It is such a hassle, such a pain, when you don't have a utility sink in a fishroom and want to have an easier time than buckets and ice cubes to get water changes sorted. (note: the current method would be to run 100' hose with no way to control temp, to disassemble a window and screen and run the python over a computer and bunch of electronics and still have no way to control temp, or to disassemble a shower every time) I am totally going to have to get this functioning for when things hit the fan and I have my 75 back up and no method at all to do a water change. It's been what is it, 5 years and I'm still trying to get a filter to work well enough so I don't have to clean it every 3 days. Add on something that just works, it all works well enough to make us not to have to go to 5+ different sources for parts, it's manufactured and assembles easily, etc. I am sure, certain, marineland, aqueon, Top fin, Fluval, Seachem, Sicce, Python, Caribsea, Imagitarium, and ACO could easily take the problem solution and make a kit. I am at a loss for words how we go through all this hassle just to get products to work. I counted 5? 5+ things you had to purchase just to get a water fill done and not destroy the scape. I like the setup and the rube golberg type of mechanism to get all this to work.

It won't let me quote the vid sooooooooo. Oh also I was able to easily start the flow with the dip method. There might be some chunks of muck that are difficult to pick up, but you can move them to an accessible area and then just plug the end with your hand. Keep in mind that the suction itself on the siphon is going to be much less. Shown below, this is the Top Fin Medium vs. Keep in mind, the medium for python is just shorter but it still considered a 'wide tube' compared to the top fin version.

X-Large: Longer tube for deeper tanks, same as large, but just longer. Medium: wide / normal diameter tube, normal length tube Small: Same as medium, but has a narrow diameter tube (usually sold as 10G in other brands) It's traditionally a 'wider tube' for a specific reason compared to the narrow version. Aqueon is also very similar to this layout. When I say tube I am only talking about the inlet itself, hard plastic tube that goes into the tank.

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