Water Change Hose

OffRoad322 · 09/11/2018, 05:17 PM

Hi all,
I just started doing water changes from a brute trash can to my tank using a pump and an RV garden/water hose. Once I turn off the pump there is still water in the hose.

Any suggestions on how to get all of the saltwater out of the hose after filling my tank? Seems like there is wasted saltwater in the hose that I will lose each time. My hose is 50ft so it's harder than when I used buckets.

PUMP --- HOSE --- PVC LOOP into TANK with ball valve

mcgyvr · 09/11/2018, 05:30 PM

Blow in it or simply use gravity and raise it up to drain

OffRoad322 · 09/11/2018, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Blow in it or simply use gravity and raise it up to drain

Thanks Mcqyvr...hard to blow into a 50ft hose or raise it high enough.

mcgyvr · 09/11/2018, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OffRoad322

Thanks Mcqyvr...hard to blow into a 50ft hose or raise it high enough.

Try blowing while its raising up...

MikesReef83 · 09/11/2018, 08:09 PM

Can you shorten the length of the hose so you have a more straight route eliminating extra housing to have sitting water? Thus way it's easier to lift and drain.

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homer1475 · 09/12/2018, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MikesReef83

Can you shorten the length of the hose so you have a more straight route eliminating extra housing to have sitting water? Thus way it's easier to lift and drain.

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+1

My WC hose is regular vinyl hose I got from lowes in bulk for about .35$ a foot. It's just long enough to reach from my barrels to my tank, but still short enough so that when I unhook it from the barrels I can just walk the length of it and empty it into my sump.

Akram · 09/13/2018, 09:30 PM

When you’re done filling in the tank with new water, pick up the pump out of the water for a 30 seconds +/- (depends on the pumps power) and let it push all the water out until no more water comes out.

OffRoad322 · 09/13/2018, 09:31 PM

Wouldn't that burn up the pump?

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Originally Posted by Akram

When you’re done filling in the tank with new water, pick up the pump out of the water for a 30 seconds +/- (depends on the pumps power) and let it push all the water out until no more water comes out.

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MikesReef83 · 09/13/2018, 10:39 PM

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Wouldn't that burn up the pump?

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Not if you shut it down once you hear it start taking in air. You just don't want it to run totally dry.

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Akram · 09/14/2018, 10:27 AM

The pump will burn when it get too hot, that means unless you let it run dry for over 5 or 10 minutes, that wouldn’t be an issue

09/11/2018, 05:17 PM	#1
OffRoad322 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 105	Water Change Hose Hi all, I just started doing water changes from a brute trash can to my tank using a pump and an RV garden/water hose. Once I turn off the pump there is still water in the hose. Any suggestions on how to get all of the saltwater out of the hose after filling my tank? Seems like there is wasted saltwater in the hose that I will lose each time. My hose is 50ft so it's harder than when I used buckets. PUMP --- HOSE --- PVC LOOP into TANK with ball valve

09/11/2018, 05:30 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Blow in it or simply use gravity and raise it up to drain __________________ Who me?

09/11/2018, 08:09 PM	#5
MikesReef83 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Saint Genevieve, MO Posts: 221	Can you shorten the length of the hose so you have a more straight route eliminating extra housing to have sitting water? Thus way it's easier to lift and drain. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

09/13/2018, 09:30 PM	#7
Akram Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 72	When you’re done filling in the tank with new water, pick up the pump out of the water for a 30 seconds +/- (depends on the pumps power) and let it push all the water out until no more water comes out.

09/14/2018, 10:27 AM	#10
Akram Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 72	The pump will burn when it get too hot, that means unless you let it run dry for over 5 or 10 minutes, that wouldn’t be an issue