Water Hose for Cleaning and Filling your Aquarium

[TheHighestCrew]

alright, gonna try making one

[prostreet69camaro]

okay the check valve forces the siphon to continue, got it. I like the simplicity. So you just kind of jack it up and down in the water and since it can't back flow it drains. Any pics of the drain attachment? thanks

The picture is on the first page of this post named sucker hose. Reread my original post. You will have to make an adapter to hook the suction tube to the water hose.

The gravel cleaner I have is the Marina easy start/clean brand.

[TheHighestCrew]

You will not need a clamp if you make the U shape pipe like I have in the picture. It hooks on to the side of the tank.

The other picture I posted shows the suction tube I use. When you move it up and down in the water it automatically fills the hose up and starts siphoning. It has a check valve in the top part of the tube. I got it from Petmarts.

Here is the U shape pipe. You can add a ball valve where the hose mates to the pipe.

okay the check valve forces the siphon to continue, got it. I like the simplicity. So you just kind of jack it up and down in the water and since it can't back flow it drains. Any pics of the drain attachment? thanks

[prostreet69camaro]

I did a 50% water change. That picture is when I was filling the tank.

This hose setup is just for filling up the tank.

[KhmerStyle]

You will not need a clamp if you make the U shape pipe like I have in the picture. It hooks on to the side of the tank.

The other picture I posted shows the suction tube I use. When you move it up and down in the water it automatically fills the hose up and starts siphoning. It has a check valve in the top part of the tube. I got it from Petmarts.

Here is the U shape pipe. You can add a ball valve where the hose mates to the pipe.

is that for draining or filling if it is for draining it only looks like a 25% wc

[prostreet69camaro]

So when you drain/clean the tank do you submerge the hose and put a finger over one end to keep the siphon? I need to get a clamp so I can hold this bad boy to the side of the tank. Wow this is going to make water changes on the 75 soooo much easier. I do pretty big changes so it ends up being a ****ton of 5 gallon buckets.

On a side note if anyone needs place to get food grade square 5 gallon buckets: Shipleys! They sell them to me for 1.75 and all they had in them are icing. Come with gasket tops also. Super durable I use them for two bucket method washing my car and I have a whole stack of them for aquarium purposes. If anyone is in need of buckets check your local Shipleys. They may have them in the back just ask if you can buy some.

You will not need a clamp if you make the U shape pipe like I have in the picture. It hooks on to the side of the tank.

The other picture I posted shows the suction tube I use. When you move it up and down in the water it automatically fills the hose up and starts siphoning. It has a check valve in the top part of the tube. I got it from Petmarts.

Here is the U shape pipe. You can add a ball valve where the hose mates to the pipe.

[TheHighestCrew]

1/2" CPVC fits real tight in the 1/2" white water hose from Walmart. I would use 1/2" CPVC ball valves with adapters to 1/2" CPVC. I used a tyrap to hold the pipe in the hose.

I could only find 25ft RV hose at the Walmart at Spring Cypress and 249. I did see some 50ft RV hose at Ace Hardware.


I dont have valves on my setup because the fitting and hose in the sink leaks a little bit. When you have a valve on the line and you close it it will pressure up and leak more. I probably could add more rubber o-rings to the fitting to stop the laek.

So when you drain/clean the tank do you submerge the hose and put a finger over one end to keep the siphon? I need to get a clamp so I can hold this bad boy to the side of the tank. Wow this is going to make water changes on the 75 soooo much easier. I do pretty big changes so it ends up being a ****ton of 5 gallon buckets.

On a side note if anyone needs place to get food grade square 5 gallon buckets: Shipleys! They sell them to me for 1.75 and all they had in them are icing. Come with gasket tops also. Super durable I use them for two bucket method washing my car and I have a whole stack of them for aquarium purposes. If anyone is in need of buckets check your local Shipleys. They may have them in the back just ask if you can buy some.

[prostreet69camaro]

what kind of valves are you use on it? I was thinking a ball valve on each side.

1/2" CPVC fits real tight in the 1/2" white water hose from Walmart. I would use 1/2" CPVC ball valves with adapters to 1/2" CPVC. I used a tyrap to hold the pipe in the hose.

I could only find 25ft RV hose at the Walmart at Spring Cypress and 249. I did see some 50ft RV hose at Ace Hardware.


I dont have valves on my setup because the fitting and hose in the sink leaks a little bit. When you have a valve on the line and you close it it will pressure up and leak more. I probably could add more rubber o-rings to the fitting to stop the laek.

[TheHighestCrew]

I bought a 50ft RV house from Wal-Mart for under $20.

what kind of valves are you use on it? I was thinking a ball valve on each side.

[SunnyHouTX]

I bought a 50ft RV house from Wal-Mart for under $20.

[TheHighestCrew]

I need to do this. RV hose sounds like a bet

[R_sustaita]

we both live in spring but we both have 2 different water providers. i belong to WCD 10 and he belongs to something else.

[crazy42bmx]

Yea apartments are smaller, but water is cheap when it comes to doing 200+ gallons worth of water changes.

[moganman]

every water district is different. last summer i empty my pool and refill it, i had to pay $400 for only 18k gallons.

That's a little over 2 cents per gallon. Based on what you said, your brother was paying 10 cents per gallon or more, which seems a bit high.

[R_sustaita]

every water district is different. last summer i empty my pool and refill it, i had to pay $400 for only 18k gallons.