what is the best and most inexpensive gravel vacuum?

Question

and what does siphon mean??

Answer 1

It really does not matter. No siphon is better than any other(with the exception of the Python and similar products, but those are in a different league.) All a gravel vacuum is is a hose that pulls water from your tank using the power of gravity, and a bulb with a check valve to prevent crap from going back into your tank.

There was a while there where I lost my gravel vac so I just cut a 4 foot piece off a garden hose and used that. It did the same thing. So don't waste the $13 the first poster mentioned. Go and find the absolute cheapest one you can, because really they are all the same. Walmart has one for $4.

Answer 2

Siphon is a method that sucks up the water the way a straw is used when drinking. You create a vacuum and the water goes through the tube into a container. One end is pushed around under the gravel slowly,so the debris is sucked out. An easier way is to get a $25 model that hooks up to your sink faucet (made by Python,or Lee,) and you can do water changes with this device.

Answer 3

i just bought the JBJ GL-28 gravel cleaner. It works great. It cost only about 13 dollars at petco! A siphon is what occurs when you clean your gravel. It is the suction of the water.

Answer 4

Try checking the grav vacs at Petsmart. Siphon is when you suck the water out using a tube.

Answer 5

Depending on the size of your tank, you will want a size you feel comfortable with. I like the ones with the removable flared ends by Lee's. Petsmart ones look very much the same as Lee's.
http://www.aquariumguys.com/cleaning.html
http://leesaqpet.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=50&Itemid=1

Answer 6

i bought one at walmart for like 6 bucks. works great!