Well I have a 100 gallon tank upstairs that is 18 inches deep and a
180 gallon tank that is 24 inches deep. The sink upstairs is a good
20 foot from the tank and the one downstairs is about 15 foot from the
sink. I ordered a 30 inch tube for both so that I didn't get my hands
wet in the 180 gallon tank, and was very upset when it didn't work on
either tank, then I got the idea that the suction tube was too tall,
and it was, cut it off and it works awesome, if the suction tube is
longer than the depth of the tank they don't work for $#!^. I don't
believe they work on gravity at all. I would recommend one to anybody
who asks. The first time you use one you won't believe how much
debris they pull up, and if watching it go up the tube isn't enough
wait to you wash the ring around the sink out when you get done!!!
oh and I also went to the hardware store and bought clear hose the
same diameter as garden hose and got the connections for the hose
which hook up exactly to the python stuff, then ordered the sink part
of the python system, and the suction tube, much cheaper plus I could
cut the tubing to any length I wanted.



On 25 Mar 2004 21:17:45 GMT, (GiveMeABMW) wrote:

Are these worth buying? It's such a PITA to lug water when cleaning my tanks
that I'm very tempted to buy one, but as always I'm skeptical of trying new
things.