mjenner
Member
Hi Everyone,
As part of my Tank refurb, whilst I've got the filter off and the tank empty I want to try and replace the cruddy ribbed hoses on my Fluval 305 that everyone moans about, however I'm paranoid about introducing a leak and I haven't seen too much written about it apart from the occasional moan in an unrelated thread.
Initially, I'm looking to do this to make it easier to route the hoses (the fluval ones are a little too short by a matter of inches, very frustrating), but I'm also thinking about adding inline heating/CO2 at some point in the future.
I've got the hose off of the aqua-stop connector, but I've noticed that the hose has a glued-on rubber connector that fits over the nozzle on the aqua-stop that the hose nut comes up to press on and create a solid seal when it's screwed together. My original plan was to get some tubing the right diameter and force it onto the nozzle (with the help of some hot water) and then maybe use a jubilee clip to keep it on (more for peace of mind than anything else).
What I was wondering was, has anyone got first-hand experience of this replacement, was it successful? Also, have people been successful in using the nut to lock the hose on, or have people needed to use jubilee clips to secure the piping?
Finally, after measuring the nozzles, I think I need 14mm internal diameter hose, is this a standard size or is it something nasty and propriatary that would need adaptors?
Cheers,
Matt
As part of my Tank refurb, whilst I've got the filter off and the tank empty I want to try and replace the cruddy ribbed hoses on my Fluval 305 that everyone moans about, however I'm paranoid about introducing a leak and I haven't seen too much written about it apart from the occasional moan in an unrelated thread.
Initially, I'm looking to do this to make it easier to route the hoses (the fluval ones are a little too short by a matter of inches, very frustrating), but I'm also thinking about adding inline heating/CO2 at some point in the future.
I've got the hose off of the aqua-stop connector, but I've noticed that the hose has a glued-on rubber connector that fits over the nozzle on the aqua-stop that the hose nut comes up to press on and create a solid seal when it's screwed together. My original plan was to get some tubing the right diameter and force it onto the nozzle (with the help of some hot water) and then maybe use a jubilee clip to keep it on (more for peace of mind than anything else).
What I was wondering was, has anyone got first-hand experience of this replacement, was it successful? Also, have people been successful in using the nut to lock the hose on, or have people needed to use jubilee clips to secure the piping?
Finally, after measuring the nozzles, I think I need 14mm internal diameter hose, is this a standard size or is it something nasty and propriatary that would need adaptors?
Cheers,
Matt