It was so easy with a little tank -- just a few gallon jugs to move. Now, I have a 65 on the second floor. I looked at Python water changers but it's a freshwater tank so it's valuable organic fertilizer for my garden! I don't want to throw it away. But how to get 15-20 gallons from the tank to the garden?
So, I was pondering. If I just get a bigger siphon tube, couldn't I connect it to a long length of tubing from the hardware store? I'd toss it out the window as needed and then go put the end in a 20+ gallon bin in the garden. Easy enough to scoop water to plants from there. The only question then is how to start the siphon if the other end is so far away? And, is there a connector or a series of connectors that could be installed on that same tubing to get water from the faucet in the bathroom to the tank once I'm done siphoning and have pulled the tubing back inside? That way I'd only need to buy and store one long hose, not two.
So, I was pondering. If I just get a bigger siphon tube, couldn't I connect it to a long length of tubing from the hardware store? I'd toss it out the window as needed and then go put the end in a 20+ gallon bin in the garden. Easy enough to scoop water to plants from there. The only question then is how to start the siphon if the other end is so far away? And, is there a connector or a series of connectors that could be installed on that same tubing to get water from the faucet in the bathroom to the tank once I'm done siphoning and have pulled the tubing back inside? That way I'd only need to buy and store one long hose, not two.