Here's a stupid question...do I have to put my whole arm in the water to clean the bottom of the tank? The end doesn't look long at all....
1008404
Depends on the size of the tank. The plastic tube is about 16 inches long. When the wife cleans our 55 gallon tank, she has to stick her hand up to the wrist into the water.
1008405
I have a 75 gallon tank and i don't get wet, the end with the suction tube is about 10.25". Hope this helps.
1008406
You will get your arm a little wet using this to clean the bottom of the tank. I just wear a short sleeve shirt and keep a towel on my shoulder so I can grab it to dry off and wipe the front of the tank. Well work any issues since it makes changing water so easy.
329612
No issues. Just attach a hose turn water on move it around a bit and dump it Takes less than 10 minutes. Put small amount of dawn in tank for cleaning and smell
2227115
What would you be vacuuming if it was not the gravel? Otherwise, forget the whole thing and just suck the water out of the tank if this contraption doesn't allow you to put the intake into the substrate.
1356721
I bought two and put in the bottom of a 55 gallon tank. Since installing the filters there has been quite a build-up of ??? on the top of the gravel. It is white and stringy (?) and very hard to clean out because of the tank depth! I have had MUCH better luck keeping the tank clean by installing two flow through filters and extending one of the intakes as close to the bottom as possible. If I had it to do over again I would NOT have gotten the under gravel systems.
1446117
No..you are laying down the cleaning solution and then just sucking it up. You may want to go back later and do a complete rinse if you think it is necessary.
1184952
The bottom of the slot should be closed. As the water passes it pulls text oil molecules from the slot. I have noticed it aids in keeping the tank cleaner & no oil residue there.
926848
Ummm ... sort of. Tank is like a gallon jug with screw-on lid at top. Opening is just over 3 inches diameter. Rest is ok to clean. Not a lot of cleaning required if you use filtered water in it.
1259753
when i replaced my pump, i disassembled the old one. it was one ugly mess in side the tank. i think i would unpluging the pump amd pouring some bleach in one of the unused, caped holes on the top of the tank. let it set for 20 minutes and plug the pump back in and flush the tank. i don't think the pump would be hurt by the bleach if you flush it with clean water. but to take that thing apart and clean it will, will turn your stomach. you then have to get it back together.
651075
Definitely rinse it out or you'll get a black film on everything in the aquarium. I've tried it both ways and rinsing is definitely the way to go. Also all the good stuff is in every bit of the sand so no worries about losing anything important. I think this is the best substrate I've ever had it looks great and the Cory cats and other fish love to play in it. Good luck with set up.
1091368
Not really. Just run the parts under water and use the provided brush on the screen while doing so. It's easy once you get the hang of it. BTW, it makes great juice!
22344
That's what I have done; because of my hood, I can't raise the lip of the filter very much above the level of the water. I would have liked to be able to; that way there would be some aeration. I do have a smaller model in my 5 gallon betta tank that I don't have supplemental air. Because of this, occasionally I notice a sheen on the surface of the water. If your fish can handle extra circulation, I say go ahead and do it. I've been using a Top Fin pump from a local business that is still going strong after a year
974479
Add slowly and let water clear. I pulled my fish and had them in buckets. Cleaned all my existing gravel and used it as a base layer followed by eco complete. It took nearly 3 hours to drain, clean, and replant. I did not wait for my water to clear completely before reintroducing My fishy friends but they lived. My aquarium looks amazing. This is good stuff.
993095
i put the tank part in my dishwasher to clean it. works every time! the bottom i clean out with paper towels and white vinegar.
961113
I figured out a SUPER easy way to clean the bottom of the tank if you have hard water like I do. It got scummy at the bottom of the tank. I ran the humidifier on a 50/50 white vinegar/water solution. Then put a paper towel in the tank and about an 2 inches of water. I shook it side to side like a washing machine basically, slowly draining water out while I did it. The shaking process took about a minute, and the scum was entirely gone when I was done :) Then I just shook the paper towel around so I could grab it out. Amazing!
681779
Ii does clean the best directly over the center where the transducer is located. In my experience it does clean everything in the tank. Are you using a cleaning solution and did you let the tank heat up? I found it works best once the tank get the solution hot.
902595
No but I found with my small pool (12x24) it wasn't necessary. I don't have a deep end (only 5.5 feet) and the sides don't get dirty or algae build up. It is also why this unit is so affordable. I love this aquabot and have had the $1000 unit in my prior pool. This works great for the $$
1381541
you should be able to extract all of it but a very smaal amount at the bottom of the tank. use a larber tube, and you don't need that much pressure, but it won't hurt to.