Hose/tubing and connection for water changes

[Dine]

I’m looking for some suggestions on type of tubing/hose that I can plumb into my mixing station for easy water changes (if you have links even better!). I’m looking for something flexible that I can roll up and hang when not in use and then unroll and go Aprox 30-40ft to refill my tank.

if you have a tubing/hose suggestion what connection would/did you use to plumb it Into the mixing station?

 

[Peace River]

I encourage you to check out this Reef Builder's thread and embedded video for ideas:

Building the Ultimate Water Mixing Station

We’ve been building out the Reef Builders Studio for well over a year now and if there’s one project that has felt like it would be the capstone to the endeavor, it’s the water mixing station. When you have a couple tanks floating around the house you don’t need anything fancy to purify tap...

www.reef2reef.com

@Jake Adams talks about the connectors and several other ideas that you may find helpful. Good luck!

 

[SPR1968]

You could you braided hose, that's what I used, as it wont kink as much as normal hose, but you will need a powerful enough pump to move the water through it.

 

[Dine]

I encourage you to check out this Reef Builder's thread and embedded video for ideas:

Building the Ultimate Water Mixing Station

We’ve been building out the Reef Builders Studio for well over a year now and if there’s one project that has felt like it would be the capstone to the endeavor, it’s the water mixing station. When you have a couple tanks floating around the house you don’t need anything fancy to purify tap...

www.reef2reef.com

@Jake Adams talks about the connectors and several other ideas that you may find helpful. Good luck!

Thank you. Watching it now

 

[Dine]

You could you braided hose, that's what I used, as it wont kink as much as normal hose, but you will need a powerful enough pump to move the water through it.

I have a few options. Easiest to plumb is a blueline HD 40. I also have a vectra m1 but that’s requires several reducers to plumb into this system and I’ve read that the vectras don’t like back pressure

 

[Dine]

I encourage you to check out this Reef Builder's thread and embedded video for ideas:

Building the Ultimate Water Mixing Station

We’ve been building out the Reef Builders Studio for well over a year now and if there’s one project that has felt like it would be the capstone to the endeavor, it’s the water mixing station. When you have a couple tanks floating around the house you don’t need anything fancy to purify tap...

www.reef2reef.com

@Jake Adams talks about the connectors and several other ideas that you may find helpful. Good luck!

That’s EXACTLY what I was looking for but he never mentions a brand or where he got it. I’ve been to 2 Home Depot’s but all they had were metal versions. Would love to find a plastic one like in the video. The hose he’s using looks like the hose off a python kit?

 

[Royal_T]

The 2 connection types I am deciding on are the CAM LEVER QUICK CONNECT COUPLING or the PUSH-LOCK COUPLING . Maybe someone using these can offer their pro's and con's or alternate options. I never liked braided vynil or standard vynil, it holds shape. I want to use heavy duty rubber garden hose.

Water Mixing Station - Rubber Hose

 

[Silent]

@Dine I think that is off of the python kit. I have one of those laying around and looks just like it.

 

[Dine]

@Dine I think that is off of the python kit. I have one of those laying around and looks just like it.

So looking up python I found 2 options. A plastic one like in the video and a brass one. Would brass be ok to use? It certainly would be stronger once it’s holding the weight of the python.

 

[Dine]

The 2 connection types I am deciding on are the CAM LEVER QUICK CONNECT COUPLING or the PUSH-LOCK COUPLING . Maybe someone using these can offer their pro's and con's or alternate options. I never liked braided vynil or standard vynil, it holds shape. I want to use heavy duty rubber garden hose.

Water Mixing Station - Rubber Hose

That push lock coupling looks perfect! Thank you. As to the rubber hose. That video was my original inspiration however after some research I read where the heavy duty rubber hoses were not ideal for our applications as they leech chemicals. Obviously I have no way of testing/backing that up but I’m not sure I’m willing to take that chance.