Can you use a gravel suction cleaner with the sand or will it just get sucked up?
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Some will inevitably get sucked up. It's not super fine sand but it will get stirred if you disturb it. Best way to vacuum would be to use a circling motion so you can pull surface debris upward without pulling too much sand.
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I don't expect it would work as well with gravel. The grass slides through the tongs but you might end up scooping up and losing some of your gravel. Worth a try based on the cheap price though. You can't really go wrong.
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No. In fact I wish there was a setting to make it stronger. It gets left over food but some turtle waste is too large for it to pick up. Even small gravel won't get sucked up usually.
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I love it, I bought a new SUV and I use it all the time to keep it clean, I live near the beach and have sand all the time. It has no problem picking up the sand or anything else. I would buy it again. Hope it helps.
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We have a vacuum and just jump in and vacuum it out. We skim the top when we need too, but the sand filter works really well, so we only need to vacuum if the wind has dumped a lot of stuff in it. Ours is a pretty little vacuum, it hooks to the water hose.
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I'm afraid it would just push it around. There is no suction. You can use a swifter pad or a microfiber cloth. I don't think with one would grab sand very well.
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I use this on my 2000g pond with a sand gravel filter. No cleaning filters.. just use air. This would be overkill for 200g. Look at little giant pumps.
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FYI there is a video posted on YOUTUBE which shows that it can be done without sucking up the sand, since the unwanted matter is sitting on top of the sand it shows that the tube should be at least one inch above the sand to prevent sand from entering the tube and hose. Please check it out.
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It would depend on the size/weight of the gravel. If you only need a blower with a relatively low speed, I suggest you look at cheaper blowers.
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Yes, grab/hug the padded section tip it so the base is angled an roll it very easy. I filled mine with very fine sand so if it does crack less of a mess to clean up just vacuum or sweep. (I used a funnel to pour the sand in I got 2 bags of 50 lbs sand an used 1 and a half bags)
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Yes, that's kind of how it works. It sucks up water along with any gunk in the gravel. You need to have a bucket ready to catch all the water you'll take out. It's tricky to get it started the first time, but after the first time, it clicked pretty easily for me.
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Yes! But you need the cloth cover over the net. Well worth investing a couple extra bucks to clear the sand. Good luck.
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You wouldn't be able to run it through the sand, but you can hover it above the sand to suck up any debris that is on the surface of the sand. It's very difficult to avoid sucking up sand. You can pinch the line if you notice that it is taking in sand so that it falls back down. It should be fine to use with plants as long as you avoid sucking in the plants.
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Hi: I love my little Toro Power Shovel, but I would hesitate using it on a gravel driveway and this is why: When I use it, I tend to set it on the ground and push it back and forth, just like a vacuum, and it "vacuums" the snow off of the ground. Because it is resting on the ground, it makes the job much less strenuous. But, in your case, I would guess that it would also "vacuum" the gravel along with the snow. To try and hold it up one inch off of the ground would, I think, be quite tiresome. It isn't terribly heavy, but you would quickly get winded by holding it up and shoveling with it. It think that this would even be harder than using a snow shovel, thereby defeating the whole purpose of having a machine. Sorry, but I don't think it is a good tool for your application.
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I have used it to pick up small particles using the optional micro filter bag. I do not have sand to worry about but would imagine it would not be an issue unless the sand particles are super fine.
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Mine works very well in loose gravel, tires are wide enough. Unless it was loose drifting sand I believe it would work very well. Loose sand you need a camel.
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You will need an air pump, and the gravel works best if it is 1.5 inches or so deep.