making a hose adapter for your sink

[sgriffin760]

ho;jikol

i use the garden hose it drains the water to the grass and then fills her up

 

[BadDogsPa]

Hardware stores and bait shops have saved me alot of money through the years..

 

[satanpie]

Yeah, i wish id never spent the money n a python, i could have easily made one myself, the little plastic drain/fill thinkg broke on me so now i just drain it out my window and hook the tube directly to the sink to fill

 

[Mortarion]

nice DIY! I just use my gravel vac and a bucket to empty, and the garden hose to fill, its way closer than any taps!

 

[Rbishop]

Good DIY! I rarely use the python venturi fitting for emptying tanks, I just drain to the nearest window/door/bathtub. And refill from the sink.

 

[kj5kb]

Nice Job, you'll like that. If the first adapter was to garden hose...why did you need the second one...or did I miss something?

I got an adapter to match the shower head hose....1/2" MIP to garden hose. Disconnect the handheld spray bit and connect up the hose to the hose. Or with a regular showerhead, you need a 1/2" FIP thread (female) to garden hose.

 

[katschamne]

We did this 11 years ago long before I had heard of a python. The only thing that I did different is that I used a quick disconnect. The one part stays on the sink instead of the strainer part and the other stays on the hose. I drain the tank into the sink and then connect it up to the sink to fill it.

 

[Stara'lfur]

Does this also work for draining the tank?

 

[katschamne]

When I drain the tank I just syphon and then I connect the hose to the sink to fill. I like the python but it wastes a lot of water.

 

[pik01]

what about dechlorinating? do you just add the untreated water to the tank with fish then add dechlorinator? Does it cause any problems for the fish being exposed to chlorinated water?