Fluval hose adapting

fermentedhiker

fermentedhiker

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I'm setting up a new 55Gallon and my plan is to drive a fluidized bed filter(lifeguard fb300) via the canister(fluval 205). My problem is the fluval uses that corrugated tubing and the lifeguard uses just the silicone type. Does anyone know a way to adapt the fluval tubing to something standard that I can work with?

Thanks
Adam
 
I thought I had figured out a way around it. Since the Fluval hose is 3/4" I tried to use regular 3/4" vinyl hose so that I could adapt it using standard fittings. Unfortunately the Fluval hose is very thin walled and regular vinyl tubing is too thick to fit into the connector on the filter. Anyone have any ideas?
 
roscoe70 said:
Possible to change out the hoses on the fluval? Never done it myself but I would think you can change to another hose type.
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That's what I was hoping to do with the 3/4" vinyl hose(go right from the fitting on the canister filter, thus bypassing the stock hoses entirely) but the wall thickness is too much so the locknut on the fitting can't slide over the hose and clamp it.

I'm looking at getting some rubber adapters from Fluval that slip on over the ribbed hose and I think I'll be able to clamp the other part over a standard 3/4" barb fitting with a stainless hose clamp.

We'll see how it goes.
 
Then again I could just be an idiot. I just remeasured the stock hoses. I'm now pretty sure they are 5/8" and not 3/4" (que homer simson noises). Back to the hardware store for another parts run to see what I can put together.
 
Yep 5/8" ID vinyl hose worked perfect or close enough so that it doesn't leak. I made an adapter that goes from 5/8" hose and T's into two 1/2" ball valves. 1 goes through a Hydor inline heater and then through a Lifegard fb300 fluidized bed filter. The other(when I get more parts) is for the bypass so I can get the flow to the sand filter correct via a second Hydor inline heater. My only problem is that currently with the bypass shutoff because it isn't fully plumbed the sand filter isn't even fully engaged. Don't get me wrong, it's working fine just the fluidized level isn't maxed out so it doesn't look like a bypass is necessary and I'm not sure the sand will stay fluidized if I divert some flow through the bypass. I suppose the simple thing is to forget the bypass since it's working fine without it. Of course the Hydor is a little undersized for a 55Gal so the second one might be important to have.

It's always something isn't it :)
 
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