Garden Hose For Water Changes ??

Duke76 · 08/23/2006, 03:24 PM

My water container is located about 30 feet from my display tank. I change 25 gallons every week and have been using buckets to move the water to the display.

I would like to be able to eliminate the buckets and pump the water from the storage container to my sump.

Can I use a vinyl garden hose with the metal connections removed to pump the water to the sump ?

Thank you for your help.

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 03:30 PM

use one all the time.....

McBeck · 08/23/2006, 03:34 PM

Been using it for years, but it's never been used for anything else.

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 03:37 PM

just curious...why 25G a week?

GlobaLPimP · 08/23/2006, 03:57 PM

IMO...That's a pretty big water change for a weekly schedule - I change 10gls. a week in my 75

jgrossman · 08/23/2006, 04:10 PM

What does everybody use to take the water out of your sumps? Not talking about evaporation but actual water changes. I plan on having a gravity fed pipe go thru the wall from the garage to the sump. I can not figure a good way to get the water out of the sump? Just wondering what everybody else uses?

sir_dudeguy · 08/23/2006, 04:17 PM

i've heard that hoses sometimes have chemicals in them for something, but i still use one all the time... no ill affects

Reefmedic79 · 08/23/2006, 04:23 PM

Alot of hoses have mold and mildew inhibitors, I would also be a little worried if they had brass fittings on them. Brass=Copper

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 04:28 PM

use a ball valve connected to your out pipe.....if its gravity fed............

sir_dudeguy · 08/23/2006, 04:33 PM

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I would also be a little worried if they had brass fittings on them. Brass=Copper

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Can I use a vinyl garden hose with the metal connections removed

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 04:39 PM

snap retort!

sir_dudeguy · 08/23/2006, 04:47 PM

huh? lol whats a snap retort? i didnt mean to retort or anything like that, it was just quicker for me to quote it than to type it lol.

Reefmedic79 · 08/23/2006, 04:53 PM

didn't catch the "removed" touche'

sir_dudeguy · 08/23/2006, 04:58 PM

oh lol
like I said, I didnt mean for that to sound like a retort or anything so i hope you didnt take it as one. It was just quicker for me to use quotes than to type it

Duke76 · 08/23/2006, 04:58 PM

Thanks for everyone's replies.

Re: 25 gallon water changes--I've been having nitrate problems and I've tried many different things to keep them down based on what I've read on RC. I've tried feeding less, coil denitrator, refugium with chaeto, and more live rock (93 lbs total). The only thing that I've been successful with is water changes of 25 gallons every 1 to 2 weeks.

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 04:58 PM

Hows the heat there young Sir_dudeguy.....I lived in Scotsdale for a whole hellish year once.....

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 05:01 PM

???? with a water volume of 90 gallons and what reads as a pretty low bio-load...you got Nitrate issue's...?????
whats the mean reading?

MCary · 08/23/2006, 05:29 PM

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What does everybody use to take the water out of your sumps?

A sump pump, what else?

Seriously, I bought a sump pump at Home Depot. You hook a hose to it. It has a million and one uses. Taking water out of a sump, transfering from garbage cans, taking water out of tanks. Ya gotta have one.

Mike

Duke76 · 08/23/2006, 05:31 PM

I use the TetraTest Laborette test. If I keep up with the water changes I'm in the "12.5 to 25" range pretty consistently. If I go three weeks or more between water changes I'm in the "25 to 50" category.

BurntOutReefer · 08/23/2006, 05:37 PM

thats makes no sense.......
have you tested with another kit?...
you have 4 fish (and small-ish ones at that ) in a tank that has a volume of 90 g....and you goto 25~50 in three weeks....?

Agu · 08/23/2006, 06:19 PM

The nitrate readings don't sound right to me either. Have a couple of samples checked at the LFS. While you're at it have your new saltwater checked too.

Nano Chris · 08/23/2006, 06:37 PM

So is it ok to use the python with the hose? It has a brass fitting at the sink as a connector.

