Amazon Aquarium Gravel Vac Reviews: I Bought Them So You Don't Have To! Are They Any Good?

Just ordered one, thank you for taking the time to do reviews like this, very helpful! Love to see more!

I use something similar to the Luigi for my snail only tank. I use it with the filter on in case I snag the little snails. It does work quickly to do water changes in smaller tanks. Thanks for the video.

After trying a couple different brands I found the python system works best for me. They are great once you get into the larger tanks and get tired of hauling around 5 gal. buckets of water. Well worth the money.

Well, I have a standard gravel vac without a pump that is 20 years old and still works perfectly, has no cracks or anything. Bought it in a big fish store (don’t remember the brand) and I love it. My Phython is also 20 years old and works great as well. Good to see the newer stuff and what not to buy.

I love how the fish (especially the goofy livebearers) are always checking out the crap going up the gravel vac, wondering how to get in there and try to eat it!

Excited to watch the video

Cheap ones are ok for my betta tanks but I have a fluval vac for my main tank. Cheap ones clog easily I find. Great video, thanks Jason.

I got some pythons off chewy for about the same amount, I had the same one Jason that you use(from petsmart), my frequent problem was I’d be vacing, and the hose would disconnect at the pump getting water where I didn’t want it. (So delightful) The pythons are great, different sizes for the vacs, hose diameter(they’re all short hoses), which is great for my tanks, even the low to the ground ones. Thanks for a great video

I use the 50' python for big changes and vacuum with it. Mostly though I use that cheapest one you showed. I took the bulb off, left the screen on and siphon using my mouth. I drain into a pail and dispose of it. I seldom do much gravel vacuuming. Mostly I just want to do moderate water changes. This works well for me. I still well remember talking to you a few years ago, when you took the kids every Saturday morning and got them changing water with their buckets and hoses. Good memories I bet Jason! ❤️

Thanks for the excellent review ! It's always good to see different products. I use the TOPFIN one from PETSMART. It works great for me but I only have 5 gal tanks w/ 1 betta in them. Not a lot of waste & hardly any uneaten food in them. I keep on top of things so my tanks are never filthy & the TOPFIN does a good job for me.

I should’ve watched this video before purchasing the Luigi gravel vac!

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Great video. We love product reviews. I've used the topfin vacuums for years and just always apply a large ziptie to all connections. Thank you

Just a point you missed on the Luigi, there’s a little pinch point on the pipe allowing you to adjust the flow making gravel vacuuming substantially easier! Keep up the good content.

Thanks for that man Great Video

I made the mistake of getting the Luigi one a few months ago. It’s great for draining a tank due to the water flow, however, as you pointed out it constantly sucks up gravel or sand and you definitely can’t get into the substrate. My advice for anyone looking to get this one, only get it if you’re using it to drain your tank. I’ll definitely be getting the other one based on this review.

To late already have the green one 😅 Yeah, you can't gravel vacuum like it's supposed, but for a small tank with plants and rocks, it's easy for vaccum the surface of the gravel and change the water

I've used the lafoo since I've started in the hobby. Now I use it on my detail cleaning days and use diy pvc versions so each tank can have its own gravel vac. I just disconnect the hose part from the pvc and connect to which ever tank I'm cleaning pvc. To make them I cut three pieces of pvc and two pvc elbows. I then make a u shape. For the hose part I use a barbx thread tubing coupling connected to vinyl tubing and threadx slip pvc coupling. I don't glue any thing. This allows me to twist the U shape so change the water level and so I can make the piece longer by turning the u into more of a straight shape. That allows me to gravel vac the harder to reach spots. For tanks with with fry I either have drilled holes in a pvc cap connected to the pvc or fiber glass window screen rubber band on the u pvc end (side in the tank). To switch tanks I simply remove the slip side of the coupling from the U shaped pvc and attach it to the next tanks pvc.

I use a combination of things; my goldfish tank is HUGE! 5ft long, 2ft high and 18" depth. The tank is 85kg without water so yeah!...😉😅 I have the Marina Easy Clean Large Aquarium Gravel Cleaner 60 cm, I extended the hose and added a pump squeezy thing to get the water flow going that I had from an old vac. I fill my tank using a flexi garden hose attached to my kitchen faucet, I also have a pond pump connected to a corrugated 15 metre hose which runs to my toilet, i use this after I've done the gravel vac as its great for the large volume of water.

Thank you! I have a 20 XL high, because I have tetras and snails.