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Written by Leon Huang
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Monday, 18 July 2005 |
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Draining and filling
Connect hose to the tap, and if you have a 2-way hose connector, open its tap. Then hook the umbrella pipe
onto your fish tank, and open up the tap.
 
MAKE SURE again that both end of the hose is opened! A hose burst is not funny, unless you enjoy spending
hours drying your place. When you are sure, open your water tap to allow water to fill up the hose. Do it
slowly in a way so you won't get large amount of water gushing out and into your fish tank. This is
especially important for planted tanks, as the force might uproot plants.
"You should now be able to sit back and watch the fish tank's water slowly get drained out."
Once the inside of your water hose is filled with water, turn off the water tap. Disconnect the hose from
the tap and place it down. What you should observe now is water flowing out of the hose. If not, try connecting
again and filling more water into the hose, then try again. This is also the reason why I mentioned earlier
that your fish tank need to be at a higher level than your sink, else back flow cannot occur.
You should now be able to sit back and watch the fish tank's water slowly get drained out. Once a desired
amount is drained, simply connect your hose to your water tap, and the back flow will stop. And now, to
fill water into your fish tank, is of course to turn on the water tap! Again, take care to fill slowly.
Fill your fish tank to the desired level and turn off the water tap. Keep the hose connected to the tap,
as we do not want water to get drained from the tank again.
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