Can Anyone Link Me To The Product Where You Can Syphon Out The Crap Fr

[martyn21uk]

from my sand without actually taking water out? I think it has like a mesh bag attached to it so it picks water and dirt up but the water stays in the tank.

 

[Losi]

Here you go, aother similar products also available thought;

Gravel Filter (battery operated)

 

[rdd1952]

You don't necessarily need something that leaves the water in the tank. You need to change a certain percentage of water, usually 15 to 25 percent, on a regular basis simply to reduce nitrate. So a normal gravel vacuum is fine in that it removes trash and water. Simply removing the trash and no water and then topping off the water to fill the tank back up where the water has evaporated will allow the impurities to build as only water evaporates while everything else stays in the tank.

 

[pauly]

You don't necessarily need something that leaves the water in the tank. You need to change a certain percentage of water, usually 15 to 25 percent, on a regular basis simply to reduce nitrate. So a normal gravel vacuum is fine in that it removes trash and water. Simply removing the trash and no water and then topping off the water to fill the tank back up where the water has evaporated will allow the impurities to build as only water evaporates while everything else stays in the tank.

Yes but with sand, you sometimes like to clean it without doing a water change. Or when cleaning it, it sometimes takes longer than anticipated and so you end up changing a lot more water than necessary.

 

[Losi]

The link is to a product that does both (syphons without removing water and syphons by removing water)

 

[martyn21uk]

You don't necessarily need something that leaves the water in the tank. You need to change a certain percentage of water, usually 15 to 25 percent, on a regular basis simply to reduce nitrate. So a normal gravel vacuum is fine in that it removes trash and water. Simply removing the trash and no water and then topping off the water to fill the tank back up where the water has evaporated will allow the impurities to build as only water evaporates while everything else stays in the tank.

Thanks rdd. Spot on with what you say as always but I am fully aware of all of that. It is for extra vacuums during the week just to keep the appearance of my sand looking good