Water changes

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Automated would be, to me, no lifting buckets by any party. Brett would be an exception.

So then, is pumping water from the WC station to the tank an automation ?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kien

So then, is pumping water from the WC station to the tank an automation ?

Sure. I use a hose to siphon to the tub, then move the hose to my barrel and refill the tank while I drink coffee. Automation at it's finest I haven't lifted a bucket of water in years.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Sure. I use a hose to siphon to the tub, then move the hose to my barrel and refill the tank while I drink coffee. Automation at it's finest I haven't lifted a bucket of water in years.

Me neither. Lifting buckets I'd say is the #3 cause of attrition in this hobby. My water station is in my basement. I pump it from there all the way to my living room with a long hose and plug the pump into a remote controlled socket (you can get from Canadian Tire). Press a button and go surf the web. Same process for pumping water out of the sump. Goes down that hose into the basement drain. I've saved a few reefers by pointing them to the remote switch/socket.

[kien]

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