~~~Vacuming~~~

[Wolf-Keeper1]

I was wondering how often everybody vacums there tanks? I do mine once a week or so when I do water changes I figure I'm already in there so might aswell. Also what substrate have you guys found easiest to vacum? I have pea gravel/river stone. It is soooo loose that I doubt any crude stays underneath it. Any way just a question.

 

[Betty]

Once a week, along with 50% water changes.

I have sand in every tank -- the bigger the grain size, the easier it is to vacuum without sucking it up.

 

[alexmuw]

Usually once a month; although I do a w/c every week.

 

[Paintguy]

I try to do 5 gallons of vac on each tank every Saturday.

 

[sidekicking]

I do water changes every week...and I brieftly vacum my gravel
but every month I take everything out of my tank and vacum all the gravel

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

When I vacum I do it in each soot still the water getting sucked up looks cleat and free of debri
is that how everyone else does it?

 

[sandnuka]

Cant really do it that way with sand... but my gravel tanks I do it that way, unless its planted, then I like some soot in there... So I guess what I am gettin at is I have a different tech. for each tank i keep.....

I do a good vacume twice a month.... Water change twice a week, in all tanks though..... about 3 times a year I re-arrange the tank and do a super good vacume and about 75% WC.

 

[Adonijah]

If you vac up your sand can you just scoop it right back up and put it back in or should one clean it first?

 

[sandnuka]

sand is actually pretty heavy, and doesnt vacume up to easily.... if I loose some sand while vacuming I just say goodbye to it...

 

[Adonijah]

Has anyone been around the local area looking for longer siphon tubes? I've looked at mclendons and they had a super tick piece but they were asking for 30 bucks and they wouldn't sell it to me by the foot

 

[Ashley]

Has anyone been around the local area looking for longer siphon tubes? I've looked at mclendons and they had a super tick piece but they were asking for 30 bucks and they wouldn't sell it to me by the foot

I think we got ours from lowes. Or home depot now that I think about it. They sell it by the foot.

We vacuum about once per week and it is a big pain in the ass with sand!

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

It kind of goes with the topic. But was wondering who else was doing the bucket brigade method like me? It sucks 5 trips acroos the house to fill up two 5 gallon buckets. That's for each tank. I hate it lol.

 

[sidekicking]

It kind of goes with the topic. But was wondering who else was doing the bucket brigade method like me? It sucks 5 trips acroos the house to fill up two 5 gallon buckets. That's for each tank. I hate it lol.

get the python hose or any other type of hose
it will save you so much work

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

It kind of goes with the topic. But was wondering who else was doing the bucket brigade method like me? It sucks 5 trips acroos the house to fill up two 5 gallon buckets. That's for each tank. I hate it lol.

get the python hose or any other type of hose
it will save you so much work

Shua told me the same thing. But I don't know if they make a hose long enough.

 

[icer711]

you guys crack me up heres all you need

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found at petco for sure have seen it there<br>

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a garden hose (what ever length you need) and the gravel vac part if you don't own one if you do you need this part to hook your current gravel vac to

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oh and maybe one of these if you feel like be lazy
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you should have most of the parts all ready.. it should run you about 20 buck to get going...
not 50$$ something for 25'

one note the garden hose will screw right on the green thing at the sink :cheers:

 

[Betty]

Wolf-keeper, my Python hose is 50 feet long and I use every last inch of it! I did replace some of the cheap plastic parts with items from the hardware store.

 

[Wolf-Keeper1]

Cool deal. I'll look more into them. Cause my method sucks!!

 

[icer711]

you should get a 75' hose or even a 25' it all hooks together i just realized that is all standard hose thread about a year and a half ago lol

 

[icer711]

Cool deal. I'll look more into them. Cause my method sucks!!

hey if you dont find what your looking for in the next little bit let me know i think i have everything you need but the hose laying around and the hose you can find.... just about everywhere

 

[Jtang]

It kind of goes with the topic. But was wondering who else was doing the bucket brigade method like me? It sucks 5 trips acroos the house to fill up two 5 gallon buckets. That's for each tank. I hate it lol.

get the python hose or any other type of hose
it will save you so much work

Shua told me the same thing. But I don't know if they make a hose long enough.

Should be long enough