Where to get the rubber hoses for a peristaltic dosing pump?

hipertec · 05/09/2020, 11:16 AM

Anyone know where to get the peristaltic dosing pump rubber hoses that is good quality and affordability priced?

Vinny Kreyling · 05/09/2020, 04:50 PM

https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/it...armed%20Tubing

This is what you want to use, longest lasting available.

hipertec · 05/10/2020, 08:05 AM

Thank you. Theres alot of sizes. I tried to find which tubing size I need without any luck. I have the Aqua Medic SP3000 pump:
https://www.aqua-medic.de/index.php?...product&id=121

Any idea what the typical tubing size to go with for this type of pump?

Vinny Kreyling · 05/10/2020, 08:48 AM

They do not list any size for the hose.
They do say it's Santoprene & on continuous duty should be changed & greased every 3-4 months. I can not say what to use, they are different between manufacturers.
The only sure way is to measure with calipers.

cody6766 · 05/10/2020, 08:54 AM

I used standard silicone air line. I think I got it from Amazon. It's been up and running for over a year with no issues.

hipertec · 05/10/2020, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody6766

I used standard silicone air line. I think I got it from Amazon. It's been up and running for over a year with no issues.

Do you have a link or description of the tubing you got?

cody6766 · 05/10/2020, 03:03 PM

No link, but it was just the normal fish tank air line, but made out of silicone. I think it was made by Tetra, or some other big name producer. A quick search should show it on Amazon. It wasn't anything special.

they probably also have it at Pet Co or Petsmart.

05/09/2020, 11:16 AM	#1
hipertec Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California (Inland Empire) Posts: 1,266	Where to get the rubber hoses for a peristaltic dosing pump? Anyone know where to get the peristaltic dosing pump rubber hoses that is good quality and affordability priced?

05/09/2020, 04:50 PM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/it...armed%20Tubing This is what you want to use, longest lasting available. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

05/10/2020, 08:48 AM	#4
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	They do not list any size for the hose. They do say it's Santoprene & on continuous duty should be changed & greased every 3-4 months. I can not say what to use, they are different between manufacturers. The only sure way is to measure with calipers. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

05/10/2020, 08:54 AM	#5
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	I used standard silicone air line. I think I got it from Amazon. It's been up and running for over a year with no issues. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

05/10/2020, 03:03 PM	#7
cody6766 Super Best Friends! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 3,772	No link, but it was just the normal fish tank air line, but made out of silicone. I think it was made by Tetra, or some other big name producer. A quick search should show it on Amazon. It wasn't anything special. they probably also have it at Pet Co or Petsmart. __________________ "The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI

05/10/2020, 08:05 AM	#3
hipertec Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California (Inland Empire) Posts: 1,266	Thank you. Theres alot of sizes. I tried to find which tubing size I need without any luck. I have the Aqua Medic SP3000 pump: https://www.aqua-medic.de/index.php?...product&id=121 Any idea what the typical tubing size to go with for this type of pump?