I currently have the 25' and love it, but recently purchased a new tank and I need something longer. Does the suction decrease for the 50'
1712903
I had the 50 ft and it never worked for me. That being said i have low water pressure due to the fact that i have well water not city. If you have strong faucet pressure i have seen them work over 100 feet
612621
I'm sure J. Lugo's response was correct, but it must be very minimal. I haven't noticed any reduction in suction at all.
1828965
They only recommend the 3152 for tanks up to 50 gals. so the 3155 might be a better option for you.
212545
At 25 feet your pressure will loose pressure as it is. You can deliver water to 100 feet away, how ever your pressure will be low. Putting a pressure tank will help you somewhat, but the volume will be a little lower than you would probably want.
1473258
I debated the same thing in March. I went with the regular housing and was fine. Took it to 95 ft with trouble. Make sure to get a red filter for the housing if you are going deeper than 10 feet!
1949656
I have the 50ft model & it's a great hose. It's very durable & the commercial's claims are accurate. It's a great buy.
2153600
It works great in my 5 gal. The other one I had took the water out too quickly. This gives you plenty of time to suck the bottom stuff up.
697597
It sucks up a little bit of sand but unless you bury the end in the sand then the suction isn't strong enough to pull it out of the tank. I actually really like how it cleans out waste from the sand and allows the sand to fall back into the tank. My best results are when I hook the vacuum up to a garden hose turned on all the way, by the time I'm done it looks like I have new white sand again in the bottom of my tank.
497519
I have watched ours go a quarter of the way up the walls If you have algae on the bottom it does not vacuum it completely but it does get debri and leaves. Hope this helps.
1793762
Yes. Just make sure the suction lines have no air leaks. It will actually pull up hill about 20 feet if the suction line is sealed. You also need to put a foot valve on the suction line so that when it shuts off the suction line keeps water in it.
2223381
Knowing how the base pump suctions with the 3/4 line that I have connected to the pump I would not go from 1/2 from 3/4 as I believe this will significantly decrease the suction power of the pump. I myself was thinking to go from 3/4 to 1" but after long thought decided against it as I doubted it will increase suction and might actually decrease it.
2089867
Depends on how much water pressure you have. We have a very high water pressure and it wasn't a problem for me to have at 75' end. But if your water pressure is not good then I am sure this would be the case.
91936
I'm pretty sure you can only pull water about 30 ft or so. You can push it forever but sucking it won't work.
405910
It gets down to about an inch, the height of the slotted intakes on the bottom screen. If you use it to pump off a pool winter cover you can create a low spot that the water will run into, getting out much more.
1731479
i would recommend a 5lb -20lb co2 cylinder for a 50g tank. i get about 3-4 months at 1 bubble per second with my 12g long.
1497327
We have the 30 the hose length is fine for a 2 car garage, we mounted it in the middle of the garage. Fully satisfied with the whole unit. We chose 30 because we are just using it for minor "garage" things,you may want the 50 for more power is you want but if you just vacuum dirt up this is the one.
727194
I've been using it on my 20 tall. I planned on upgrading to a larger tank in the future. It works fine in mine.