Caryl Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 Being good I started a new topic. We used to have a vacuum siphon. It was green plastic with a thin uplift. The water went up through the device and then went through a fine mesh bag back into the tank. Any debris was left in the bag. It was pretty useless as siphons go as it did not have much power and lacked suckability It was for those who wished to clean their gravel without having to do a water change. Handy for picking up leftover uneaten food from the bottom of the tank but too slow for proper, thorough, gravel cleaning maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 So I wasn't dreaming... he he My sanity is intact. Must admit thogh, they were pretty useless, but as you say, they were good for removing uneaten food and bits of plant. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted July 29, 2002 Report Share Posted July 29, 2002 Hi Caryl I have got an expensive (self-priming) one. But it is mainly used to empty 30% of my tank for water changes. I do a bit of gravel cleaning. But one must not overdo it. One disturbs the biological bacteria which took quite a long time to establish. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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