Saturday, September 3, 2011 Python Part - Pump Review
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(More customer reviews)Couldn't find this part in local stores. Amazon is a life saver. I would have paid over $60 and had to replace my siphon if I couldn't have found this part.
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Python Part?Faucet Pump creates strong suction to clean. Has reverse flow feature for easy refilling.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 Silent-Air B11 Battery Aquarium Air Pump Review
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(More customer reviews)It's not all that silent but it sure lasts a long time. An 8 hour blackout, no problem..all specimens survived in the salt water tank! Sweet....
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SAB11Features: -Silent-Air B11. -Recommended as a home backup unit in case of power outages. -Perfect for transporting fish. -Impact resistant design with 2 ft. air hose and air stone.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 Python 25ft No Spill Clean & Fill Item #2514 25NS Review
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(More customer reviews)This is the most helpful product for any tank over 40 gallons, someone with back problems, or just those that are sick and tired of the water mess and buckets.
It's very well manufactured, even comes with a warranty, and it is soooo much easier to make a water change. Just hook it up, turn on your faucet and start syphoning. Also no mess when filling the tank back up.
If the aquarium is located a little higher than the sink you're using it will continue to syphon by itself and you can turn off the faucet. Otherwise the ratio is 5gal tank water syphoned out per gallon out of the faucet, which could be a little wasteful with bigger tanks.
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No Spill Clean and Fill Aquarium Maintenance System:Works with your kitchen faucet to siphon water from your tank directly into the sink. No buckets required! Refills the tank with water from the faucet (freshwater only)for ultra-quick water changes.Python products are manufactured with only the highest quality FDA approved materials. It consists of UV stabilized, non-porous tubing which eliminates the possibility of adding dangerous chemical toxins into your tank.With its efficient 7 to 1 suction ratio, cleaning your tank uses about the same amount of water as flushing your toilet. Cut your aquarium maintenance time in half! Complete, ready-to-use system No buckets, no siphons, no mess! No tank tear down?EVER again!
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Saturday, February 19, 2011 AQEN WATER CHANGER 25FT Review
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(More customer reviews)The Aqueon water changing system is a simple device that makes aquarium maintenance a snap.Back in my younger days, I used to use a cheap gravel siphon and buckets to change my water.This took up a considerable amount of time, was often very messy, and would stress my fish out.
I later upgraded to a sand substrate instead of gravel (don't have to siphon the the bottom floor anymore, just skim the top :)), bought a python system and was finishing my weekly water change in less than 15 minutes. However, the plastics in the python system wore out over time and I was having issues with leaks. The problem with the python system is that it uses plastic threading to choose either suction or fill mode- this part of the system wears out very quickly, especially if you use sand because it grinds against the thread when you are constantly twisting. I personally think the python manufacturer designed it this way so that the owner has to buy new replacement parts, which often cost almost a third of the entire system.
After my python system became useless, I bought this Aqueon system to see how it compares and it's MUCH better in terms of reliability and build quality.The aqueon system plastics will not wear out as quickly as the python system because the suction/fill selection uses a switch to turn it on or off.There is no pulling or twisting to be done here to turn suction on and off, so the threading is not worn out.
I really don't know why the Python system is so much more popular, the Aqueon system is far better in my opinion. I've owned both systems, and you cannot go wrong with the Aqueon system!
Spend the extra 15 or 20 dollars over the cheapy gravel filters and buy a real system like the Aqueon- you'll be saving lots of time, stress (on yourself and your fish), and workload.
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WATER CHANGER 25FT
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Monday, January 3, 2011 Python No-Spill Clean and Fill 13-B Pump Item #132. Review
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(More customer reviews)Aquarium filters remove many harmful chemicals, but nitrates do accumulate over time, and the way to remove them is by periodic partial water changes, usually something like 20% per week. The old way was to siphon water out into a bucket, which was dumped down the sink, commode, or in the yard. The bucket was then refilled and poured back into the tank.
To change water in this manner was a little bit labor intensive on a small tank, and really time consuming on a larger tank.
I stumbled on my pump in a Thrift store, where I found it on a shelf for $1. In all honesty, I'm not 100% sure mine is a Python brand, as there is no name on it. It may actually be a knock-off. Mine is made of blue plastic, not green, but otherwise looks identical to the item pictured.
It operates by connecting it to a water supply with a fitting at the top in the photo. Water flows through from top to bottom, past a venturi located where the side fitting is, creating a suction which will draw water out of the aquarium through a hose. I purchased 50 feet of clear vinyl hose from my local aquarium store, attached it to this device, and put a suction strainer on the other end to avoid sucking small fish into the hose.
In use, I drop the suction strainer into the tank, unroll the hose, and attach the pump to the water tap outside my front door. Opening the diverter on the pump outlet, then turning on the water tap starts a siphon which removes as much water from my tank as I desire (water tap can be closed once siphon starts so long as the pump is lower than the tank, siphon will continue).
Closing the diverter on the pump outlet stops the siphon, and opening the water tap with the diverter closed refills the tank.
I can't imagine any way to make water changes any easier. I've been using this device for years now, and it still works great.
There are adapters available which allow the user to connect the pump to their kitchen or washroom sink instead of outside the house, if the aquarium is located closer to those water sources. There are also attachments which allow you to vacuum the gravel with the water siphoning out of the tank, if you feel the need to perform this task (I never vacuum because I don't use an undergravel filter, because I use EcoComplete substrate, and because I have fish which eat any food which falls to the bottom, so for me, the need simply isn't there).
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FAUCET "T" PUMP UNIT
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Monday, December 20, 2010 Python No-Spill Clean and Fill Brass Adapter 69-HD item #6984. Review
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(More customer reviews)Cleaning my aquarium is much easier with this product and and the brass adapter is very durable and resists stripping.
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For frequent, store or service use. Replaces two-piece faucet adapter (PY1261).
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