[Elijah]

The water in my sink, in the same room that my aquarium is, is terrible...just the hot water. But I don't think it is practical to only use cold water to do a WC. I think something is up with the piping, as the hot water is cloudy as ****, plus my pipes sometimes vibrate. I was thinking on purchasing a cheap water filter from Walmart to filter the water to do water changes. Do you think that would help, or should I continue walking the flight of steps to go to the main sink to get clean water?

 

[killakam]

I use pure flo pads and put it under the faucet and it clears up the water a bunch before i put it in the 5 gallon jug and into the tank...

pure flo is the brand and its pretty cheap, or try a ripped up shirt.

 

[Elijah]

I use pure flo pads and put it under the faucet and it clears up the water a bunch before i put it in the 5 gallon jug and into the tank...

pure flo is the brand and its pretty cheap, or try a ripped up shirt.

What is a "pure flo pad" and where can I purchase it?

 

[KJF1976]

cloudy how?

i know alot of times my hot water when put into a bucket or something appears cloudy, but its just air bubbles if you give it a chance to settle it will be clear...maybe.

 

[adam0444]

Let the water run for a couple minutes. Or I would just save the money and walk the stairs. Build strong muscles cArrying the 5 gallon. Hah

 

[racingonline]

^^that is what I used to do. lugged a lot of 5gal buckets up these stairs. lol.

 

[des]

Buy a couple of cases of bottled water if you're rich!

 

[PfunMo]

When you say the water is terrible, how do you mean? Smells like rotten eggs? If you have an electric water heater, there might be a fairly easy fix. Thing called an anode may need to be replaced. A water heater than stands unused for long periods may need come chlorine run through it. Common problem in vacation cabins in some areas.

 

[dmpjr]

I use cold water, but here in FL the water is never below 78 deg.

 

[Elijah]

Well I purchased a Brita water filtration system and installed it on my faucet. It seems like the fish absolutely love the filtered water.