sounds worth trying!broom may be quick aswell. but it kicks up the sand and it makes ur tank messy. the hose method in my opinion is the easiest and cleanest way. u can either give the hose a suck or turn on the water garden and quickly turn it off and unplug the hose and it will start a suction. the bigger the hose the faster and stronger the suction will be. i have done this method with regular gravel aswell and it works perfect and saves u the mess. sand is sand. pfs may be a bit heavier but it will suck out with no problem. just make sure u have a strong suction. if you bring in ur garden hose. submerse the garden hose in ur tank (tell someone to hold it for u) turn it on full blast for like 5 seconds. turn it off and quickly unscrew the garden hose from the pipe. and that will create a powerful suction.
heres a vid example using a tubing from homedepot or something. this guys is using a smaller hose so it takes a lil longer. but with a garden hose or bigger it would be much faster. no messsounds worth trying!
No lifting & carrying alone is worth it!heres a vid example using a tubing from homedepot or something. this guys is using a smaller hose so it takes a lil longer. but with a garden hose or bigger it would be much faster. no mess
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx1hbGKnnrQ