Electric siphons? - Page 2

JingoFresh · 06/30/2014, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by billdogg

It's very similar to a waterbed fill/drain attachment. For marine use, it's great for removing water/cleaning the substrate during routine maintenance. If it were a freshwater tank, you could then just reverse it to fill the tank back up.

Does it provide any advantage over a pump and vinyl tubing for a reef tank?

billdogg · 06/30/2014, 12:47 PM

Sure. All waste water goes straight down the drain rather than into another bucket that then has to be carried someplace to dump

JingoFresh · 06/30/2014, 12:48 PM

My waste water goes down the drain now...I just put the pump in the DT and 20 feet of tubing to the sink.

icebrg5 · 06/30/2014, 01:07 PM

you can use this as well

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017J...&robot_redir=1

Rognin · 06/30/2014, 01:31 PM

There's the ehiem vacum?

https://www.eheim.com/en_GB/products.../quick_vac_pro

06/30/2014, 12:47 PM	#27
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06/30/2014, 01:07 PM	#29
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06/30/2014, 01:31 PM	#30
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06/30/2014, 12:48 PM	#28
JingoFresh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 447	My waste water goes down the drain now...I just put the pump in the DT and 20 feet of tubing to the sink.