water changing

[verynewatthis]

what do ya think of this. i am tired of tanking 5 gal buckets and mixing water on the floor in front of my tank...i have to take out 5 gal at a time...and add 5 back twice for a 10% water change once a week...so i think i am going to make a rolling shelf with two 20gal tanks on it..so i can keep it put away and roll it out when its time to use..the night before ill fill the top tank, and mix the salt......has anyone done this...if so what do ya think???....if i do 20 gal at a time can i do my water change every two weeks????....thz...rich

[GaryP]

Let me give you a simpler option.

I have a 30 gal. trashcan sitting on my back porch. I make up my salt water there. The trashcan has a pump in it to stir it and aerate the water. I drain water into 5 gal. buckets so I can measure of much I am removing. Then I stick a 50 ft. length of tygon tubing onto the pump in the trash can, run the tubing to the tank and pump the water back into my sump.