I have a 9 gallon BiOrb Flow tank and need to vacuum the debris and excess food off bottom. Is Python right product?
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It will do it yes but it's a bit big for a 9 gal in my opinion. Personally for a tank that size I would just get a regular siphon that goes into a bucket. As long as you get the one with the thing you pump with your hand to get it going its easy. With the python I fear it's a bit big and depending on your water pressure I personally find the manual ones have more suction so clean the gravel better. And with the other one being bigger you may find all the water you want out is gone before u have finished vacuuming as the water will go out quick. The python is brilliant for a bigger tank so u don't have to deal with lots of water carrying but with a 9 g that's no problem in my opinion.
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It will do it yes but it's a bit big for a 9 gal in my opinion. Personally for a tank that size I would just get a regular siphon that goes into a bucket. As long as you get the one with the thing you pump with your hand to get it going its easy. With the python I fear it's a bit big and depending on your water pressure I personally find the manual ones have more suction so clean the gravel better. And with the other one being bigger you may find all the water you want out is gone before u have finished vacuuming as the water will go out quick. The python is brilliant for a bigger tank so u don't have to deal with lots of water carrying but with a 9 g that's no problem in my opinion. It will do it yes but it's a bit big for a 9 gal in my opinion. Personally for a tank that size I would just get a regular siphon that goes into a bucket. As long as you get the one with the thing you pump with your hand to get it going its easy. With the python I fear it's a bit big and depending on your water pressure I personally find the manual ones have more suction so clean the gravel better. And with the other one being bigger you may find all the water you want out is gone before u have finished vacuuming as the water will go out quick. The python is brilliant for a bigger tank so u... » Read More It will do it yes but it's a bit big for a 9 gal in my opinion. Personally for a tank that size I would just get a regular siphon that goes into a bucket. As long as you get the one with the thing you pump with your hand to get it going its easy. With the python I fear it's a bit big and depending on your water pressure I personally find the manual ones have more suction so clean the gravel better. And with the other one being bigger you may find all the water you want out is gone before u have finished vacuuming as the water will go out quick. The python is brilliant for a bigger tank so u don't have to deal with lots of water carrying but with a 9 g that's no problem in my opinion. « Show Less
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I think it's too strong for your tank. I guess if you turn your faucet down, it won't overwhelm. A siphon sounds better.
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Python is usually ass with bigger tank, i think just siphon would do the job in 5 gal bucket .
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I think this would be way too big and strong for a small tank. You're better off with a siphon type vacuum like the Aqueon mini siphon vacuum but you may want the medium size one. I use the mini one in my 5 gallon.
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This vacuum is quite large. Although you may be able to use it I wouldn't think it practical or cost effective for a small tank.
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I use this on a pond, forcing more flow through it with a submersable pump on the intake end. Turtles are quite messy. Depending on the size of the turtle, even one of these will need regular cleanings. I use mine for an Alligator. It works great.
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This product is not a filter for your aquarium, it is a device that is used to siphon water out of the tank when performing a weekly/monthly cleaning. Any size siphon vacuum will work, but the smaller the siphon, the longer it will take water to drain water from your tank. If you are looking for a power filter, I would recommend a hang-on bank filter rated for at least 30 gallons.
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Yes, it picks up fine dirt quite well. There are different grade filter bags that fit inside the Aquabot. I pretty much stick with the "fine" bag all the time and remove any larger debris by hand.
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I use this on my rack system for my snakes (ball pythons, boas and misc colubrids) works real well :)
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No, It is not designed for that. I always use a wide siphon tube on a hose to vacuum the bottom during water changes.
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I have not tried such extreme scenario. It it works it may probably will with minimal suction as water is heavy, it may take longer and use a lot of water from your faucet. I have a sink in the basement less than 50 feet from my two aquariums. The Aqueon siphon has weak suction and cracked, having to replace it two times. My aquarium per store had the same issue cleaning a few dozen aquariums. They now use the Python syphone adapted to the Aqueon tubing and vacuum nozzle. They claim that the Python siphon is studier and generates more suction. I followed their advised and they were right! I can endorse their recommendation. Here is the Amazon link to the Python siphon. http://www.amazon.com/Python-13B-Aquarium-Replacement-Pump/dp/B000255NVE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1417656862&sr=8-3&keywords=python+aquarium+cleaner You can also find the Python nut-luck for it that will help you reuse/adapt the rest of the Aqueon parts. I am sure the Python siphon will produce more suction but you may have to test it going up one flight of stairs. Good luck!
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The python is a gravel vac that hooks up to your sink in one position its sucks water out while you vac your rocks then when you finish you change the position on the bottom of the piece that hooks to sink and it will fill the tank back up.dont forget to add your prime or whatever water conditioner to the tank before you fill.at least thats what i do hope i answered your question.
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Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more - even bigger - but I don't have the room! Good luck. Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more... » Read More Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more - even bigger - but I don't have the room! Good luck. « Show Less
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No, it's not that powerful, it will hardly suck the debris but your fish will be safe.
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This works wonderful with me. My 35g approx tank is filled with sand. It cleans the almost two inch thick layer effectively. You can do cleaning of layer by lightly brushing on the layer or can push it deep to clean the content deep down. You need not to worry if it sucks the sand it will not go above half length and not go in the sink at all as per my first hand experience. Go for it, you are missing a great product
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it will work for any gallons of tank but the bigger the tank the longer it take to suck the water out. It clean the poop and left over food that fall into the gravel
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For a res tank, in the bottom basket i used Fluval bio max media, and in the second basket use pre-filter media. For the top basket, the best results i found were with 2 activated carbon bags. This combination will have your water crystal clear and odorless
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All debris is contained beneath the filter and in the gravel. A gravel vac will clean the bottom but under the filter is a different story. You can push a narrow hose thru the uptake fitting to vacuum out some of the debris. A lot will remain inaccessible because the plastic is pushed down providing "support" legs. It's the area between the legs that is near impossible to access. The only way to completely clean is to empty the aquarium. I have the filter you have inquired about. It's a good product however I have a concern about the build up as I have observed gas bubbles rising from the gravel. I now just run my Fluval C3 HOB filter and it does a fine job. This is my aquarium set up and in no way reflects on the efficiency of under gravel filters as a whole. In my case when I tear down in the future for cleaning I won't replace it. My Fluval C3 is a bit more than I need for a 29 gal. but will be perfect for the 40 gal. I will be purchasing from Petcos' dollar a gallon sale. Hope this helps.
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The Fluval edge gravel cleaner works very well in my 6 gallon aquarium, the flow works using gravity. I am very pleased for the purpose I am using it. I would not suggest it for an aquarium that is much larger.
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Depends on how you have the tank planted as well as the bioload. You could go with no bio filtering with enough plants. Sorry I can't give a more definite answer.