Cleaning advice for cylinder tank

[rambo1224]

I have a 5ft tall cylinder acrylic tank that has small access above. I have had a few fish die and basically had to let them sit at the bottom of the tank until they were eaten by the others. Do they make any type of vacuum hose etc. that I can slide down to the bottom and suck them up? thanks

 

[CorallineAlgae]

You'll probably need a grabber. I think amazon has some long ones. About 3 foot long should do it.

 

[rambo1224]

You'll probably need a grabber. I think amazon has some long ones. About 3 foot long should do it.

Thanks, but a grabber wont work. As I said, there is not much room above the cylinder so I need something flexible that I can slide down and in between the reef. Almost like a vacuum hose that could suck it up.

 

[Jlsardina]

What about a snake? The ones used for cleaning pipes? They have small grabbers. Just make sure to rinse afterwards.

 

[rambo1224]

What about a snake? The ones used for cleaning pipes? They have small grabbers. Just make sure to rinse afterwards.

Thanks! As long as its bendable so I can snake it down the side of the cylinder it may work. Anyone know where to but one of these (with a grabber).

 

[Ingy]

Sometimes auto stores have flexible grabbers for Picking up the stupid bolt that always falls between the engine and somewhere else you can't reach. Maybe try Lordco or lowes

 

[Jlsardina]

Or amazon. Everything is on amazon or eBay. Lol

 

[Jlsardina]

Here you go...

http://toolmonger.com/2006/07/29/flexible-grabber-tool/

 

[Jlsardina]

Or here...
Check this out on AMZN: TEKTON 7597 36-Inch Claw Pick-Up Tool
http://amzn.com/B000NPR3WU

 

[AquaRick]

Or amazon. Everything is on amazon or eBay. Lol

Yup pretty much! Lol

Or here...
Check this out on AMZN: TEKTON 7597 36-Inch Claw Pick-Up Tool
Amazon.com: TEKTON 7597 36-Inch Claw Pick-Up Tool: Home Improvement

Cool looking thingamajig.

 

[rambo1224]

Yup pretty much! Lol



Cool looking thingamajig.

thanks for all the ideas, but it doesn't look like they make these claws longer than 36". I need more like 48" or so to get to the bottm of my tank. What about some kind of vacuum hose that I could snake to the area, turn on, suck up the body and turn off. Anybody done anything like that or know wher I could get something?

 

[CorallineAlgae]

thanks for all the ideas, but it doesn't look like they make these claws longer than 36". I need more like 48" or so to get to the bottm of my tank. What about some kind of vacuum hose that I could snake to the area, turn on, suck up the body and turn off. Anybody done anything like that or know wher I could get something?

You could get a large diameter flexible hose, any length you need, put a ball valve inline and use that as a siphon to suck something out. In the end it's not as useful of an idea as a grabber simply because it wouldn't be effective on large fish. Also, a grabber can maneuver or retrieve items that may fall to the bottom like a filter part or decoration. You'll run into other problems with long grabbers like ceiling clearance so the shortest one that can reach the bottom with the added length of your arm may be a better option than one that is the length of the tank height. Remember that tension must be applied to the grip end the whole time that the fish is being pulled out. May be difficult goth a four foot model.

An easy solution could be to simply attach (superglue) a fish hook to the end of a long PVC pipe. You could hook the dead fish and pull the guy right out. Done!