Plastic clamps for Aqua c ev-180

KnighthawKz · 09/14/2012, 06:15 PM

Bought a used AquaC EV-180 and was going to hook up a mag 9.5 to it with rubber 1" vinyl tubing and was wondering where I could buy plastic clamps locally.
Checked at Lowes and they don't carry plastic ones just the metal ones.
On my BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor I just used one of those plastic tie straps on the MJ1200 as it does not have as much GPH going thur it.
If a plastic clamp could not be found local you think a tie strap would hold?
Also the EV-180 came with out the gate valve on it. Does anyone use theirs without the valve(some type of mod?)and where would you buy a gatevalve(Lowes just have ball valves)
THANKS

KafudaFish · 09/14/2012, 07:30 PM

plastic clamps:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?pcatid=9227

A LFS may have them too.

lwillis22 · 09/14/2012, 08:50 PM

Would be interested to hear how your skimmer performs as I have the same one and have been having some issues with it losing its bubbles too soon.

gannmann9876 · 09/15/2012, 05:27 AM

I used mine without a gate valve. With the 9.5 you won't need one. You will need a ball valve to cut the 9.5 back a little.

KnighthawKz · 09/15/2012, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gannmann9876

I used mine without a gate valve. With the 9.5 you won't need one. You will need a ball valve to cut the 9.5 back a little.

ball valve between pump and skimmer?

09/14/2012, 06:15 PM	#1
KnighthawKz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 50	Plastic clamps for Aqua c ev-180 Bought a used AquaC EV-180 and was going to hook up a mag 9.5 to it with rubber 1" vinyl tubing and was wondering where I could buy plastic clamps locally. Checked at Lowes and they don't carry plastic ones just the metal ones. On my BRS GFO & Carbon Reactor I just used one of those plastic tie straps on the MJ1200 as it does not have as much GPH going thur it. If a plastic clamp could not be found local you think a tie strap would hold? Also the EV-180 came with out the gate valve on it. Does anyone use theirs without the valve(some type of mod?)and where would you buy a gatevalve(Lowes just have ball valves) THANKS

09/14/2012, 07:30 PM	#2
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	plastic clamps: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?pcatid=9227 A LFS may have them too.

09/14/2012, 08:50 PM	#3
lwillis22 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 303	Would be interested to hear how your skimmer performs as I have the same one and have been having some issues with it losing its bubbles too soon.

09/15/2012, 05:27 AM	#4
gannmann9876 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lebanon Tn Posts: 255	I used mine without a gate valve. With the 9.5 you won't need one. You will need a ball valve to cut the 9.5 back a little.