Refilling your tank(s)

Adam Gottschalk wrote:
I don't know what most folks do, but I quickly grew tired of heaving
buckets of water up on top of my desk to refill my 15-gallon
tank--and I haven't even started on my 40-gallon one yet! In
addition, I mention this because I thought it could be of use to
some, though I am not in a wheelchair, I am disabled, certainly
"balance challenged" would be an operative phrase. So I could pretty
much guarantee the occurrence of at least one major episode of major
spillage.

So I got a power head, connected 8 feet of vinyl hose to it, and now I
wheel my home-made dolly-board with readied water out to the tank,
pump in the bottom of the bucket, and plug 'er in. I got a Maxi-Jet
900, I think ($16?) and it pumps the 3 feet or so at a nice speed,
not to fast, not too slow. Tomorrow, I'll go get a box and a flip
switch and drill it into the dolly-board so I can turn the pump on an
off instantly, rather than having to yank an electric cord out of a
socket (especially in the close company of water). Not a big deal,
but for me, it makes life a whole lot easier and safer.

That's an excellent idea. I think i have an old pump lying around
somewhere so finally it's going to be put to good use

flupke