View Full Version : Extra Equipment needed for Python?
Rocketman
03-09-2003, 1:02 PM
I am ordering that Python No Spill from Big Al's soon, just wondering if I need any other equipment besides the No Spill kit - any water pumps or anything?
goldfish freak
03-09-2003, 1:16 PM
The only thing you might need is the universal faucet adapter, since it is possible that the adpaters that come with it won't work on your faucet. The adapters are appropriate for most situations.
Rocketman
03-09-2003, 1:37 PM
Thanks
I have no personal experience with Pythons, but I remember reading on one of these boards that you will want to get the brass faucet adapter since the plastic one that comes with the kit will eventually break.
Ray-Ray
03-10-2003, 5:09 PM
I don't know if you need it but check the Brass Faucet Adapter is made by Python and werth checking into.
I've had my Python for over a year now and haven't had to buy any accessories for it. If you're careful, the plastic faucet adapter shouldn't break.
Skittyfish
03-10-2003, 8:33 PM
Maybe a taller gravel tube if you have a deep tank.
And you can get adapter's at Lowe's or Home Depot in the garden hose department.
superstein61
03-10-2003, 11:53 PM
Originally posted by Skittyfish
And you can get adapter's at Lowe's or Home Depot in the garden hose department.
Yea, and they are cheaper too. I would start out with the plastic adapter that comes with it - and if needed, get a metal one from the hardware store
125gJoe
03-10-2003, 11:55 PM
Originally posted by amy
I have no personal experience with Pythons, but I remember reading on one of these boards that you will want to get the brass faucet adapter since the plastic one that comes with the kit will eventually break. Good idea! Go ahead and order it too....
superjohnny
03-11-2003, 1:34 PM
I LOVE my Python. With two tanks I was so tired of carrying around buckets. Now I do more water changes cause they're painless.
Sound like an add yet? Sorry, but they really work nicely.
longhorn
03-11-2003, 3:49 PM
However, I have noticed that the sucking power of the Python is not as strong a you would like them to be.
JSchmidt
03-11-2003, 3:56 PM
Originally posted by longhorn
However, I have noticed that the sucking power of the Python is not as strong a you would like them to be.
The vacuuming strength of the Python is dependent on the water pressure coming out of the faucet, as well as on any height differential between the tank and the faucet.
Even on tanks that sit at floor level (and hooked up to a faucet at standard height on the same level of my house), I have plenty of suction to vacuum gravel.
Jim
125gJoe
03-11-2003, 10:42 PM
I've found the strongest pressure is when you hook it up to the garden hose rather than the kitchen sink.
Skittyfish
03-12-2003, 7:23 AM
I turn off my faucet and just let the siphon pressure do the work, it's strong enough to pick up some of the gravel and get it to the top of the tube before I can shake it back down.
delmore
03-12-2003, 12:04 PM
Originally posted by Skittyfish
I turn off my faucet and just let the siphon pressure do the work...
I never used it to get water out of the tank, cause I hate to waste the H2O. I'll try shutting the water off once the siphon starts.