Let's do it again Sam

[j.w]

Just collect 2500 plastic milk jugs, voila

 

[tbendl]

Just collect 2500 plastic milk jugs, voila

Bahaha you say that but my family drinks milk like crazy it probably wouldn't take that long!
I bought a laguna last year and I love it but I'm running regular hose as tubing, what kind of tubing do you use to your filter? Flexible underwater kind?

 

[sissy]

You can try sump pump hose and see if it works at 10 dollars a cheap fix .The other hose can be expensive .I use 1 1/2 and 1 1/4 .Youy restrict the flow to much and it can ruin the pump .

 

[tbendl]

I haven't had issues with the pump but my waterfall is just kinda pathetic and I would like a little more flow through the bog. Sump Pump hose, got it.

 

[j.w]

I have my tubing running up and outta the pond under the edge of the liner all along the side to the other end of pond and hooked to the back of my waterfall container. I think it is 1" and it was the expensive kind that doesn't get brittle and cracks. I should switch to a bigger diameter but I haven't yet. It looks like brand new still. It's flexible but tough.

 

[tbendl]

Ok now see I bought some of that when I first got the new pump, and I wasn't sure the best way to hook it up to the pump, did you use hose clamps or what with the ribbing?
Lowe's had clear acrylic non ribbed tubing but it was super expensive. And I definitely think I need to go bigger than 1". Maybe 1 1/4 to 1 1/2. (Although anything is better than the 3/4 I'm currently running).

 

[j.w]

My tubing of course would not fit over the new pumps outtake so I mickey moused it together w/some kind of reducer so each end would fit. I didn't use a hose clamp on the tubing in the water but I did on the end that attaches to the waterfall cuz I sure don't want that popping off. I might re-do the tubing in the water so it is connected better but who knows. For now it is ok.

 

[sissy]

if you buy clamps make sure they are stainless steel .The sump pump hose is ribbed but comes with smooth spots and that is where you cut it .

 

[sissy]

you can see how sump pump hose hooks up to even pvc pipe ,That is the spitter i have in my waterfall pond .

 

[DrCase]

I had to move my water and fish to a new pond this fall to do some work on the old one. The 2 fish did fine with the clean liner and the old water.
But I never stopped my filters and i ran a bypass to the new pond.
Than a few weeks later I pumped the water back and put the fish in the old pond

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[JBtheExplorer]

Do you remember who you ordered through?

Wish I could, but I don't remember.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

My question is if I retain at least 1000 gallons can I put the fish and the water and the plants right back into the newly lined pond?

Absolutely!

 

[sissy]

Make sure you test the water before you put them back in .I tested mine in the morning and at night and I added as many air stones as I could right away .My ph was high at first

 

[tbendl]

you can see how sump pump hose hooks up to even pvc pipe ,That is the spitter i have in my waterfall pond .

Ahh I see what you mean by the smooth portion. I'd have to make sure and buy the correct length since it doesn't look like it can be cut.
Thank Dr.Case, JB, and Meyer! And yes Sissy, great point, I will.

 

[sissy]

It has smooth sections every 2 or 3 feet and only comes in one length .You just have to make sure you cut in the middle of the smooth sections .I had a pic of it but it is still locked up in my old puter .You can look at it in the store it comes in a plastic bag .To connect to hoses together I use the pvc pipe and clamps .It is by the sump pumps in lowes