Large water changes input

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by sirruckus

for those of you who have done such large water changes - what method do you use to pull the water out of the aquarium? and replace it?

a pump seems to be the best idea for something that you would probably want to get done fast rather than relying on siphons

Thanks for all the input

I've had to drain my tank twice to catch fish. I used a large 2.5" hose to drain it into 4 50g drums. I then used a MAG 12 to refill the tank. Takes about 15 minutes total.