Aquarium water changing and water stabilization system

Abstract

An aquarium water changing and stabilization system consists of an initial tank designed to stabilize and condition water before it is entered into a subsequent tank that contains live aquatic animals such as fish. This system has a cabinet that is designed to aesthetically enclose, protect and support the components of the aquarium while providing access to the system. Water is introduced into the system from existing hot and cold water plumbing which is connected to this system. Water exits from this system into existing sewerage plumbing which is also connected to this system. Conditioned water from the conditioning tank enters the main fish tank via plumbing from one tank to the other. In case too much water is introduced to either tank, overflow drains in both tanks prevent water from overflowing over the top of either tank. Plumbing check valves and ball valves create safe and easy plumbing.

1 . A system for introducing fluids into an aquarium, comprising: 
 a container for containing fluids that are at least one of treated or introduced into the aquarium;    an input conduit for introducing the fluids into the container from an existing water feed;    a connecting conduit for conducting the fluids into the aquarium via a gravity feed, the connecting conduit having a flow direction limiting apparatus for ensuring that the fluids do not flow into the container and a flow regulator for regulating a volume of flow of the fluids; and    a drainage conduit for draining fluids from the aquarium, the drainage conduit ensuring that the fluids in at least one of the aquarium or the container do not exceed a predetermined level,    wherein a flow of the fluids between the container and the aquarium is only from the container to the aquarium.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the drainage conduit is connected to an existing external sewage line.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the input conduit is a pipe.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the connecting conduit is a pipe.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the drainage conduit is a pipe.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the container is an auxiliary aquarium.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fluid treater for treating the fluids in the container.  
   
   
       8 . A system for introducing fluids into an aquarium, comprising: 
 a container for containing the fluids that are at least one of treated or introduced into the aquarium;    means for introducing the fluids into the container from an existing water feed;    means for conducting the fluids into the aquarium via a gravity feed, the connecting conduit having a flow direction limiting apparatus for ensuring that the fluids do not flow into the container and a flow regulator for regulating a volume of flow of the fluids; and    means for draining fluids from the aquarium, the drainage conduit ensuring that the fluids in at least one of the aquarium or the container do not exceed a predetermined level,    wherein a flow of the fluids between the container and the aquarium is only from the container to the aquarium.    
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising means for treating the fluids in the container.  
   
   
       10 . A method for introducing fluids into an aquarium, comprising: 
 introducing the fluids into a container from an existing water feed;    treating the fluids to achieve a state that is similar to current fluids in the aquarium;    draining at least some of the current fluids from the aquarium to ensure that the fluids in at least one of the aquarium or the container do not exceed a predetermined level, and    conducting the fluids into the aquarium via a gravity feed while ensuring that the fluids do not flow into the container and regulating a volume of flow of the fluids;    wherein a flow of the fluids between the container and the aquarium is only from the container to the aquarium.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the introducing is done via a pipe.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the conducting is done via a pipe.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the draining is done via drainage conduit which is a pipe.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the drainage conduit is connected to an existing external sewage line.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the container is an auxiliary aquarium.