Saltwater Fish Tank Water Change System
Not all my projects are robotic in nature. This one, a simple water change system for our 40 gallon saltwater tank, is one of those non-robotic projects. For those who are unfamiliar with fish tanks, about once a week you have to change out roughly 10% of the water. The way we have been doing water changes involved two trips to the toilet with a mob bucket, and a lot of mixing of water in the shower. I decided to build a better way.
The system consists of a valve manifold inline with the tank’s filtration system, a bilge pump, and a long hose to reach our kitchen sink. First, the filter pump is shut off and the valve leading to it is closed. The next steps are as follows: Drain 4 gallons of tank water into the bucket; pump the water into the sink; attach the hose to the sink faucet and fill the bucket with fresh water; add treatment and salt to the water as the pump mixes it up, and finally pump the water into the tank. The whole operation takes minutes and saves us from breaking our back lifting buckets to the bathroom.
Here are some pictures of the system:
Ha Ha, I Like it! After spending many hours changing water I can see the benefit, but then it would probably take many more hours to set up.
Keep up the Good Work.
This did take an hour or so to build, but now it’s quick to change water, and we are not breaking our back carrying buckets to the bathroom and back.