Can someone point me to a GOOD gravel vac?

jagarundi

jagarundi

Bonafide, 100% Cichlid Lover!!
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I need one that actually will suck up the HUGE pieces of doo-key that the fish in my tank let fly each evening. The current gravel vac that I have dosen't really do this for me. It sipons the water of the tank but the huge pieces of poop remain o the floor of the tank.
 
Have you tried using a Python? They have a refill/vac attachment for most sinks that actually pressurizes your vacumming, great stuff.
 
Timmain42 said:
Have you tried using a Python? They have a refill/vac attachment for most sinks that actually pressurizes your vacumming, great stuff.
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While I don't have a Python, I do have one of those hoses that attaches to the sink and sucks the water out. On the end of the tube that goes into the tank is a claw. I drag this claw through the gravel but it only picks up what can fit between the grill on the claw. The big poop, mainly from the channel and Pl*co cats remains. I was thinking of taking the claw part off since all of my fish are way too big to be sucked up into the suction.
 
I use 1" ID vinyl tubing to siphon water from my tanks into barrels. You'll be hard-pressed to find a fish turd that won't get sucked through it. Don't let it touch the substrate, though, b/c it'll suck sand and gravel right out of the tank as well (which comes in handy sometimes).
 
Kasakato said:
All you want to have on the end is an open tube.
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That makes plenty of sense. My substrate consists of very large rocks and pebbles so I'm not concerned about any of it getting sucked up. It's tank cleaning night when I get home this evening so I'll give it a whirl then.
 
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