Preventing drastic water temp drop during water change

[kfeldme]

I would like to know if anyone has suggestions on how to warm up the water prior doing a water change? I usually put the containers in the room where the tank resides a couple of days prior to the water change so the water will be at least ambient temp. But for obvious reasons, the temp never goes up to to the same temp in the tank. Then when I do the the water change the temp drops almost 10 degrees. I am a little concerned about the stress the rapid temp change is doing to my crittters.

Any sugggestions?

 

[Anonymous]

Put a heater in the water change water set to the same temp as the tank.

mario

 

[Unarce]

I just microwave a few cups to bring the temp up.

 

[Anonymous]

make your change out water a little salty and boil some ro water and add to batch before the exchange. this will raise your temp and it helps desolve the last bits before adding.

 

[dnorton1978]

For me when i set up my water change it sits in a large garbage can for about 2 days. I have a powerhead running on it, an aerator and a heater.. By the time I do my water change it is perfect temp..

 

[kfeldme]

Hey Everyone, thanks for the suggestions. I am thinking that I will try the extra RO and nuke option first.

Sorry I haven't replied sooner. I have a green puffy wellosphylia was doing great for about 6 months and now appears to be dying .

Don't have a QT, so that option is out. Trying to decide whether to remove it from tank before it completely dies and pollutes the tank. Looks like I stressed it with an increase in water current. By the time I got around to readjusting the water flow the tissue was starting to recede.


karen

 

[mark78]

Careful microwaving RO water especially if you have DI on it.

 

[danmhippo]

Another heater will be the simplest way to solve it.

Another more expensive option is to use water change module that comes with some dosing pumps, such as spectrapure's litermeter 3. But that's gonna cost you over 400 bucks. But it will change your water slowly over entire day.

 

[reefman225gal]

IMO thats a no brainer like some of the other aquarist said use a cheap sub. heater no need for anything fancy since it's not in the display just make sure you have a relible thermometer to make sure it's the same temp. as display :wink: