Water Changes - from sump or display

[mark]

For water changes, where do people take the water from, display or sump?

Personally I'll draw from the display, fuge and sump but for this poll, wondering where people take the majority from.

[Fishward]

I take from the display, its higher, and return to the sump..saves alot of lifting.

[reefwars]

haha funny this came up because i switch it up every week one from my display one from my sump and repeated

[BlueTang<3]

Pump it out of sump and back into sump all from a large storage tank no more pail lifting.

[christyf5]

Weekly, I close the return valve and empty the sump, then refill. Midweek I siphon the barebottom into a filterbag.

[Madreefer]

Sump is in my unfinished basement. So much easier and I no longer get the ol' stink eye from the wife if I spill water on the basement floor rather than our main floor.

[JonT]

Well, for me, it is from the DT. I have 20' to get to the bathroom. I also live in an apartment. After more than one spill, I bought enough hose, and I run it right to the bathtub. So, for me, it is the DT. I let gravity, and siphons do the work for me.

One spill only with this method... Kid kicked the hose, and it didn't have the nice bracket to hold it to the tank (Bracket was made after cleaning 20' of water from the 1/2" hose that ran out on the floor) I have it setup with a T at the tank. The top of the T has a cap. Pop the cap, breaks the siphon. Let the water finish running the length of hose, wrap it up, and done.

I pump the new water into the sump.

[lorenz0]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Weekly, I close the return valve and empty the sump, then refill. Midweek I siphon the barebottom into a filterbag.

umm good idea. wish i would have thought of the filterbag for siphoning

but i do all my water changes from the sump.

[Aqua Man]

I always suck it from the sumps on all my setups, I also pump it back into the sumps. I ran pex pipe from all tanks to my laundry tub and just bought a pump to sit in the sump. I also have some pumps in my mixing station/tank where it is also pumped through pex piping back to the sump.

Never lift a finger, take a look at my 375 gallon build for pics.

Thanks
Corey

[aquajeep]

i have to take and add to display cause my sump is so crowded i cant even get a bucket over it.plus its too low to siphon from.