Mr G
Seedling
Hi,
Anybody ever used one of these "drill pumps" for doing water changes on larger tanks ?
They seem to be fairly good value. Cheaper than a Python (but not as cheap as a bucket )
I was thinking it might make life a little easier when doing large (50%) water in my 240ltr tank. Simply attach the hose, connect the drill and start pumping to empty ..... swap the hose ends around to start filling from a water but (with pre-treated water)
There are some details here
Wolfcraft drill pump
That one is a 3000 ltr/ph, however there is a smaller 1300 ltr/ph version that should suit better. It would seem that the only ones worth getting are the 'self priming' versions, the others seem to be too much trouble.
My only concern is how fast the flow rate is, especially when filling the tank .... I dont want my plants and substrate getting blown all over the tank !
However with a drill with variable speeds it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Any thoughts ?
Al
Anybody ever used one of these "drill pumps" for doing water changes on larger tanks ?
They seem to be fairly good value. Cheaper than a Python (but not as cheap as a bucket )
I was thinking it might make life a little easier when doing large (50%) water in my 240ltr tank. Simply attach the hose, connect the drill and start pumping to empty ..... swap the hose ends around to start filling from a water but (with pre-treated water)
There are some details here
Wolfcraft drill pump
That one is a 3000 ltr/ph, however there is a smaller 1300 ltr/ph version that should suit better. It would seem that the only ones worth getting are the 'self priming' versions, the others seem to be too much trouble.
My only concern is how fast the flow rate is, especially when filling the tank .... I dont want my plants and substrate getting blown all over the tank !
However with a drill with variable speeds it shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Any thoughts ?
Al