Well that shop-vac sucks! and this intake sucks! but I want to show you something
that really sucks! An aquarium vacuum cleaner.
I've been culturing this mulm bank of an aquarium for some time with lots of
plants and no more fish and I decided to test this product that I found online.
The reviews were ok but I wanted to check it out for myself. What do you
think? Check it out with me let's take a look you can see it working in low gear
here actually it's kind of semi clogged with some empty snail shells I figured
out the hardware you have to issue yourself a stop work order lift the
vacuum and clear those things because it sucks so hard they get out of sight
before you recognize they're in there so you kind of have to judge visually how
fast things are being sucked up through the vacuum look at the size of this
impeller this Magneto unit gets the job done I like calling it magnetron let's
give that clogged up intake and assist there we go clean as a whistle hey wait
a minute where have you been I haven't seen you since you were a kid now look
at you all grown up ok buckle up folks it's gonna be a bumpy ride
the moment you've all been waiting for machine vs. mountain of mome I've
removed the adjustable nozzle and put on my safety glasses for this battle Roy
check it out
epic battles are must-see features just like these great blue herons defending
their nest against a young bald eagle which I'm just using us filler while I
set up the aquarium vacuum device for a closer inspection for you guys here it
is and all of its glory nearly completely collapsed the units about 18
inches from the hose outlet to the bottom of the vacuum and then it extends
it's telescopic it extends for another 8 inches or so so it gives you plenty of
reach for the average sized aquarium before you add the attachments that help
you vacuum gravel filter water extend the articulated nozzle so it it works
for every aquarium that I have easily price for this thing on Amazon is $29.99
with prime shipping available I'll put a link below and if you use that to buy
one I have to tell you that I will receive a small commission as an
affiliate for Amazon the aquarium vacuum is sold as the kudiye vacuum gravel
cleaner automatic aquarium sludge extractor water changer 3 and 116 watt
by kudiye so it has lots of nice features like I said earlier the reviews
aren't bad and when that thing isn't jammed up
it really takes care of any debris on the bottom one recommendation I would
have for a modification would be when you're using the articulated nozzle is
to use a classifier on the end a piece of screen or Hardware mesh just to keep
a large debris from from getting involved in the narrow channel where it
can become lodged and disrupt the flow on the handle just above the hose outlet
is a blue band that can be adjusted for water flow and it's labeled plus and
- there's a really cool accessory called the they call it a filter which allows
you just to pass the water through a canister with some media in it to strain
and polish the water then add it right back to the aquarium if you don't want
to remove the water for a water change the articulated nozzle it's pretty cool
it's basically why I bought the unit I knew I wanted to have something to
remove large debris easily and it articulates a little bit you see it
there maximum flex and Hey look there's a sticker from Otter Creek aquatics
shout out to Otter Creek aquatics thank you very much for sending me some
stickers YouTube channel stickers autocratic aquatics check that channel
out he's a great fish - boar I'm happy to have him on board as a river life
supporter as well and I like supporting the Otter Creek aquatics channel so next
a little demonstration I use a couple of clamps that aren't included with the kit
also you see my flexible hose also not included with a kit you have to buy that
in the outlet for the hose is a stepped nozzle so you can use either 1/2 inch or
5/8 inch diameter inside diameter flexible hose of your desired length and
I just want to run a little water through this and let you see that now
one thing that we're going to do we're going to pump from floor level up to
table level then above bucket level and then you'll see the hose is even higher
than bucket level so this vacuum the pump and that thing you've already seen
the massive impeller the head height on that it's ability to pump water higher
than itself is amazing so if your buckets on the floor and your aquarium
is elevated the thing you watch out it's gonna take everything on the bottom of
the aquarium into it if you're not careful so that's it I hope you enjoyed
the demonstration and the explanation and there's lots more details involved
in the Amazon description if you're interested it's an item that
found that suited my needs it sounded like it was exactly what I was looking
for I put it to the test it did what I needed it to do it was listed as a
sludge remover so I thought that was fun it would make a fun video I appreciate
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