Re: [GSAS-Member] InLine Heaters and Eheim Tube sizes

[macker <macker@gmail.com>]

Even worse, most of everyone else in the world uses metric (we are the odd
balls out, not everyone else). Been having the same issue for Dupla and
Eheim products for years... A real pain to find c02 tubing, because it is
slightly different. The key is keeping extra parts for everything.


On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Paul Wallace <pwallace@u.washington.edu>
wrote:

> Shango:
>
> The Eheim is a metric size.
>
> -Paul
>
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, Shango Los wrote:
>
> > Paul pointed out to me that the Eheim filters have differing sizes of
> tubing
> > depending on the model.  The model I prefer has the ½" hose rather than
> the
> > 5/8" hose.  Do I understand it correctly that I must get a corresponding
> > fitting Hydor InLine Heater?  It seems silly that this is not a uniform
> > standard size.  It pretty much brings me down to only one Hydor model at
> > 200W and not the 300W I was hoping for because it has a different hose
> size
> > than my filter.
> >
> >
> >
> > Am I understanding how these parts work together correctly?  I would ask
> at
> > a store but none of my LFS carry Eheim.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for your confirmation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Shango
> >
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