Easier way to water change?

[laezur]

So here is probably an incredibly dumb question, but I just thought about making water changes a bit easier on myself and I was wondering if this is possible or more common than I thought

Could I just turn off my pumps, detach the pump line from the sump and directly pump water from my sump into a bucket, and then just refill the sump? This would make things so much easier on myself, no heavy lifting no getting all wet and nasty in the display tank or damaging anything/myself.

It’s all the same water, so I don’t see how it would be any different, it’s just not taken straight from the display.

I understand this would mean that my sandbed doesn’t get vacuumed but I run a VERY thin layer of sand and crushed coral that my goby turns over regularly anyway.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

So here is probably an incredibly dumb question, but I just thought about making water changes a bit easier on myself and I was wondering if this is possible or more common than I thought

Could I just turn off my pumps, detach the pump line from the sump and directly pump water from my sump into a bucket, and then just refill the sump? This would make things so much easier on myself, no heavy lifting no getting all wet and nasty in the display tank or damaging anything/myself.

It’s all the same water, so I don’t see how it would be any different, it’s just not taken straight from the display.

I understand this would mean that my sandbed doesn’t get vacuumed but I run a VERY thin layer of sand and crushed coral that my goby turns over regularly anyway.

Yes. If your plumbing is set up in a way that makes this convenient, this is no different than dropping a different pump in and removing water. Good idea!

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Seems like more work then just running a syphon from the
Display into a bucket and just pumping it back from another. No disconnections. Just plug in and done

 

[laezur]

Seems like more work then just running a syphon from the
Display into a bucket and just pumping it back from another. No disconnections. Just plug in and done

Maybe not as much work as you may think, my pump is attached to the output via its own plastic tubing so would just be a case of pulling it, facing it towards the bucket and turning it back on, then attaching the plastic tube back to the output again

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Stand corrected. Hit the ez button

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Usually you run a ball valve or true union valve. Allowing you to direct the water to an output. 3/4" is garden hose size. FYI. Lol.
U can also add one on a drain line and gravity feed the water out. Although this depends on the overflow.
I like the utility pumps that suck from the bottom like a pond pump... haven't done a wc yet though so. Lol.
D

 

[FishyFishFish]

Maybe not as much work as you may think, my pump is attached to the output via its own plastic tubing so would just be a case of pulling it, facing it towards the bucket and turning it back on, then attaching the plastic tube back to the output again

I don't know your setup, but I would be concerned about the connection becoming less secure with repeated disconnecting and connecting.

Possibly a similar option but avoiding this potential problem, could just be to have another pump with a tube that can either be permanently or temporarily put into the sump.

As mentioned, a ball valve of some sort might also work to remove the need to keep disconnecting the tube.