Is there a pump with hose attachment on intake?

[Bengals888]

Hi,

Is there such a beast? Small pump which you can attach like 1/2” O.D. tubing on the intake?

Reasoning, I don’t want to remove my tank lid to do water changes, I just stick the hose in the water.
Pump is not submersed in the water, only the hose.

I have been scooping out water with yogurt container.

Is that possible with a powerhead?

 

[flooddc]

look up external pumps.

 

[TheEngineer]

You could just use a siphon, no?

 

[Bengals888]

external pump, not much out there and not cheap.

siphon, yes, pump would be quicker.

 

[TheEngineer]

external pump, not much out there and not cheap.

siphon, yes, pump would be quicker.

Bigger tube = faster flow get a 1” hose and you’ll be flying.

 

[Maggie321]

I use a small Cobalt inline pump. But I put the pump in the water and pump out my water with it. I doesn't not stay in the tank. I suppose if you wanted to get crafty with plumbing you could make some sort of contraption with it worked in there.

 

[Reef-junky]

You would have to some how prime the pump. You couldn’t just stick a hose in. You could just use something like this.

 

[Reef-junky]

You could Tee off the overflow pipe going to the sump I suppose.

 

[Reef-junky]

Better still the Tee off the return pump.