Water Filled Flood Tubes

The Guppy™ water filled flood tube provides an easy and effective water barrier that will help protect against dangerous flooding. Use these water filled aqua dams to redirect water and to prevent flood damage at homes, offices, factories, events and municipal buildings.

Each water filled flood control tube becomes heavy with water when filled, creating a durable, heavy duty temporary water barrier berm that protects against rising flood waters.

Guppy™ is available in 6”, 12” and 24” diameters as well as 10ft, 25ft, 50ft and 100ft lengths. Our Guppy™ MAX supersized water filled flood control tubes are 40” in diameter and 30ft long, providing flexible large-scale flood protection.

For tent and event use, we offer White tubes.

Once finished, Guppy™ easily drains, rolls up and stores to be reused over and over again, whenever a flood threat arises.

6" Diameter, 12" Diameter and 24" Diameter Flood Tubes
Water Filled Flood Berms

6“, 12” & 24” Heights

Choose the protection height that best meets your flood control needs.

Fills With Water

Guppy™ fills with water using a standard garden hose.

Different length water filled flood tubes

4 Lengths

Guppy™ is available in 10’, 25’, 50’ and 100’ lengths.

Rapidly Deployable Water Filled Flood Diversion Barriers Protect Against a Flood Disaster

Guppy™ is an economical, yet effective, DIY aqua flood barrier solution that protects your assets against flooding. Whether it’s for homes, municipal buildings, commercial facilities or other valuable infrastructure, the Guppy™ flood water diverter is there to provide Garrison level protection. Check out a few of the applications here.

  • Doorway and loading dock protection

  • Driveway and garage protection

  • Stairwell and basement protection

  • Redirect harmful spills and leaks

  • Equipment and infrastructure protection

  • Full house or office perimeter protection

 Why Choose Guppy™?

4 Lengths

Guppy™ flood dams are available in 10’, 25’, 50’ and 100’ lengths.

6“, 12” & 24” Heights

Choose the protection height that best meets your flood control needs.

industrial flood protection
Water Filled Aqua Barriers Can Be Rolled

Large-Scale Flood Protection

Guppy™ MAX supersized flood tubes are 40” in diameter and 30ft long, offering flexible large-scale flood protection.

Stores Compactly

Guppy aqua tubes can be reused and roll compactly for storage between flood dam uses.

 See Our Videos About the Guppy™ Water Filled Flood Barrier

 Simple Set Up

Unrolling water filled Guppy™ aqua barrier

Unroll Guppy™

  • Easily transport the unfilled Guppy™ to the protection area

  • Roll out the Guppy™ flood tubes completely before filling

Guppy™ water fillable flood control tube

Fill Guppy™

  • Locate the black fill cap on the end of the Guppy™

  • Insert a standard garden hose and fill until Guppy™ becomes round

Tips on installing water filled flood dams

Guppy™ Tips

  • The fill hole has back-flow protection to stop water from leaking when removing hose.

  • Be sure not to overfill Guppy™, allow flexibility for the environment.

  • If below freezing temperatures are expected, you can add a small amount of automotive anti-freeze to the fill to protect your water dam in cold weather.

Emptying a water filled instant flood dam

Drain the Guppy™

  • Locate the translucent drainage cap on the other end of the Guppy™ from the fill hole.

  • Remove drainage cap and allow Guppy™ to completely drain.

  • You can also depress the back-flow tab on the fill hole to drain water from the other side.

  • Roll tube to be sure all water is removed from the tube before storage.

 Specifications

guppy max large water filled flood control tubes

The Guppy™ water filled flood control tube is manufactured using high quality composite PVC mesh material that is UV treated, antistatic, waterproof, and chemical and oil resistant. Each tube has incredible tear and tension strength.

  • Material: Composite PVC mesh

  • Material Weight: 21.5 oz. / 610 GSM / 1000D 20*20

  • Construction: Whole thermal bonding molding construction

  • Fire Resistance: EN13501-B1

  • Usage Temperature: -32F to 158 F (RV anti-freeze is recommended for below freezing temperatures. Tubes should be no more than 3/4 full if freezing is expected).

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  • The Guppy™ water filled flood control tube is manufactured using high quality composite PVC mesh material that is UV treated, anti-static, waterproof, and chemical and oil resistant.

