{"product_id":"aquarium-bucket-level-6l-8l-levels-system","title":"Aquarium Bucket Level - 6L \u0026 8L levels - system","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"media\"\u003e\u003coembed url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VQSmWmsKcxo\"\u003e\u003c\/oembed\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis design is a clip for the Icon Plastics 9L Round Heavy Duty Plastic Bucket that we got from Bunnings - https:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/icon-plastics-9l-round-heavy-duty-plastic-bucket_p4475126?srsltid=AfmBOoomlM8z3M7CiEIEhPzKMXTik5c-Fy6RvTI53apGeyn3gHjNTRK6.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts purpose was to allow my daughter to quickly and easily fill up buckets of water for refilling an aquarium after a water change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving only 6L and 8L marks allows for various combinations and the two sizes allows for the same amount of water conditioner to be added each time. 6L and 8L is also a weight that is not too heavy to be lifted by her (6kg\/8kg).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese buckets come in blue\/black\/yellow and were AU $5.00\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clip would fit buckets with a top internal diameter of 245mm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a lip that is about 12mm wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bucket I have them on are (The icon plastics bucket mentioned above)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e245mm internal top diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200mm internal bottom diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e247mm internal height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12mmx 12mm lip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe system is this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmptying water out of tank - 24L\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSay you have a 130L tank containing gravel and ornaments, so about 120L of water, and if you did a 20% water change, that would be 120 * 0.2 = 24 litres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAU $20 - Perform a water change using a larger bucket say 20L like this one at AU $10 - https:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/handy-20l-pail-bucket-with-lid_p4475875 and - this bucket stays on the ground and an adult can easily empty it out. Having 2 means you can fill each once with 12L in each - she can just about manage that pouring the water out on the lawn and the tall sides keeps the siphon in the bucket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse these buckets of water to lightly shake any dirt off the tanks sponge filters. is fine for these to be left with brown gunk which is the bacteria as part of the nitrogen cycle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefilling tank - 24L = 6L in 4 buckets - having more buckets means the water conditioner has time to work - supposedly takes a minute or two, and is quicker filling multiple buckets with smaller amounts of water. Kids can do each task in sequence.\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAU $15 - 3 x 9 litre buckets filled with 6L of water containing water conditioner to remove the chlorine from the tap water - total of 18L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAU $10 - one bucket that has a lip for easy pouring back into the tank filled with 6L of water containing water conditioner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlways pour water into tank using the bucket with the lip, that means less spills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThen when the lip bucket is empty, you can pour the next 6L of water into the lipped bucket and repeat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf your kids can lift them high easily, you could do 3 buckets x 8L and buy 1 less bucket. Or if you don't want to buy as many buckets, you can just keep filling the same one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesign by RandomSmith on MakerWorld (license: BY).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mymadmanlab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67415189651760,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0809\/5280\/files\/0_4846697a-58d7-45c7-befd-6ed6091e23d7.png?v=1785405738","url":"https:\/\/mymadmanlab.com\/products\/aquarium-bucket-level-6l-8l-levels-system","provider":"Mymadmanlab.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}