Gravel Vac

[james morrisontoxic2]

how much can i expect to pay for the above ,and will it work alright on my other tank that has sand in it,thanks for any replies

 

[mic8310]

I've seen a little one in the lfs for just over £3 which I intend to use for cleaning my sand

 

[james morrisontoxic2]

thanks for the info mate

 

[kbod]

hi brought a medium size interpet gravel vac today from pets at home £5.20 smaller size around £3 or £4. havent used it yet but looks easy to use and lots have recomended it to me ,will let you no how it works trying it out tommorow
kaz x

 

[james morrisontoxic2]

thanks for that look forward to what you have to say about it

 

[alchemist]

I have a battery powered one - picked it up for £14 at pets at home - Gravel Vac (I didnt buy from here but this is the model)

I started out with a cheap syphon one which I found a complete pain to use - The battery one is great - it comes with a little sock attachment to catch everything and you can use a hose (which I had from the syphon one) to help with your water changes.

It also has a squeegee attachment to do the inside of the glass if you need to- i have never used it but it might come in useful

From an ease of use perspective I think it is worth spending the extra 10 pound or so.

 

[kbod]

hi i said id let you no how it went with my gravel vac ... argh ..

1) vac brought from pets at home told to buy medium for my 64 litre tank definatly should have got a smaller one .

2) it was hard to master have to pump it first then water came out so quick done 50% in no time still not cleaned half way round ,

3) everytime water dropped the pump was too long as it had to remain fully submerged which is hard when nearly as tall as tank,

4) tried holding tip of finger over part end to slow water but it made the stones move about less or not at all in the pipe so wasnt rinsing as good.

5) had to remove most items from tank as nosel on bottom of vac so wide ..

guess from this i would advise to check size or rather go smaller as it may take longer but it would have saved me a lot of hassel if i had , ps water left in tank went so cloudy at

first was rather panicking when new water added still cloudy but cleared later on ,now my tank looks so crystal clear ,fishes very happy x

hope it helps , kaz x

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

hi i said id let you no how it went with my gravel vac ... argh ..

1) vac brought from pets at home told to buy medium for my 64 litre tank definatly should have got a smaller one .

2) it was hard to master have to pump it first then water came out so quick done 50% in no time still not cleaned half way round ,

3) everytime water dropped the pump was too long as it had to remain fully submerged which is hard when nearly as tall as tank,

4) tried holding tip of finger over part end to slow water but it made the stones move about less or not at all in the pipe so wasnt rinsing as good.

5) had to remove most items from tank as nosel on bottom of vac so wide ..

guess from this i would advise to check size or rather go smaller as it may take longer but it would have saved me a lot of hassel if i had , ps water left in tank went so cloudy at

first was rather panicking when new water added still cloudy but cleared later on ,now my tank looks so crystal clear ,fishes very happy x

hope it helps , kaz x

i made me own works like a treat