What I Did:
I added a siphon bulb to my gravel cleaner. I hated getting the siphon action started - it was the hardest part of cleaning. I would often try to suck a little air out of the tube to get it started, and occasionally end up with fish water in my mouth.
How I Did It:
I found a rubber siphon bulb in the auto parts section of my local store. It had the same size plastic tubing as my gravel cleaner. I just pulled the tubing off the fat end of the gravel cleaner and inserted one section of new tube and the bulb, and then the longest section of tube at the end.
Lessons learned
- I love it! I also ended up with a longer tube in the end, which helps me get more of the dirty water actually into the bucket, instead of just close to the bucket!
Shirlie Sharpe, Freshwater Aquariums Guide, says:
Great idea! Many of the newer siphons are self starting, but even those don't always work as they should. The simple addition of a siphon bulb can prevent a mouthful of dirty water.There are clips made to keep the tube IN the bucket, but they don't seem widely available. If anyone has a DIY for solving that problem, let me know.
