Habitat - Indoor :: Liquid Gravel Vac. Anyone use it?

[ss18]

The Reptile/Fish store was sellign it and they swear by it. They said it's all organic and helps breakdown the nasty stuff that sinks to the bottom of the tank. A small bottle say's it treats up to 950 gallons, the guy said he just add's a tablespoon or 2 after he does water changes to his RES tanks.

I didn't buy it yet cause it was $20 and i was buying eye drops and figures i would check into and stop by durring lunch one day and grab it since it's by my office if people liked it

[steve]

I'm usually weary about using too many chemicals in an aquarium. If you use a bio-media with your filter, then you will have beneficial bacteria build up there. If you are using gravel in your tank, which you shouldn't be, an under-gravel filter will supposedly help grow beneficial bacteria.

[fishandcandy]

Since you need to do water changes anyway, I'd say you're better off actually vacuuming your tank.

[ss18]

What is a good vacuume to get?

[sonyj]

A Python is great. I can't imagine how I made it before I had one.

[ss18]

do you know what model it is?

[sonyj]

All I know is that it's a Python and 25 feet long. I bought it a few months ago.

[steve]

ss18, do you have gravel in your tank?

[ss18]

ss18, do you have gravel in your tank?

Yes i do, it's pretty LARGE sized rocks, like bigger than marbles

[Amazing Iceman]

ss18, do you have gravel in your tank?

Yes i do, it's pretty LARGE sized rocks, like bigger than marbles

I have gravel in my tank, but are about the size of a marble or slightly smaller. I didn't know gravel shouldn't be used. Any reasons why not?

I recently bought a 25ft Phyton vac. I used it for the first time yesterday but in "Manual" Mode; it doesn't fit on the bathroom's faucett (too fancy?). So I'm going to have to stop by Home Depot and get an adapter to make it fit.
I may just connect it to the Tub instead; less chance of making a mess.
Don't forget to rinse it and let it dry inside or it will start to smell like other plastic tubes do.

[sonyj]

...I have gravel in my tank, but are about the size of a marble or slightly smaller. I didn't know gravel shouldn't be used. Any reasons why not?...

If the gravel in your tank is small and can fit inside your turtles mouth, they will try to eat it. If the gravel does not pass, it can become impacted. This might lead to your turtle needing surgery or worse, there's been a post of one dying from too much gravel impacted in it's system.

[Amazing Iceman]

thanks for the info...

I noticed that they were trying to bite the gravel the first time they got on their new tank, but they haven't since.

The gravel is too big for them right now.

what I may do is place a thin net on top of the small gravel, and cover it with much larger stones.

[cam722]

Amazing Iceman.. on the problem with the python not fitting the sink. Does your faucet have another adapter on it that might have to be removed while connecting the python?? I know that I had this problem and so have others. Just a thought

[tissigirl]

I had the same problem with the python not fitting on my sink. All you have to do is go to a hardware store and get an adaptor. They usually have a chart there with holes so you can figure out what sizes you will need. With mine I ended up having to get a dishwasher adaptor. It was a simple and inexpensive fix.

[Amazing Iceman]

I found the adaptor the other day, and now it does fit perfectly...