Thank you everyone for your advice, the dirtied clear tubing may get the better of me eventually & I may just end up changing it all for black vinyl hose. I have found that the braided hose has little play/flexibility, so maybe sooner than later, lol. It is all done I might need to rework my return line, over the tank ?
Maybe I'll dig in again on Sunday, as long as it doesn't run into my dinner plans, lol.