Python Tank Cleaners

[BWBettas]

Couldsome people tell me all the info they know on python cleaners and how they work plus how much would they be in england for postage and cn u actually get them here?

 

[emma12321]

Here's a pinned topic on how to make one http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=105769 there are a couple of places to buy them from but i don't know the names. I will have to find out soon though as i plan on getting one.

Hope this helps

Emma

 

[rdd1952]

I think the big advantage to pythons is in replacing water. I still use a regular siphon/vacuum and 5 gallon buckets to remove water. Pythons will work to siphon the water out but you waste a lot of tap water in doing so as you have to have it running wide open to create the suction. When it comes to refilling larger tanks though, there is no other way. I can put 15 gallon back in my 75 gallon in less than 5 minutes without having to carry buckets.

 

[Ethos]

I think a python is great for cleaning OUT the tank, but not for refilling it after a waterchange.
I end up still having to carry a bucket to refill it.
The reson is because the only hook-up to do it is for like a utility sink. Who has a utility sink in their bathroom?
(Utility sink=Heavy duty sink in most lundry rooms)

 

[rdd1952]

Mine attaches to the kitchen faucet. You just have to buy a cheap adapter that screws up into the spigot (sp?). They are about $2 for a copper one and less than a dollor for a plastic one.

 

[modernhamlet]

Mine attaches to the kitchen faucet. You just have to buy a cheap adapter that screws up into the spigot (sp?). They are about $2 for a copper one and less than a dollor for a plastic one.

Me too. Works like a charm.

 

[yvez9]

i attach it to the kitchen and bathroom faucets fine, and they're no utility faucets... lol

 

[B2k2]

Original Python No Spill Clean & Fill Water Changer's are availible in the UK from here.

 

[trace1]

hiya all
i could be wrong but don't the pythons attach to mixer taps ??? or can you get an adapter for hot & cold taps.
only asking as i would love 1 but have seperate hot & cold taps

 

[emma12321]

Good question Trace, I posted earlier in the week to see what kind of taps people have but i didn't get much response. I'm getting a new kitchen at the beginning of November and would like to get a python.

Could people post pics of the type of taps they use pythons with then i can get an idea of the type of tap to buy. Water changes are getting a bit ridiculous now so i have to get one.

Thanks

Emma

 

[rdd1952]

They do attach to mixer taps (if that's what you call a single tap that both hot and cold come from). I had heard that there was a problem in the UK because a lot (most?) faucets had seperate hot and cold faucets and not just one. In the US, most of ours are a single faucet. Most of them have an aerator on them that you have to unscrew and then screw the adaptor in so the python can be attached. Here is a photo of a faucet that could be used. The small part on the bottom end of the faucet is the aerator and can be unscrewed to attach the adaptor.

 

[Ethos]

I have that no spill no buckets python thingy, and I havent been able to attach it to anmy of my facuets at home. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
Is there any way to verbly explane it?

 

[trace1]

oh i can just imagine hubbys face when i tell him i want mixer taps now so i can have 1 lol. just ordered a new suite because of my new tank needing a space lol. oh well will put that on my want list for xmas

 

[Chuck & Veronica]

I use a Python for water changes, and it's wonderful! It's soooo much easier and faster to do water changes with it.

I've done the water changes with buckets, but that gets impractical with anything above 20 US gallons, IMO. There are faucet adapters so that you can attach the Python to larger or smaller faucets.

The negatives: It's a bit of a chore to get the temperature right. And you do waste an awful lot of tapwater. And if you happen to suck up a fishie with it, kiss it goodbye because once it gets to the other end, it will get squeezed by the water pressure.

Still, it's the way to go, in my opinion.

Chuck

 

[rdd1952]

Look at this picture. See the part with the box around it. That piece should screw out and this adapter screws in and then the python attaches to it. The one in the link is pretty fancy. Petsmart sells the ones (both brass and plastic) with the python name on them. They aren't nearly as fancy or expensive. I'm sure a home improvement store like Home Depot would also have them.