Eheim Quick Vac Pro... Anyone have one?
- Thread starter The Zigman
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someone should start a thread about which aquarium gadgets an experienced hobbyist shouldn't get. I have smaller tanks and wouldn't consider that electric gravel vac. I have noticed it though, as I do all the other crazy gadgets out there like the floating Circle Feeding ring that keeps food all in one spot and vacation feeding blocks lol
You got something against floating feeding rings? I love them. My tank has an overflow. If the flake food is not contained in a ring it 'goes over the falls' and just feeds the sump! If I had a tank w/o overflow I wouldn't bother.
Now feeding blocks, that's a different story.
i use...
the contraption
gravel vac w/20' hose
just the 20' hose from the vac
power head
turkey baster
credit card
quilt poly batting
the contraption gives me the ability to re-fill hands free if i feel the need to really tidy up with the gravel vac. i just squirt an extra dose of prime from time to time if i'm in there for a while. clean water in - sludge water out in half the time. you could certainly throw a ball valve on the exterior pipe and increase the space between the 90's so you can transfer it from tank to tank and fine tune your flow as needed without having to walk to the spigot between tanks.
the extra length in gravel vac hose allows me to vac straight out a door, window or drain. i find it easier/more efficient to just use the hose when siphoning above sand.
the quilt batting, credit card, turkey baster and power head give me the ability to just stir stuff up and filter it out while i suck out old water. if necessary, i'll replace the batting when done with cleanup.
dunno if any of this helps, but i'm posting it just in case. what ever happened to your DIY h.o.t. mag gravel vac... or is that just too powerful?
the contraption
gravel vac w/20' hose
just the 20' hose from the vac
power head
turkey baster
credit card
quilt poly batting
the contraption gives me the ability to re-fill hands free if i feel the need to really tidy up with the gravel vac. i just squirt an extra dose of prime from time to time if i'm in there for a while. clean water in - sludge water out in half the time. you could certainly throw a ball valve on the exterior pipe and increase the space between the 90's so you can transfer it from tank to tank and fine tune your flow as needed without having to walk to the spigot between tanks.
the extra length in gravel vac hose allows me to vac straight out a door, window or drain. i find it easier/more efficient to just use the hose when siphoning above sand.
the quilt batting, credit card, turkey baster and power head give me the ability to just stir stuff up and filter it out while i suck out old water. if necessary, i'll replace the batting when done with cleanup.
dunno if any of this helps, but i'm posting it just in case. what ever happened to your DIY h.o.t. mag gravel vac... or is that just too powerful?
For the price of that battery powered doo-hickey, I would get a HOT Magnum and attach a gravel vac to it and use that to clean the tanks
I have one and it is not as bad as many peple claim.
I would agree that it has some limitations:
1) does not work well in real deep tanks that require the extension nozzle (not enough suction)
2) do not completely submerge it and get water in the battery compartment
3) can occasionally get gravel sucked into the impeller (easy to clean)
I have a number of smaller 18" tall 29 gallon tanks and it works great to quickly suck out debris from the bottom of the tank between weekly python cleanings.
I would agree that it has some limitations:
1) does not work well in real deep tanks that require the extension nozzle (not enough suction)
2) do not completely submerge it and get water in the battery compartment
3) can occasionally get gravel sucked into the impeller (easy to clean)
I have a number of smaller 18" tall 29 gallon tanks and it works great to quickly suck out debris from the bottom of the tank between weekly python cleanings.
