expandable hose for aquariums???

[Magnum Man]

asI dive into the potential to breeding the sailfins... ( a live bearer ) I'm looking to dedicate a couple larger tanks , that previously held tilapia... the problem with these tanks, has always been, doing water changes , in an area of the house with out water... being live bearers, I need to get my hard well water to the tanks...

recently I started using an expandable garden hose for chores outside, during the winter... that hose is light, kink proof, and coils nicely inside a 5 gallon bucket...

I have a well water line half way through the house from these tanks, and am considering putting a hose tap on it, and dedicating one of these hoses to refill for water changes... they are weird, in that water continues to spray out, after the inlet valve is shut off, until the hose shrinks... but I'm thinking I can make this work...

anyone use one for their tanks???

 

[gwand]

I was thinking of using a garden hose to fill a new 20 gallon long. The tank is in my basement where a hose tap for my well water lives.

 

[GaryE]

I've used potable water grade garden hoses for years. They are fine, except they last a fraction of the time a python hose does (at a fraction of the price). Out in my garage fishroom, that's fine, but their tendency to develop pinhole sized fountains in a house...