WTB: Airline tubing & valves

[Becca]

If anyone has a spool of airline tubing they're looking to part with, let me know !

I'd like to rig up my quarantine/grow-out tanks with "taps" that I can use to drip acclimate, drain water, etc. I *think* I can do this by setting up a semi-permanent small-scale siphon tube using airline tubing and one of those valves that increase/decrease what's getting through - plus maybe some suction cups or something to keep it mounted... Maybe even some PVC u bends...

Yes, this means water will drain VERRRRRRRRRRRRRY slowly, but that's fine. Baby fish are less likely to get sucked up by something little and I'm less likely to end up with a puddle of fish on the floor when I get distracted by a dog/baby/felony in progress on my front stoop and forget I'm draining a fish tank.

 

[verbal]

You might want to check out the Miniature Bulkhead hose barbs at jehmco.com. Also that would be a good source for a roll of airline tubing.

 

[daninmd]

I have done exactly that before with the air line tubing to acclimating SW fish. But I just set it up each time I needed it. I didn't use a valve, just a clothes pin - pending on where you place the tube in the clothes pin it either squeezes a little or a lot - which controlled the flow.

 

[Tony]

Becca,

How much airline tubing do you need? (LF?)

I have a roll and can bust you off some.

Tony

 

[Becca]

For now... maybe 9-12 feet. I only have 2 tanks I'm looking to try this on in the immediate future since I've got some fish coming from Josh I'm going to need to be REALLY CAREFUL with... eek!

I can buy at an LFS, but you know, if you want to sell a bit, I won't mind ;-). If you have a couple control valves you want to sell with it, too... saves me a trip in my cr*ppy rental car.

 

[dogofwar]

That's what she said (sorry couldn't help myself).

Matt

PS I can being you ~10ft of airline as well

I have a roll and can bust you off some.

 

[Tony]

Don't have any extra valves, but have somewhere between 9-12 feet of airline tubing for you.

 

[Becca]

Awesome - let me know what you want for it ... money, plants, a puddle of baby drool, extra fluffy dog hair...

 

[Tony]

Awesome - let me know what you want for it ... money, plants, a puddle of baby drool, extra fluffy dog hair...

As tempted as the extra fluffy dog hair is, if you have a coupe of stems of something neat (not a bunch), I'll bite. Have tons of airline, so no big deal.