fshfrk's homemade siphon

[eklikewhoa]

I need one of those adjusting attachments!

My siphon hose is 1-1/4 so if it works put me down for one John!
I made one with the 1-1/4 and it drains my 125g in about 5mins!

[cichlid1409]

John you need to start patenting this stuff and selling it!!

[peterp63]

Sweet. I just made one out of some 1-1/2" PVC that I had laying around. Gotta buy the hose now.... that stuff is expensive! Might end up getting that larger diamter garden hose for $40 or so for 75 ft. I have a decently long distance to go to get to my yard.

[fshfrk]

peter-Don't use the spa hose it's to stiff. they sell a drain hose a Lowes that is 24ft long and runs $8.00. buy 3 sections of that. I think the diameter is 1 1/2". or get the flat blue sump hose.

EK this thing will work for you good

[cichlid1409]

they sell a drain hose a Lowes that is 24ft long and runs $8.00

where do you find these john by the vinyl tubing or somewhere else?

[geoff_tropheus]

I got all my tubing from Jehmco and it was cheaper to have them ship it per foot than to buy it from Lowes or Home Depot

http://www.jehmco.com/

[fshfrk]

over by the sprinkler & irrigation dept. very back wall next to the water filters. this hose is thin but works good. you will need to link them together with some pvc & clamps. if you get a small hole they sell some rubber tape in the plumbing dept that will fix it.

the link

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=25775-335-RSK/12-6&lpage=none

[cichlid1409]

this hose is thin but works good.

if using just as drain pipe that shouldn't be a problem. thanks

clicked the site and put in my zip code and it said all 6 stores closest to me do not sell it!!!! :evil:

[fshfrk]

yea,I stepped on mine and got a pin hole. just a few wraps with that rubber tape fixed it. If you got 72 ft thats a long run. you may want a hose real. so winding it up will be easy.

[tbui1178]

Bringing this one back from the dead.

I made one of these and it works awesome. I'm wondering if this could be modified. Currently, I use this to drain my tank, but I also have to carry a python in the house to vac the poop in the sand. Is it possible to somehow add the python inline with this device so I don't have to run 2 hoses through my house?

Input from DIY masters is appreciated..

[Zulaab]

Honestly Thomas, I drain my tank using a 16ft 1" spa hose out the nearest window, drains all of my tanks quite quick.
Then I have a complete setup for my filling which all its job is to do is fill my tanks up.
The only bad parts is I dont have a good system to go though the sand and clean it up. I have a lot of water movement which helps with cleaning the tank but one of them its kinda bad in and I am thinking of some way to make a system where I can drain the water back into a sock and into my wet dry and this way I dont shut off the system while cleaning my sand bottom and the only thing that it would do is clean the bottom.

[fshfrk]

I don't vac sand. I have a very thin bed of it in all of my tanks. I use the python to clean my sumps every 6 months or so. Water movement is the key. Stir the sand up sometimes but really never do it. Powerheads & Micron socks make my fish life easy.

[Zulaab]

My 180 just dont have enough water flow then :(
MAG 18 + 2x K4's -- still going to one of these days make a device I can add to the do the work.... I need it.

[cichlid1409]

Bringing this one back from the dead.

I made one of these and it works awesome. I'm wondering if this could be modified. Currently, I use this to drain my tank, but I also have to carry a python in the house to vac the poop in the sand. Is it possible to somehow add the python inline with this device so I don't have to run 2 hoses through my house?

Input from DIY masters is appreciated..

attach a piece of pool vaccuum hose (the blue kind with the white rings on it) to the end inside the tank. flexible enough and you could move it around the tank. just a thought i had while talking to john the other day

[Zebvance]

Deff have to make me one now