Gravel Cleaning Question - Small Tank.

[edith]

Have you considered using a little pump to get the water started. I use a small bulb, like the ones used for clearing a babies nose. They are cheap and get the job done!

 

[rvijay07]

This is a good suggestion. However, I have been able to use a simple tube of suitable length filled with water to siphon. It has worked out very well over the past few weeks.

Vijay

 

[LondonGman]

Not sure if you are referring to a special small gravel vacuum but I have whipped out the Kodak DC125 for a picture of a gravel vacuum.
Also if the water tastes funny, it could do with a change LOL

 

[ADCISCO]

Yep that is the thing I use to clean my gravel too. I have it down to a science now. I can get it started on the first try now. Used to get so aggrivated with it but now I know to get the cylender full of water and hold it up to run out of it and when it just starts to make a sucking noise I stick it back in the water and walla....its doing its job!

 

[rvijay07]

My 2G is a planted tank. It has a lot of plants in it and looks really wonderful. Hence, I don't gravel
vacum the floor. Just water changes are OK.

Vijay

 

[Kate]

An idea that may work is to make one by buying a small plastic bottle and plastic tubing that fit the bottle where the lid is....{maybe cut hole in the lid}.... it has to be small enough to fit a small tank...and work.

...or you could buy a baster with a bulb or as someone else helpful stated ...a baby bulb thingy...to jump start the water by squeezing bulb...insert end of baster in tube or just the bulb even...

Kate

 

[Mr502go]

Hey, that's the same vac I have, works great. Just put the tube in the water, shake up and down VIGOROUSLY a coupla times, and the siphon starts. Just make sure the flapper valve at the top moves freely.

 

[gjscad]

Got a mouth full of water???? Been there - done that - Never again

Try using a turkey baster to get the siphoning starter. Insert it into the end of the tube with the blub depressed and then let it out.

gjscad