Aqueon Mini Siphon Vacuum Aquarium Gravel Cleaner, 5-Inch

It came 2 weeks early, its amazing, iv got a 5 gallon tank and its perff for it, you can get it in bigger sizes too if you got a bigger tank, its so easy to use aswell

Not a bad price but seeing this siphon is for larger aquariums, mine isn’t huge at 40 gallons, I found the 6ft silicone tubing is too short, 3m would have been better, it also didn’t start as easily as I’d hoped, I have a good seal as I warmed the silicone under very hot water so that’s disappointing

I'm sure this would be fine for a larger tank bit I bought this for a small goldfish tank and it's far too big- despite being marketed as a mini siphon. Couldn't get it fully submerged so the siphon wouldn't work without a lot of help (and probably stress for the fish)

These things making cleaning a fish tank so much easier. It took a couple of trys to get it to work but once it did, I was able to clean my 5 gallon tank in about a quarter of the time it took me before.

Really love this cleaning vacuum. It takes at least 10-15 minutes off my cleaning time.

A good size siphon for my 5 gallon betta tank. Several reviews said that it drains the tank too quickly or is hard to start. Here is how I do it. So we all know that water runs downhill, but water will actually run uphill through a siphon, as long as the end of the tube is lower than the top of the tube, and no water gets in. You can keep your thumb over the low end to stop and start the flow as needed. You don't need to suck the water through the tube with your mouth if you just fill it with water before you put it in the tank. So with that in mind, prepare for siphoning by placing a bucket lower than the top of the fish tank water. I put it on a chair next to the tank. The water will siphon out faster if the end of the siphon is lower. After the bucket is ready and you have the lid of the tank off, fill the siphon with water by adding the water to the large end. Keep your thumb mostly over the small end and lower it below the level of the big end. Water will run down and push the air out. Use your thumb over the small end to control the air/water and seal it completely with your finger when the air runs out and the whole siphon is full of water. Keeping your finger over the small end, lift the large rigid end of the siphon into the tank. Its important not to let air in, so don't turn it over and put it in the tank because the water will flow out and air will flow in. Put the bottom of the big end (where it is attached to the tube) in the water first, and then turn it over once its completely submerged. The idea is to not let air into the tube. Otherwise you have to suck it with your mouth and who knows what bacteria is in there? Keeping your thumb over the small end, put it in the bucket and release water to test the flow. Your thumb will act as a valve and let as much water out as you want, as fast or slow as you want. Don't let the water flow out freely into the bucket, in a small tank you need to focus on the dirtiest water and conserve the rest by releasing your finger only when you are actively vacuuming out grunge. The most organic material accumulates in the gravel, so let the flow increase as you push the large end into the gravel. If you hit a good spot, the brown grunge will rise up into the tube followed by gravel. Since the organic material is lighter and goes up before the gravel, you can prevent the gravel from clogging the tube by capping the end as soon as the brown water has passed through. As soon as the flow stops, the gravel falls down. In this way you can search for the pockets of organic material the generates ammonia. Be careful of your plant roots though!

Good quality, but it suck too much water (even for mini) to clean the gravels meaningfully. I'll just use this to change water then, unfortunately

i thought it was not power full but you need to make sure you get all the air out and it will work amazingly if you don't know how watch youtube vid