Thoughts on best fish poop cleaner

[Christina Milton]

What's your favourite siphon/ gravel cleaner?
I feel like I've tried all the big brands from petstore's AND amazon but they always end up breaking.

Also lol what do you guys think about:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1528846355/iruzio-the-5-minute-solution-for-a-spotless-aquarium
Legit or nah?

 

[Deleted member 149562]

Turkey baster....a normal supermarket one, or if you want a fancy label version, https://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/.../cleaning-equipment/fluval-3in1-waste-feed-17

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

The "never need to water change again!" thing looks like rubbish to me. It seems to be a filter that you can move and also use to suck up waste into the filter. Which is only a tiny sponge and some bio media at the bottom? One, it would get clogged all the time if there's serious waste in there, you'd be rinsing it out a dozen times.

Don't know how good the suction is either - at least with a typical syphon you can adjust how strong the suction is via gravity, and I imagine that it would depend on the power of the airpump you're using. Cheap airpump, lousy suction, powerful airpump expensive and often loud.

But mainly, this device doesn't replace the need for water changes, the way they claim, since you'd still have to water change to deal with nitrAtes. This gadget doesn't deal with nitrates, or all the other small things we do water changes for, the minerals that get used up by plants etc and need replacing, preventing old tank syndrome etc.
It's a gadget that I can't see being any more useful than a typical £5 syphon and a decent sponge filter. Having an aquarium, like any living beings you bring into your home, requires some work and maintenance.

 

[Christina Milton]

Turkey baster....a normal supermarket one, or if you want a fancy label version, https://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/.../cleaning-equipment/fluval-3in1-waste-feed-17

OOh great! I'll check it. Thanks for the quick response- I appreciate it!

 

[GaryE]

It's a cute device, but they make all the old mistakes presenting it, which puts it into the 'that again' category. It does nothing a siphon hose doesn't, but would need a fairly good air pump. And water changes. It's not a gadget based on knowledge - just convenience.