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we all know that doing water changes is a real chore, especially if you have got a large tank. By far the easiest way of refilling a large tank is by using a hosepipe connected straight to your tap. However, this isn’t always as straightforward as it sounds. Getting the temperature of the water correct can be rather difficult and it doesn’t help if you haven’t got a particularly good boiler. One minute you may be putting in water that is the correct temperature, the next minute, it’s flowing freezing cold.

My first tip on this blog could save you a lot of hassle. It actually simplicity in itself. Make sure you are using one of those see-through plastic gravel vac that fits on the end of your hosepipe, or python. Then what you need is a good quality digital thermometer, the type that sticks on the outside of the tank and has a long wire with a sensor on the end. all you do is with the help of and an elastic band, secure the wire on the gravel vac and make sure the sensor is sitting inside the gravel vac. when the water comes through the pipe, it will run over the sensor and you’ll get a very accurate reading of the temperature of the water. it will probably take you a few adjustments to get the temperature correct but that won’t make any difference to the temperature in the water.

This is a good way if the temperature of your water fluctuates. If it doesn’t, you can test the water coming out of the tap and then put the hosepipe on.