Whats a good way to clean crushed corral?

not sure about crushed coral but if you know how to clean reef sand without sucking it up you can let me know lol i always suck my sand right down the drain, gonna ruin my plumbing sooner or later. i use a python that hooks to my faucet. makes things easier and less messy.

If you have the water pressure to support a python (the thing that attaches to the sink) then they are by far the best.

Actually, a larger gravel siphon (with larger diameter hose) would probably solve the problem. Alternatively, you could set up the tank the way I did a couple of mine. I used bulk blue/white pond filter media, cut to fit the bottom of the tank, to separate the crushed coral layer from a layer of small black gravel. Here's a couple pics of the 55:




Siphoning the gravel is easy, because nothing gets past the layer of filter media. There are also 2 powerheads running UG filter plates reverse-flow, which keeps the coral layer clean. Overkill for biofiltration capacity...