You can pre fill the drain pipe, no need for manual suction.

A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING BUT YAPPING...👎👎👎👎

What a joke Purigen is, along with all of the SUCKERS who fall for it's hype. 10,000% totally un-necessary if you know what you're doing. I've never used Purigen EVER and get constant compliments on the water clarity in my show and competition tanks. As they say, a SUCKER is born everyday, and it's those same suckers that have perfectly good and TOTALLY SAFE tap water but buy bottled drinking water.

I have so many questions about the plants! You just put them there potted with soil? Like what? I need an explanation for this, how the plants will not get root rot or the dirt mess up the water… I want to do this but I need a more elaborate explanation on that. Thanks

The problem is definitely me then. I killed my guppy grass and a bunch of other plants, the only one that remained and is beautiful is the Amazon sword… I've already spent a lot of money on plants and they keep dying (and not coming back) 😩

Does it attract dragonfly

You forgot the control tank. How can you know it does "nothing" when you don't have a similar tank with "nothing" added? Also, thank you for forgetting to censor the clear reflection in the tank when putting the product... "Excel"ent move!

put some angels and discus in there!

I just got some legit bottom feeder food. Amazing! But 2 of my glass cats went adter it and choked😅

Never change my water. Just add new water. Use a simple filter system with only pillow stuffing. Live plants are a must . Simple grow lights. Been doing it for years.

He's just looking around the room at inanimate objects, "NOT A PLANT NOT A PLANT" 😂

Were do you get your large Pots from?

Gotcha. We know what you are. Government says jump off a cliff and u jump. Gotcha

Soooo what is the reason for the 8/10???🤔

No way I am putting my mouth near any aquarium water, I use an inline manual pump to prime my water change pipes!

Congo Tetras or Phoenix Tetras would look rad in there

Link for solar pump?

Oh… that sink scene tho lol. Good advice tho

For your fishroom tanks try adding more houseplants in them.

Start off with lots of healthy plants and they can help you do a lot less water changes. And yep, every tank and/or pond is different and you need to learn to read each one and do what is needed.

add some blue acara

For the refill portion, maybe plumb in a float valve in the back corner with an additional valve that you turn on/off. That way doesn’t turn on while you’re draining or syphoning, but also you can walk away if you need to without fear that it will overflow. If you decide you need/want hot water, you could add a propane powered, on-demand hot water heater. They’re often used for camp showers, etc. and are very reasonable in price. No electrical wiring required, only minor plumbing beyond what you’ve done already. You won’t get boiling water, but you could def get enough to mix in your line to get to 78° - 80°. It could hang on the outside of your building with the propane cylinder below. You’d only need to drain/pull it inside prior to any winter freezes.

add a prefilter to the end problem solved

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Another great video. Thank you. What filter are you using please?

I’m sorry….but did I see a raptor?

I have a very mature, 8yo sae.. he still eats BBA. I put wood in from other tanks for him to clean.

Corys! they might help with your mulm problem as well

How do you keep mosquitoes from breeding in the ponds? How about keeping birds and racoons from eating the fish??? I want to try this!

I don’t like doing my WCs but I like tanks that require lots of maintenance, so I do 80% on all of my tanks every Saturday

Those guys look like they are only a few months old. By the end of summer they will be beautiful I'm sure. I breed rainbow shiners and a few other NA native fish

There's a dinosaur hiding in your yard 😱

Hi good video, if my water evaporated can i add more more water with water conditioner with no water change?

more rummy's less mulm!

Where did you get those tree stumps in the tank?

What causes bullet proof tanks to get cold tank syndrome?😊

If you put a foot valve on the end of the suction tube, you could stroke it up and down to prime. Most foot valves have a built in screen.

I use a giant prefilter sponge I got on Amazon to cover the intake of my siphon. Works a treat. Any cleanup I need to do I use a 1/4" tube to suck stuff up.

Excuse me, sir. Is that a dinosaur under that tarp? 😂🤣😂🤣😂

What substrate are you using in that aquarium?

Pearl Weed

Moss balls are hair algae Lol

Water change days = houseplant watering/fertilization days

Well 3 months after I got my 125 I told myself I can’t be doing this every week. Don’t call me lazy I would say I am pretty smart. I ran a water line straight to my tank and a drain spout every is smart connected Now I just open an app and let it drain for 7 minutes and filled it

Get a big group of corydora's for the tank

13:40 Screen: just use a sponge filter cover as it will slip right over the pipe. Glue? If you don't glue, it will eventually lose the siphon. To start siphon: Put hose up to bottom of pipe in the sink, turn on water and fill up pipe until you see water flow into tank. Remove hose and you have water leaving tank.

Wouldn't have the mulm issues if the modern aquarium industry people would take the time to learn about all the benefits of undergravel filters.

Yes, more rummy's!

I love this video and what camera do you use?

The reason to do regular water changes isn't just to fix bad parameters. The main reason to do regular water changes is to keep the water stable so that the parameters never get bad in the first place. And there are other benefits to doing water changes besides diluting nitrates. Water charges reduce TDS, replenish trace minerals and clear out pheromones and other semiochemicals.