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So i'm going to put a Fluval Spec V on my desk at work and i'm looking for creative ideas on how to do water changes without a ton of tubing and homer buckets. Trying to avoid everyone in the building asking questions.

 

Its going to be in a corner so i wont have a lot of room to work with, I was thinking an aqua lifter to put water in from a container(trash can?) under the desk. Not sure what the best way would be to get water out and to a sink.

 

Anyone have tanks at work? What do you do? 

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Just bring a gallon jug of saltwater. Everyone will just thinking your trying to hydrate. As long as you don’t overstock the tank you would really only need to change a gallon every 2 weeks or once a month

 

And you could just have an empty gallon jug and 2 feet of tubing for the water change.

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So nobody's going to notice the tank on your desk?

 

I like the idea of just using an empty milk jug. Then just take and empty it in the restroom or if you have a kitchen area, dump it in the sink. Don't feel like it's a big deal and you won't look it. However, if there's a written policy or clauses in the building lease that you're aware of that prohibit the tank, then don't.

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I've gotten a nod from everyone that matters. I'm more worried about it becoming a distraction, which they will have an issue with. Out of sight - out of mind is what i'm going for. That and i'm trying to not make a mess all over my desk.

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How about keeping some tubing in the milk jug and then, when it's time for a water change, just pull it out and start a siphon? If you bent some rigid tubing around the lip of the tank, you could just hang the tubing on the edge of the tank, start a siphon, and walk away leaving it to remove a fixed amount of water every time. Then just refill from your other milk jug with the clean change water.

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Correct, the ridgid tubing is your safety.  The tank will only drain down to the tubing intake, at that point a siphon break will occur.   Measure down on tank to the level you would want to take out (i.e., one gallon) and then cut the ridgid u-bent tubing to this level.  Then hang on the tank and attach flexible tubing down to your waste jug.

 

Ridged & flexible airline tubing should be sufficient and wont create a 'water draining' sound that would cause concern with our coworkers.

 

There are some airline holders that will nicely bend flexible airline over a tankwall if you dont want to use ridgid tubing.

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