08/23/2006, 03:24 PM	#1
Duke76 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 26	Garden Hose For Water Changes ?? My water container is located about 30 feet from my display tank. I change 25 gallons every week and have been using buckets to move the water to the display. I would like to be able to eliminate the buckets and pump the water from the storage container to my sump. Can I use a vinyl garden hose with the metal connections removed to pump the water to the sump ? Thank you for your help.

08/23/2006, 03:34 PM	#3
McBeck Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wentzville, MO Posts: 1,374	Been using it for years, but it's never been used for anything else. __________________ Got Salt? Saltwater Enthusiasts Association of St. Louis (SEASL) "Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: Now reefing in various Rubbermaid sizes

08/23/2006, 03:57 PM	#5
GlobaLPimP Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 911	IMO...That's a pretty big water change for a weekly schedule - I change 10gls. a week in my 75 __________________ This hobby is educational; it teaches you how to spend a lot of money in a hurry! Current Tank Info: 75gl, SPS, LPS, IceCap/T5/SLR, 2 modded Tunze 6045's, PCI 350 skimmer w/ Gen-X 2400, 95lbs LR, GEN-X 4100 return

08/23/2006, 04:17 PM	#7
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	i've heard that hoses sometimes have chemicals in them for something, but i still use one all the time... no ill affects __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/23/2006, 04:23 PM	#8
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	Alot of hoses have mold and mildew inhibitors, I would also be a little worried if they had brass fittings on them. Brass=Copper __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

08/23/2006, 03:30 PM	#2
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	use one all the time.....

08/23/2006, 03:37 PM	#4
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	just curious...why 25G a week?

08/23/2006, 04:10 PM	#6
jgrossman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Daytona Beach Fl Posts: 41	What does everybody use to take the water out of your sumps? Not talking about evaporation but actual water changes. I plan on having a gravity fed pipe go thru the wall from the garage to the sump. I can not figure a good way to get the water out of the sump? Just wondering what everybody else uses?

08/23/2006, 04:28 PM	#9
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	use a ball valve connected to your out pipe.....if its gravity fed............

08/23/2006, 04:39 PM	#11
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	snap retort!

08/23/2006, 04:47 PM	#12
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	huh? lol whats a snap retort? i didnt mean to retort or anything like that, it was just quicker for me to quote it than to type it lol. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/23/2006, 04:53 PM	#13
Reefmedic79 Life and Reef Saver Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Tavares, Florida Posts: 6,202	didn't catch the "removed" touche' __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> How much deeper would the ocean be if it didn't have sponges? P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sid Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder, 20L Sump, 10G Fuge, JBJ A.T.O, 4" Reef Octopus, DIY Stand & Canopy, RapidLED Dimmable 36 Kit on 3 6" MakersLED Heatsink, MP10es

08/23/2006, 04:58 PM	#14
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	oh lol like I said, I didnt mean for that to sound like a retort or anything so i hope you didnt take it as one. It was just quicker for me to use quotes than to type it __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/23/2006, 05:01 PM	#17
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	???? with a water volume of 90 gallons and what reads as a pretty low bio-load...you got Nitrate issue's...????? whats the mean reading?

08/23/2006, 05:31 PM	#19
Duke76 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 26	I use the TetraTest Laborette test. If I keep up with the water changes I'm in the "12.5 to 25" range pretty consistently. If I go three weeks or more between water changes I'm in the "25 to 50" category.

08/23/2006, 05:37 PM	#20
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	thats makes no sense....... have you tested with another kit?... you have 4 fish (and small-ish ones at that ) in a tank that has a volume of 90 g....and you goto 25~50 in three weeks....?

08/23/2006, 06:19 PM	#21
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	The nitrate readings don't sound right to me either. Have a couple of samples checked at the LFS. While you're at it have your new saltwater checked too. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

08/23/2006, 06:37 PM	#22
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	So is it ok to use the python with the hose? It has a brass fitting at the sink as a connector. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!