Well, if you misuse it, many bad things can happen, I suppose (?)
Is the python actually worth it?
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Anything can be a weapon
LOL....indeedAnything can be a weapon
I found a large hook in the basement, though you could buy one. A couple of zip ties (duct tape let me down) and voila, problem solved. All materials couldn't be more than $5. I used a hook designed (threaded) to go into a wall and hold medium sized tools.
They waste a lot of water and put dirty aquarium water down the drain where it can contaminate natural waterways with diseases and chemicals from the aquarium.
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Those are very very good reasons.
Ridgerunner
Fish Fanatic
YES. ABSOLUTELY.
I have an aqueon and a python and honestly use the aqueon more. The tubing is more rigid and doesn’t kink as easily (a big deal if you have to run it around a corner lol). I use all the pieces interchangeably, depending on what I have on hand on a given day. It’s half the price to buy the aqueon, that was the deciding factor for me. I didn’t even know there was a way to do it other than with the help of gravity. That’s all I’ve ever done and it works great.
Oblio
Fish Herder
Love my Python that came with my used tank. Gravity drain only. Start siphon by simply filling the gravel vac with tank water, lifting up till water flows down the hose, then put vac end back in water. After many years the cap on the vac tube cracked, fixed with Gorilla glue. I drain straight to lawn and a bucket to water houseplants and herb garden. I can't imagine doing WCs on my 125 Gal without one.
I have a piece of 19mm hose that I have had for around 20 years, Siphon out, then hook it up to the tap and fill the tank again. Cost around $5.
@itiwhetu brings us around to the Do It Yourself approach, even if changing water isn't his/her thing. You can easily make these things. You need a food grade hose, a water bed drainage connector (or a quick connector from the garden store) and a siphon head. I priced this out when my ancient python went south, and to use the quality of semi-clear hose python sells wouldn't have paid off. But if you don't mind not seeing the flow, potable water hoses are not bad.
Regular water hoses may poison the fish. Some are treated to inhibit mould and fungus from growing inside the pipe.
I do think that unless you are in an apartment the water bed connector is unnecessary, as is the water waste it causes. You can gravity run a hose outdoors. Here in Canada, wastewater goes down the drain because of temperature problems. In a deep freeze, out to the garden doesn't work, and a drain does.
The only downside to the product is the price. I would never buy an Aqueon again, although if you have one tank, it's fine. They're slow, but if speed isn't an issue, they're fine.
Regular water hoses may poison the fish. Some are treated to inhibit mould and fungus from growing inside the pipe.
I do think that unless you are in an apartment the water bed connector is unnecessary, as is the water waste it causes. You can gravity run a hose outdoors. Here in Canada, wastewater goes down the drain because of temperature problems. In a deep freeze, out to the garden doesn't work, and a drain does.
The only downside to the product is the price. I would never buy an Aqueon again, although if you have one tank, it's fine. They're slow, but if speed isn't an issue, they're fine.
That’s a good point, I usually pour the buckets of dirty water down the toilet instead of out the gate at the bottom of my garden.
I’m scared that if I do that if my water has disease / chemicals that it could kill a dog/ cat that licks it
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I dump my water on the lawn. Good fertilizer actually
My grass grows way to quick anyway lol i grudge cutting itI dump my water on the lawn. Good fertilizer actually
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