Python Gravel Cleaner, Mini

I bought the mini version for my 25litre tank- it's a tall tank so siphoning the gravel isn't easy but it's not that difficult either and I wouldn't swap this size version for a bigger one. Since the tank is on a cabinet and above the bucket I siphon the dirty water into, i put the siphon head into the tank then suck the tube on the other side. as soon as the water starts coming down i put the tube into the bucket- it didn't take me long to get the hang of it. The tubing itself is made from exceptional quality- it's thick and strong. The siphon head doesn't have a lining to stop fish or shrimps getting picked up and trapped, but the 'neck'? of the plastic siphon is incredibly narrow and actually when siphoning the fish don't like to get near me anyway so i'm not worried they'll get hurt. One issue i do have though is if i don't pull the siphon up fast enough and too much gravel gets lifted up, occasionally bits of gravel will get sucked up too far. they then get stuck in the neck part of it and it stops the water flow. I then have to separate the tubing from the siphon head to release the bits of gravel and then reconnect them, and 9/10 times this will mean I have already broken the water flow and have to restart the process. This is my only issue and it's partly due to my own error anyway, so I would still buy it again if I needed to. One question I do have is that some parts of the tubing had originally gone a dark green colour, which I assumed was from me just forgetting to wash the inside with clean water. It now got a few PINK/RED patches, again on the inside, and this time I have no idea what's caused it. I don't have any red tinted plants in the tank. It may be bacteria, I don't know... but it hasn't gone yet. I'm not that bothered by it as I only use the siphon to take dirty water out and not fresh water. This is just something to bare in mind. Python is an exceptional brand and definitely worth the money. The mini version I bought is at a very reasonable price and cheaper than some of the other branded siphons that are also on sale on amazon and are not built nearly as well. This is a simple yet very effective product.

Very good product for my 30L tank. This is the perfect proportion of suction and amount of water removed, I can remove most of the waste in the gravel without removing more then 10/15% of the total waste, that was exactly my objective. - bit tricky to get started, but with a bit of trial it’s fine. Definitely suggested for tanks of around 30L

Only recently bought our first 30 litre aquarium and have 6 zebra Danios. Needed something to help with the weekly cleaning and this is great. Good quality product and does the job. Not sure how it would cope with a larger tank though. However, would highly recommend this Python product.

Really good siphon hoses pipe is lovely and flexible and long. This small size is perfect for a nano tank.

Bought this on the strength of the reviews more in hope than expectations. However it worked like a dream and tucked u years of filth form the gravel bed in the tank. Once the dust settled and the tank was topped up with fresh water to replace what was siphoned out, it was clear the fish were reinvigorated and much happier in their new fresh environment. The goldfish are the guts of 30 years old and look like they'll outlive me at this rate.

I bought this gravel cleaner as a replacement for my old one as it broke. It is a brilliant little sucker! It a has a lot of suction power and is thin enough to get in the little nooks and crannys of the aquarium. It is easy enough to get started, just pop the thin tubing into a bucket, place the gravel cleaner into the aquarium at a horizontal position, let the gravel cleaner fill with water and tilt the gravel cleaner to a vertical position, once the water starts moving down the thin tubing it should start sucking through into your bucket.

This is the only one you need, you can vacuum all your gravel without taking too much water out. I have 4 cheaper ones in the bin! Dont be like me and buy cheaper to save money, this is the best one out there!

After using other similar products which were good but didn’t last very long, I read positive reviews on here. So I have it a go and yes it works occasionally but there is a technique to it and it’s very frustrating also the water comes out so slow. It also doesn’t pick up all the fishes debris. Very disappointing.

Very useful and easy to use product.

For extremely small tanks only like 20 gallons or less or a fish bowl. Nothing great interms of efficiency and usage just average, not worth the cost. Buy bigger size if tank is about 55 gallons.

No me encanta, Si jala el agua y todo pero está muy complicado

Works like a charm!!! Easy to use! I bought it for a 3 gallon aquarium, but it removed too much debris for such a small tank. However, it works great in the 10 gallon aquarium. (I bought a turkey baster to use for cleaning the 3 gallon aquarium. It works great for any nano tank.)

it does the job and it does it pretty good :D