Aquarium Power Gravel Vacuum

rob020880 · 12/12/2007, 03:46 PM

Does anyone use this product to clean their aquarium? If so would you recomend it?

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...4&pcatid=15484

papagimp · 12/12/2007, 04:00 PM

to clean a freshwater tank with gravel, yeah, all the time.

Wouldn't put one near my saltwater setups though. I like my deeper sandbeds and one of those would negate the effects of having a deep sand bed.

For those with smaller sandbeds (less than an inch or so) I'd recommend using one to eliminate the higher detritus buildup that tends to occur in smaller beds.

rob020880 · 12/12/2007, 04:03 PM

Yeah thats what I was thinking, to get rid of the deritus. My sand bed is about 2" thats not considered a deep sand bed is it?

jimbo78 · 12/12/2007, 04:09 PM

seems like it might suck up alot of your sand everytime you use it.

papagimp · 12/12/2007, 04:44 PM

yeah they can suck up some sand, depending on the grain sized used, smaller will be more likely to get sucked up, while something like crushed coral will act simlar to typical freshwater aquarium gravel.

2" is not considered a "Deep Sand Bed" typically. Some smaller sugar fine grain sized sands can still benefit at only 2" but the simple answer, Nope. Just need to take care when using the vac.

12/12/2007, 03:46 PM	#1
rob020880 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,019	Aquarium Power Gravel Vacuum Does anyone use this product to clean their aquarium? If so would you recomend it? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...4&pcatid=15484

12/12/2007, 04:00 PM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	to clean a freshwater tank with gravel, yeah, all the time. Wouldn't put one near my saltwater setups though. I like my deeper sandbeds and one of those would negate the effects of having a deep sand bed. For those with smaller sandbeds (less than an inch or so) I'd recommend using one to eliminate the higher detritus buildup that tends to occur in smaller beds. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/12/2007, 04:09 PM	#4
jimbo78 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: miami Posts: 3,099	seems like it might suck up alot of your sand everytime you use it. __________________ Dive with sharks? Doesn't everyone. Current Tank Info: 60 cube

12/12/2007, 04:44 PM	#5
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	yeah they can suck up some sand, depending on the grain sized used, smaller will be more likely to get sucked up, while something like crushed coral will act simlar to typical freshwater aquarium gravel. 2" is not considered a "Deep Sand Bed" typically. Some smaller sugar fine grain sized sands can still benefit at only 2" but the simple answer, Nope. Just need to take care when using the vac. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/12/2007, 04:03 PM	#3
rob020880 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,019	Yeah thats what I was thinking, to get rid of the deritus. My sand bed is about 2" thats not considered a deep sand bed is it?