K1 Conversion - update

fatherted · Post by **fatherted** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:56 pm

Do they do drill bits that small? I need to have a good scout around the DIY shops it seems.

fatherted · Post by **fatherted** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:58 pm

Another question Bob - are you saying you would have made it all out of hosepipe in hindsight?

kayoss · Post by **kayoss** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:01 pm

Yes Ted - especially as I already had a spare 10m of garden hose lying around that had never been used!

LyNx · Post by **LyNx** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:12 pm

I just fitted mine. Drilled 1mm holes every other mark of the speedfit pipe, which is 2 inches. I used the rigid pipe for the main rings and used garden hose from these to the air pump. Works a treat.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:17 pm

Hi Guys one thing to remember is some garden hose is not fish safe and can lead to problems when in the water,similar to the ones which you should not use for filling you pond with.

LyNx · Post by **LyNx** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:21 pm

hmm, down to wickes then for some more speedfit

thanks for the heads up. by the way, how can you tell if the hose is suitable

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:25 pm

You need the food grade stuff.

I remember a guy who was testing his water and wondered what was wrong,it was the hose pipe he was using that was causing all the problems!!!

This also happened recently to a guy testing ORP and when he removed the pipe he noticed the difference but cant remember the pipe...Geoff what pipe was it please????

Leave some hose out over night and then test the water in the morning,if its left out in the summer you may be surprised at what you find

LyNx · Post by **LyNx** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:29 pm

so the cheap yellow hose for homebase is not any good. I'll change it to speedfit pipe whilst i'm cleaning the filters.

thanks

kayoss · Post by **kayoss** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:48 pm

Interesting Gazza!

Never heard of it, but will need to keep a very close eye on the fish from now on.

When you mention leaving it out in the summer, are you suggesting that it breaks down or leaches chemicals if exposed to the sun, or is it a case of bacteria breeding in the hose?

Sorry if I've mislead any of you guys.

Bob

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:59 pm

Yes its the crap in the pipe that can break down into the water

kayoss · Post by **kayoss** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:04 pm

Gazza

You have pm

Bob

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:09 pm

Not yet i don't and i am just off but will pick up ASAP Bob

fatherted · Post by **fatherted** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:17 pm

How do I know what is OK? I have a load of hozelock green but it is quite old now.

kayoss · Post by **kayoss** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:03 pm

That's exactly what I used Ted.

So far, so good. No sign of any problems yet - but I'll keep watching following Gazza's advice.

Bob

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:39 pm

I can not for the life of me remember which one gave the worse results but i do remember one of them was the hose that had a rubber inside of it.

I think the hozelock one is OK!!