Habitat - Indoor :: Water changes in winter?

[talal]

Hello,

Lately it has been really cold here, about 37F and the tap water is extremely cold. My tank is due for a water change but I dont know how to do it, should I put the water in a bucket and then heat it with my heater? I dont want to use warm water from the sink because it might be contaminated due to old piping. Please let me know how you guys go around it.

Thanks

[Kansasslider]

You can do the bucket thing that works. You could also use a bucket and just let the water come up to room temp.Its really cold here also I find that partial water changes does not effect the tank temp enough to worry about it so i just use cold tap water. Never use hot water out of the tap!

[steve]

Agree with Stacy 100% here. If you're doing a partial change, then Home Depot and Lowes carry 5 gallon buckets you can use. If you need to do a complete change, then dry dock your turtles overnight while the water warms up in the tank.

[Kansasslider]

Thanks Steve!

[VeipaCray]

I just do more frequent changes of less volume. Maybe split your change in half across morning and night.

Having a way oversized heater helps the tank temp rebound quicker.