by Rockfish » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:52 pm
Hi, welcome to the forum!
There's no reason why you can't use ordinary hosepipe (as long as it's never been used with any nasty chemicals of course) - it's much easier to do water changes by draining/filling via a hose than carrying buckets around.
You may be able to just drain via gravity depending on the position of your tank and nearest drain, and use the pump to pump the new water back in (if using a storage container).