    Specifications:

    Material: Composite PVC mesh

    Material Weight: 21.5 oz. / 610 GSM / 1000D 20*20

    Construction: Whole thermal bonding molding construction

  • Yes, the Guppy is able to be used to control, contain and divert chemicals, oils, water and more. Of course, check that the chemicals expected do not affect PVC fabric material.

  • Yes, we recommend adding in a small amount of RV anti-freeze for below freezing temperatures and not filling all the way to capacity. When winter conditions are expected, we recommend filling tubes to about 3/4 full.

  • The Guppy tubes are fairly lightweight before filled with water, so most tubes can be easily carried and transported by hand (larger tubes would benefit from a dolly). When full, the tubes get quite heavy and become more difficult to handle, so we suggest careful placement of tubes prior to filling.

    The folded dimensions and weights of Guppy tubes are as follows:

    G6-10: 17"L x 2.5"H x 10.5"W / 2.9 lbs

    G6-25: 17"L x 4"H x 10.5"W / 6.7 lbs

    G6-50: 17"L x 7"H x 10.5"W / 13.4 lbs

    G6-100: 17"L x 15"H x 10.5"W / 26.5 lbs

    G12-10: 20"L x 2.5"H x 14"W / 7.0 lbs

    G12-25: 20"L x 4"H x 14"W / 13.3 lbs

    G12-50: 20"L x 7"H x 14"W / 27.0 lbs

    G12-100: 20"L x 13"H x 14"W / 53.8 lbs

    G24-50: 39" x 19" x 3" / 54 lbs

    G24-100: 39" x 38" x 3" / 108 lbs

  • The Guppy was designed to be filled with a standard garden hose, however the hose is not screwed into the opening. Simply lay the end of the hose into the fill valve to fill Guppy.

  • Depending on the size of the tube and the flow of your water source, the Guppy could take anywhere from 10 to several hours to fill with a standard garden hose. A typical flow rate for a garden hose is 7-8 gallons per minute. You can see how many gallons are in each tube size on the chart on the Guppy page HERE.

  • You will notice the Guppy rounding out and achieving the full diameter. Be sure not to overfill the flood tube to allow for some flexibility in contouring to the environment.

  • Remove the Translucent drainage cap and the water will start to drain out of the flood berm. You can also lift the end of the Guppy farthest from the drain hole or roll the tube tightly to squeeze water out. To drain water from the Black fill hole valve, you can depress the back-flow tab and water will come out.

  • There is one fill cap (black) covering the fill hole and one drainage cap (clear) on the other side of the tube.

  • The fill hole has a back flow preventer to stop water from coming out, if you need to release some water, press down to release water from the flood dam.

  • You can stagger the units, or purchase visqueen plastic sheeting to spans the two tubes and create a seal. Place the visqueen or similar plastic or pvc fabric material under the two tubes, inflate the tubes and the wrap the plastic sheeting around and over the two tubes, sealing them together. We suggest placing a sandbag over the plastic sheeting to secure the seal and keep it tight.

  • G6 - 6”D Folded and Over Tubes

    • G6-10:
      10ft x 6” Guppy Tube = 2.9lbs

      • Size Folded 17”L x 2.5”H x 10.5”W

    • G6-25:
      25ft X 6” Guppy Tube = 6.7lbs

      • Size Folded 17”L x 4”H x 10.5”W

    • G6-50:
      50ft x 6” Guppy Tube = 13.4lbs

      • Size Folded 17”L x 7”H x 10.5”W

    • G6-100:
      100ft x 6” Guppy Tube = 26.5 lbs

      • Size Folded 17”L x 15”H x 10.5”W

    G12 - 12”D Folded and Over Tubes

    • G12-10:
      10ft x 12” Guppy Tube = 7lbs

      • Size Folded 20”L x 2.5”H x 14”W, or so

    • G12:
      25ft x 12” Guppy Tube = 13.3lbs

      • Size Folded 20“L x 4”H x 14”W, or so

    • G12:
      50ft x 12” Guppy Tube = 27lbs

      • Size Folded 20”L x 7”H x 14”W, or so

    • G12:
      100ft x 12” Guppy Tube = 53.8lbs

      • Size Folded 20”L x 13”H x 14”W, or so