chip the idiot... damned fool...

"chip" wrote in message
om...
why worry about this?

I have not changed water in my tank for 4 years. I only add water
due to normal evaporation.

and the reason my water stays so clean, is I rarely feed my fish.
Maybe once a month. The longest time without feeding them was 3 months.

Cheers
low maintenance tanganykan cichlids expert


Alan Silver
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~Vicki ~ writes
I could do the hose thing in the summer when the cold water is almost
80 degrees, but in the winter it just don't work out because my poor
fishies would freeze their fins off.

I have the same problem (English winters can be cold). All I do is more
smaller water changes. That way the overall temperature drop is not so
drastic. I also fill up the tank more slowly so the cold water coming in
has a chance to warm up.