Wild Turkey
Forum Flunkie
Registered: March 2008
Location: Annapolis Maryland
Posts: 11462
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Review Date: Mon December 29, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $4.00
| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Cheap
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Not the most user friendly
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I use the smallest variety on small tanks. Thats about all they are good for IMO due to the very slow flow-rate. These are a little more a pain to start than other types.
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Red
Senior Member
Registered: March 2008
Posts: 12416
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Review Date: Tue December 30, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Cheap easy to get
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Cons:
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a pain..
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You get what you pay for....
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AmazingH
Fish Lover
Registered: October 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 349
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Review Date: Fri January 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Inexpensive
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Cons:
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Small, cheaply built
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It's fine for smaller tanks if you just want to remove debris from the gravel without taking out too much water.. it's too small to really remove alot of water quickly.
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~AH
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funkman262
Senior Member
Registered: July 2010
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 1136
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Review Date: Thu November 11, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Price, ease of use
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Cons:
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None
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It's easy to clean gravel with using the attachment but after switching to a planted tank with sand, I removed the attachment and use the hose for siphoning off of the sand when occasionally needed and used the attachment for a DIY CO2 reactor.
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funkman262's 90g Planted Tank Journal
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pjoo1120
Member
Registered: February 2012
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 206
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Review Date: Mon April 30, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Cheap, simple function
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Cons:
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Hose doesn't straighten out easily, can make mess
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Can't beat it for the price if you have a smaller tank. Provides good suction and gets out a lot of debris. Only takes a few pumps to get it started.
If you store the hose coiled up (as I imagine most do due to space limitations) it stays coiled and you have to fight with it to stay straight at the outlet. Doesn't drain out well after you are done with it, so you can spill water everywhere if you aren't careful with it while moving it around. Clip is included and somewhat helpful for use on a bucket or pail, but the hole is too large for the tube, so the aforementioned coiled tube still moves around somewhat freely.
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