"Dick" wrote in message
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:10:27 -0500, "HyperCube33"
wrote:

I havent been into the hobby for a while and I'm considering getting
another
tank and have some questions, but water changes would be the biggest
problem
with our small apartment at the moment...

Are there any guidelines by how much (50%, 100%?) of the tanks water you
change out, how often, any other tips and or suggestions!

I have 5 tanks varying from 10 to 75 gallon. I change 20% twice
weekly, I neglect filter cleaning in favor of water changes.

I use a Python siphon on the 29 and 75 gallon tanks. I am fortunate
that I can use the community water with no treatment, I run straight
from the kitchen faucet.

I use a siphon and bucket for the 3 ten gallon tanks.

I have followed this routine for over 3 years and quite satisfied. I
keep maintenance routines simple as I am more likely to reliably
follow them if they are simple. I am a hazard with chemicals and have
killed fish once, so really am pleased that my community water content
allows direct substitution.

dick

So you run strait from the tap, into a bucket and then dump it into your
tank without "gassing?"