I siphone out about 15% water with 1/2 inch tube. Then using a airline tubing I siphone back fresh saltwater.

 

Using an airline tube to siphone not only prevents sand storms, but also puts the water back in slowly, so it mixes well and isnt such a shock.  Though I try and maintain very similar conditions for the changed water.