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the v girl
What would you buy? Dirt Devil (Kone and Kurv are neat), Black & Decker, Oreck, Eurka, etc? So many brands, which is the best? Just going to be using it for around the house a little bit, maybe suck up some kitty litter. Somewhere around $30-40.
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the Dirt Devil will more than likely be the cheapest. But if you want the best bang for your buck, get a Dyson. They are expensive, but worth their weight in gold!! They will suck up anything, and they are easier to clean than most vacuums. The only thing is some of them dont have the hepa-filter, but most vacuums have them now.
the Dirt Devil will more than likely be the cheapest. But if you want the best bang for your buck, get a Dyson. They are expensive, but worth their weight in gold!! They will suck up anything, and they are easier to clean than most vacuums. The only thing is some of them dont have the hepa-filter, but most vacuums have them now.
I want to buy some thing to pick up the food in the bottom of the tank?
c.dub41
Is there such think as this that doesnt drain the water? I want to keep the bottom of the tank clean. Leave some food for bennificial bacteria. Is there such thing as a vacume to suck out the leftover food?
a corry cat isnt going to do much...just going to add more food to the tank.....These vacuums are 629 dollars thats way to much!I need one!
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Yes, there are battery operated handheld gravel vacuums. An example is shown on this page http://www.animalworldnetwork.com/bbatopmrclea.html
You stick the cleaner in the tank, ensuring that it is submerged to a specified level. The pipe is adjustable to fit different tank depths. There are also usually separate attachments for scraping algae, vacuuming corners etc, just like household vacuums.
In this design, the dirty stuff & water is filtered through the vacuum bag, and the cleaner water goes back into your tank at the same time. So there's no need to drain the water from your tank. If your tank is stirred up & cloudy, you can even hang it by the side of the tank, using the hook, as a temporary filter to help your main filter remove solid particles faster.
This tool is very useful in between water changes to remove debris on the gravel. Even during water changes, I actually prefer to use it to go over the tank bottom first, then I'll siphon off the dirty water. I feel it allows me to better concentrate on the gravel cleaning & doing a good job, without having to rush it due to water draining out. The vacuum action is also localised (it allows for thorough detailed cleaning job), without churning up lots of surrounding gravel; this causes less stress for the fish.
If you just need to pick up a few larger pieces of food eg. tablet/pellet form, just buy a cheap long tweezer used for planted tanks (plastic ones are cheaper than the stainless steel versions). Tweezers are great multi-purpose tools, I also use them to pick up small amounts of food for feeding eg live/frozen worms.
Yes, there are battery operated handheld gravel vacuums. An example is shown on this page http://www.animalworldnetwork.com/bbatopmrclea.html
You stick the cleaner in the tank, ensuring that it is submerged to a specified level. The pipe is adjustable to fit different tank depths. There are also usually separate attachments for scraping algae, vacuuming corners etc, just like household vacuums.
In this design, the dirty stuff & water is filtered through the vacuum bag, and the cleaner water goes back into your tank at the same time. So there's no need to drain the water from your tank. If your tank is stirred up & cloudy, you can even hang it by the side of the tank, using the hook, as a temporary filter to help your main filter remove solid particles faster.
This tool is very useful in between water changes to remove debris on the gravel. Even during water changes, I actually prefer to use it to go over the tank bottom first, then I'll siphon off the dirty water. I feel it allows me to better concentrate on the gravel cleaning & doing a good job, without having to rush it due to water draining out. The vacuum action is also localised (it allows for thorough detailed cleaning job), without churning up lots of surrounding gravel; this causes less stress for the fish.
If you just need to pick up a few larger pieces of food eg. tablet/pellet form, just buy a cheap long tweezer used for planted tanks (plastic ones are cheaper than the stainless steel versions). Tweezers are great multi-purpose tools, I also use them to pick up small amounts of food for feeding eg live/frozen worms.
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