The compression nut is the only opening on the faucet valve that will fit the included hose perfectly. Your water changer should come with a hose, siphon tube, water flow valve assembly, and faucet adapter.
Make sure the hose is inserted securely onto the barbs on the end of the siphon hose. Inserting it fully will help ensure that you won’t have leaks once you start using the water changer.
Set the aerator pieces safely aside so that you can reattach them later.
The faucet valve can attach to a wide variety of faucets, as long as they have an aerator nozzle that can be removed. However, it won’t fit every single one. If it doesn’t fit your faucet, contact that water changer manufacturer for an attachment that will work.
You can keep your fish in the tank while you change the water, as you will not be taking all of the water out. In most cases, you will only need to take off the lid and the light you have on the top of the tank.
You want the intake tube to be submerged so that the siphoning can begin successfully.
The valves are closed if the handles are in a perpendicular position to the tube and valve flow. The levers are bright blue, so they should be easily identified.
As you siphon the water out of your tank, you will be allowing clean water coming out of the faucet to go down the drain as well.
If your intake tube has so much suction that it is drawing the gravel up into the hose, you need to adjust the pressure. Turn the lever on the intake tube to slightly close it and test the suction once again. The goal is to have the gravel go up into the intake tube but drop back down before being sucked into the actual hose.
It’s important to keep the intake tube valve open and the sink running so that the siphoning continues and the excess water in the hose doesn’t drain out onto your floor.
Let the water run through the hose until all the dirty aquarium water is out of the hose. Once the hose is clean, turn the faucet valve lever to the on position once again, so that the water flows straight into the sink.
The ideal temperature for a freshwater aquarium is between 76 °F (24 °C) and 80 °F (27 °C). [12] X Research source
When the lever on the faucet valve is in the closed position and the faucet is turned on, it will send water through the hose. Let the water run until the tank is as full as you would like it. It’s important to keep an eye on this process so that you don’t accidentally forget about it and allow the tank to overflow.
Once the faucet valve is removed, put the faucet aerator back in place. At this point you should test the quality of the water in your tank, including its pH and hardness.
