Cleaning an AIO tank

[Nick Steele]

I’m trying to figure out a way I can siphon my nuvo20 AIO tank without actually doing a water change (trying to combat some of the ugly stage). I know in systems with sumps you can just siphon into a filter sock down in the sump but an AIO tank doesn’t have that luxury.

Best I can think of is do a water change into a sock and then siphon the water back into the dt. Is this the best way?

Anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Jim8o]

Couldn’t you turn all pumps, ATO etc off.. siphon the water through a filter sock into a bucket or back into the tank?
Basically a water change without replacing fresh water via a filter sock.

 

[TheWB]

I’m trying to figure out a way I can siphon my nuvo20 AIO tank without actually doing a water change (trying to combat some of the ugly stage). I know in systems with sumps you can just siphon into a filter sock down in the sump but an AIO tank doesn’t have that luxury.

Best I can think of is do a water change into a sock and then siphon the water back into the dt. Is this the best way?

Anyone have any other ideas?

I tried to do exactly what you are talking about and it sort of worked but it needs a better design on the equipment. My diy skills are not great. I did a little write up on page 13 of my build thread if you want to see what I tried to do. Maybe you can make it better than I did.

 

[Jim8o]

I tried to do exactly what you are talking about and it sort of worked but it needs a better design on the equipment. My diy skills are not great. I did a little write up on page 13 of my build thread if you want to see what I tried to do. Maybe you can make it better than I did.

Sweet... put a link up I’ll take a look.

 

[TheWB]

Sweet... put a link up I’ll take a look.

Just click on my build thread badge and go to page 13.

 

[Jim8o]

Is it just for cleaning the gravel?

 

[ingchr1]

Like others have suggested, turn off everything, siphon to a bucket through a sock, while pumping back to tank.

Watch how long you do it because temperature will drop.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I cut the bottom off of a water bottle, jam it full of filter floss, then put a small pump into the drinking end. Then disturb all of the sediment in the tank and the pump will put it through the diy filter

 

[TheWB]

Is it just for cleaning the gravel?

That pump I’m using can fit into my back chambers. If you stir any detritus that’s trapped back there up that pump will get some of it out. It’s not great but it does work a little.

 

[Jim8o]

Have you seen the Eden 502 Aquarium fish tank gravel cleaner??

You could make something like that, similar to what ingchr1 has done above.

 

[Nick Steele]

Thanks that’s what I was looking for!!!