boxtech Upgraded Electric Aquarium Cleaner, 12V DC/28W Auto Fish Tank Gravel Cleaning kit 6 in 1 Change Water and Wash Sand Filter for Aquarium 10-200 Gallon

I read all the reviews, then decided to buy this because I battle EVERY other siphon there is. One reviewer stated that the hose that comes with the unit is useless, and YUP!, happened to me too! But I was forewarned.Since I have trouble lifting heavy buckets, and hate messes, I took the unit to my “helpful hardware man” and bought a 25’ piece of clear PVC tubing, fitted to the tubing, as well as a clamp to make sure the tube won’t come off. It wasn’t cheap, but not too spendy either..I can run the tube to my kitchen sink or out a door or window. It has taken 85% of my frustrations out cleaning my tanks.But when it comes to attachments, NONE of mine are 360* attachments. Maybe something is missing? And for the life of me, I cannot get the brush attachment to stay in the pump unit. This is sad, since I could REALLY use that one!

Turns on but literally doesn't suck any water up. I tried turning it off and on per instructions, but this still didn't work. Outside return window or i would return it

My fish would be dead without this. I have Glo fish and it is hard to keep the tank clean. Removing water is extremely easy with the hose. I like all the various attachments that come with the vacuum. I wish some were easier to clean and I wish it came with an extra filter for when you are using it to clean the tank. I have a 10 gallon tank and a 20 gallon tank so I didn’t need to extend the handle to use it. I have had this for over a year and it still works great. Quality is great and it was worth every penny. It is easy to assemble and you can control the vacuum flow when using it to clean the tank but not to remove water. Love this product!! This is very quiet and I also love that as well.

I cannot attest to its prolonged use as I just got this . I am breaking down my 60 gallon tank and I needed something to empty the water. My first try using this product worked great. 5 gall0ns out in a couple of minutes. On and off switch controls the motor. My only problem was wrapping up excess electrical cord as they give a lot of cord, however the product is supposedly good up to 200 gallon so long cord was necessary. The small manual could use some improvement, step by step but common sense puts this together. that and videos. Update: After emptying about20 gallons stopped suctioning. I took off the long plastic tube for sand, removed the sponge an d still no suction. Took off the tube and checked to see if motor was running and covered the inlet with my finger and got suction. switched to the round flat attachment, shortened the hose and it began working again. Filled another 5 gallon bucket..

I have a couple of complaints. First, there are no instructions. There are pictures that you have to decipher. I put it together by trial and error.Assuming I assembled it correctly, it didn’t have a lot of suction. I was able to get small pieces in the bag, but the bigger pieces just kept floating by.I tried all the different heads. Some were good at sucking up rocks, but not the large pieces of algae I wanted removed.I do like that the receiver bag is underwater. This reduces the amount of water that ends up on the floor.All in all, I would not buy it again.

Works great for cost

Since we've been remodeling our home, our Python aquarium cleaner hasn't been compatible with our new faucets. We haven't been doing water changes but had some leeway because our tank is heavily planted. But we needed to get to some of the sludge in the corners and make the water less hard (we'd simply been adding water to compensate for evaporation.) This works really well for our deep column tank. The narrow hose was great for getting into tight spots without disturbing the plants too much. After cleaning the basket filter, the valve at the top of the filter somehow got sucked down into the basket partially which diminished the suction by a lot. It took a while to figure out what was wrong as the illustrations are tricky to see. Once we had the flap in the right position, it worked perfectly again. We really like the clamp that holds the hose in the bucket as well as the flow control clamp that allows you to stop the water when gravel starts getting to high in the intake tube. The squeeze mechanism to get the water flowing is much handier than the old fashioned siphon style that inevitably would send water into your sleeve and armpit. We like this tool a lot!

I was super excited to get this because the air pressing button is a great idea. The bad part is that it doesn't work. The material is good, and it doesn't seem cheaply made. The button just doesn't have enough power to get the water up and going. We still use it, but my husband has to get it started the old fashion way. With his mouth. Sometimes the tank water gets in his mouth, and that is disgusting. I could have paid less for another product to be used the same way. Overall, I'd probably go with something else if the button was the reason you were thinking of getting this.