D.i.y. Gravel Vac

[furryrabbit]

anyone have any suggestions for creating a simple enough d.i.y. gravel vac? thanks in advance

 

[SkiFletch]

3/4" pvc pipe 1 to 2 feet long. Cap it with a threaded end. get a threaded to barbed fitting. attach spare thin tubing ~1/4" ID. Prolly cheaper to buy one than to make it unless you ahve all that above stock laying around.

 

[bobf]

anyone have any suggestions for creating a simple enough d.i.y. gravel vac? thanks in advance

At it's simplest follow these instructions;

1. Get a length of hosepipe

End of instructions!


For a more advanced approach clear pipe is better, and a wider end where it goes into the tank - could use the neck of a smallish pop bottle attached to a length of pipe?

 

[dylema]

At it's simplest follow these instructions;

1. Get a length of hosepipe

End of instructions!

Jokes aside, it is a bit tricky to get it just right, I tried this

3/4" pvc pipe 1 to 2 feet long. Cap it with a threaded end. get a threaded to barbed fitting. attach spare thin tubing ~1/4"

But found it was hard to get the suction just right so the gravel got sucked up but not out. (I needed a tiny one for my Betta tank).

 

[OohFeeshy]

Depending on your needs, a simple modified length of, say, 1.5cm diameter flexible tubing is great. Don't want to suck up substrate? Stick a grill on the end. Want to have a bit of a scrub? Stick an old toothbrush or bit of sponge on the end.

 

[BigC]

Length of 1/2" hose. Johnsons baby shampoo bottle. Cut the bottom off the shampoo bottle and affix the tubing to the neck. use as a syphon by digging the open end of the bottle in and out of the gravel. Cheap and simple. To make a more expensive version add a syphon starter bulb to the tubing.
Regards
BigC

 

[bobf]

Length of 1/2" hose. Johnsons baby shampoo bottle. Cut the bottom off the shampoo bottle and affix the tubing to the neck. use as a syphon by digging the open end of the bottle in and out of the gravel. Cheap and simple. To make a more expensive version add a syphon starter bulb to the tubing.
Regards
BigC

Agree entirely - which was what I said at the bottom of my post too!

For a more advanced approach clear pipe is better, and a wider end where it goes into the tank - could use the neck of a smallish pop bottle attached to a length of pipe?