Eheim gravel cleaner??

[Atomicmiss]

So I bought a Top Fin gravel cleaner that must have had too skinny of a tube because the waste would always fall out. After a month it broke do I bought a Marina brand one that I don't really get how to use. I'm supposed to pump it up and down in the water till the siphon starts but it never starts. I use the water for my garden so anything that attaches to the sink is nixed but now I see Eheim's gravel vacuum that cleans the substrate through suction and a filter so I don't even need to use a siphon. Has anyone tried this and what do you think of it??

[Trier20]

I think it would be less hassle in the end to just to a WC.

[Crunchy]

I've tried the eheim battery operated cleaner, it works well.

[DiscusJimmy]

i have one of those (battery one) its really good. Does eat the batteries but it works really well and brilliant just after feeding, to clear up any additional mess.

[Poco]

I think it would be less hassle in the end to just to a WC.

+1

[Tazalanche]

We have one of the Eheim battery operated vacuums too. Since it does eat through batteries, we use rechargeable batteries in it.

As the others have said, a water change is best. However, for spot cleaning if you don't have time for a proper water change, it does its job well as long as the filter part is submerged. If you have a sand substrate tank, it will suck some up into the impeller on occasion. Turning it off for a moment, then back on usually gets the sand loose.

[JOSNNGUYEN]

I had one too. It very useful. Especially you can clean up after they eat. I always clean my tank in ther morning and at night on day that I am not do wc

[Atomicmiss]

Sorry, I should have clarified I was also going to do my regular wc`s. I just find that the siphons Ive tried don't suck the heavier stuff so I figure I can do the bottom of my tank and then do a wc.Thanks everyone! Ive spent enough on trial and error so Im glad to hear this is a good product :)

[Susie]

I now have two Eheim vacuums. I love them even though they use a lot of batteries. I also have the Cobalt electric vacuums. They do a good job, too. I vacuum whenever there is leftover food or much poop. I do water changes after I vacuum. Foster & Smith carry the Cobalt Power Vacuums. By the way, they have Eheim vacuums on sale right now. I'm tempted to buy another one.