Aquarium divider & Python gravel cleaner. Love them ?

jennfier

jennfier

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Do you have these and do you love them ? Do they work well ?

1. Lee's aquarium divider
2. Python No-Spill Clean and Fill Gravel cleaning system

Thanks
 
I have an aquarium divider (don't remember if it's Lee's or not) but it came with black edges to put around the clear plastic divider, does that sound like the same one? The divider itself is a mesh with little round openings. The holes are hard to clean and fill with algae that my snails can't get at. I think I'm going to have to use a scrubber brush to push into and clean the holes, otherwise water circulation will be cut off :(

I love the Python. It saves me tons of spillage, backache, and mess. The only problem I have with it is I don't take the time to tighten all the parts at the faucet-end, so when I turn off the hose end during refilling, water starts squirting out of all the connections, often resulting in puddles by my kitchen sink. It's a small price to pay, and could probably be prevented if I took the time to make sure all the connections (and there are quite a few) on that end are tight. For large tanks, it's an absolute must. Without it, I would be doing much fewer water changes.

Some people complain that its suction power is not enough, but I have absolutely no problems with using it for siphoning.
 
I do have Lee Brand dividers and they have worked out well. i often use them for separating fry or for temporary housing for males after spawns, emergency housing for fish that go "postal", etc. And my Python is indispensable. Plah831, experiment with different washers to get a better seal.
 
I do have the Lee's divider, I just looked it up. It's probably better for short-term use.

I don't think it's a washer problem, because it's leaking mostly between the various green parts (especially the one with the pointy bottom, and around the drain/fill thing at the bottom) and not at all where it attaches to the faucet. I think it's just user-error :)
 
Yes, that should be Lee's. The other one is Penn Plax I think and it has far fewer holes and seems flimsier. I'm thinking about using it to separate a pregnant female so it won't get harassed. The plastic breeding trap stresses her out too much.

I've just been hemming & hawing on the Python because of price but I'm also getting tired of spillage (on carpet), heavy buckets and the mess. I do want to dump the old water in my plants though.. maybe use a bucket to catch the water at the tap?
 
jennfier said:
maybe use a bucket to catch the water at the tap?
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it's spraying straight up, though, due to pressure when I turn close off the refilling end. It's kind of frustrating because the piece on top screws one way to tighten onto the faucet, the next piece tightens in the other direction. So to tighten one, I almost have to loosen the other :mad2: I may just spring the $9 or so for the snap-on faucet connector, which shouldn't require twisting.
Sorry to bore you with the technical difficulties, jennfier.

the waste water should be great for plants, with all those yummy nitrates and other plant nutrients :) I don't believe the tap water conditioners should harm plants, but I could be wrong.
 
On the Python. I actually picked up a Lee's brand one. Works just ok as a vac but it's probably because I don't have the highest water pressure. Anyone note a difference between brands?
 
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