Ok.
Changing the water is good, siphoning the dirty gravel is best (more dirty water) however if you have rock, driftwood structures or plants will get in the way and prevent you from siphoning. I had driftwood structures collapse when I tried to vacuum the substrate.
I am wondering if any system exist in which you can place something that is like an old under gravel filter which separates the bottom of the tank from substrate however it might have like a slope or a V-shape area to allow fish waste to collect in a certain area under the gravel.
Then you have large diameter(for high water flow) tubing / PVC pipe that will run back up the aquarium, over the top of the aquarium which then could be collected to a hose leading to a low gravity point, waste water line, or maybe even a python sink adapter setup.
The idea is that the pressure of the entire aquarium is going to force all the fish waste in the graven down into this collection space below the gravel then into the tube to effectively clean 100% of the gravel without having to move any structures, plants, kick up anything into the water column, etc..
Creating a new smarter gravel siphon vacuum system which is best for people with planted tank with driftwood/rock structures which you don't want to disturb?
Basically an evolution and combination of these 2 systems.
Does it already exist or if not, would something like this possible work? Picture the wide python hose( or something much wider for faster water flow) was attached to the output of the under gravel filter with the undergravel filter possible allowing for more water flow as well as lower area in the space below the under gravel filter for fish water collect in certain spaces near the water intake to exist the tank)
What do you think?
Changing the water is good, siphoning the dirty gravel is best (more dirty water) however if you have rock, driftwood structures or plants will get in the way and prevent you from siphoning. I had driftwood structures collapse when I tried to vacuum the substrate.
I am wondering if any system exist in which you can place something that is like an old under gravel filter which separates the bottom of the tank from substrate however it might have like a slope or a V-shape area to allow fish waste to collect in a certain area under the gravel.
Then you have large diameter(for high water flow) tubing / PVC pipe that will run back up the aquarium, over the top of the aquarium which then could be collected to a hose leading to a low gravity point, waste water line, or maybe even a python sink adapter setup.
The idea is that the pressure of the entire aquarium is going to force all the fish waste in the graven down into this collection space below the gravel then into the tube to effectively clean 100% of the gravel without having to move any structures, plants, kick up anything into the water column, etc..
Creating a new smarter gravel siphon vacuum system which is best for people with planted tank with driftwood/rock structures which you don't want to disturb?
Basically an evolution and combination of these 2 systems.
Does it already exist or if not, would something like this possible work? Picture the wide python hose( or something much wider for faster water flow) was attached to the output of the under gravel filter with the undergravel filter possible allowing for more water flow as well as lower area in the space below the under gravel filter for fish water collect in certain spaces near the water intake to exist the tank)
What do you think?