Easy water changes

[reef fish]

Can someone help me and tell me how to plumb my system so i can do water changes from a trun of a valve ????

 

[jelly]

you can drill your tank and add a bulkhead then add a ball valve to it. after the valve you can plumb that to where ever you want or you can just drain it in to a buck or trash can. if you know how big of water changes your going to do. drain the tank down to the level and mark the water line. then drill it so the bottom of the bite dont go past that mark. that way when you open the valve it will drain to the level then stop.

 

[greg0385]

One way would be, out of return have a T withva valve with a threaded hose pipe adapter. So when its time to do a water change, screw on a hose pipe and turn a valve.
Second way would be, same concept, but have a T and valve and threaded hose pipe adapter on the drain.

 

[jelly]

when i do a wc i just use a 1.5 inch tube and make a sipon drains it fast. and then i kick on my new water tank pump and fill back up with new water. then use an other pump to drain the trash can. i can do a wc in the matter of a few mins.

 

[jelly]

One way would be, out of return have a T withva valve with a threaded hose pipe adapter. So when its time to do a water change, screw on a hose pipe and turn a valve.
Second way would be, same concept, but have a T and valve and threaded hose pipe adapter on the drain.

if you do this wouldnt that only allow you to do a few gallons. until your at the point that the sump is empty and running your pump run with no water?