Man, I don't care. I love my python. All I did was change the white plastic adapter for the faucet to a metal one, and everything has been good!!! Saves me so much time!
bought a Python No Spill Clean And Fill- 50'
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I went a year before I bought my python. I got so excited hooked it up and it wouldn't work. No one told me it wouldn't drain a basement tank from 1st floor. Any ideas to help me tired of carrying buckets. I can fill tank from the washer hookup but draining is an issue.
yeah a pump is really the only way to make Shlt flow up hill!!! but you gotta get one that can handle the head pressure of the 2nd floor......you're gonna need one that will at least push 12' gph is up to you since it's only for draining the tank gph isn't as important as how much vertical inches/feet it can push. i've never had a prob w/ my python the faucet connection is a bltch sometimes but doesn't leak......and the micro bubble thing, you may wanna turn your faucet down when filling..............never heard of micro bubbles killing fish i've heard of them injesting air while feeding and may lead to bloat or something like that.......still much better than buckets imo
I macguyvered my own. Took the gravel vac apart, bought hose from home depot and the aqueon part from petsmart that connects to the sink. Put it all together and it works like a champ. I got the gravel vac free with my tank, so it made no sense to buy a python. Far better than using buckets. I add prime for the whole tank though, not just the water change amount. So far, so good.
I could not live without my python. Only gripe I have is the connection to your faucet is made out of cheap *** plastic and strips extremely easy. So I went to home depot and found a brass replacement for it, been cleaning peacefully and easily ever since.
I took the gravel tube part off because I have sand substrate, it works really well like that for cleaning up debris , etc.
I took the gravel tube part off because I have sand substrate, it works really well like that for cleaning up debris , etc.
My gravel vac is long and oblong - kind of wide...almost more rectangular. I think its a marineland or something like that. I can't remember exact name off hand. I know the python has a short fat round vac...do you guys think thats better for picking stuff up, or does it matter?
Brian Fish;3116168; said:
I have the same problem. I do have a bathroom down here, but the only tap that fits the python is upstairs, so I drain the tank into the toilet, then run upstairs with it to fill it back up.
I bought a 25' Python a couple weeks ago (using the CK code on DrsFosterSmith so it was only $23). I bought a brass faucet adapter because I've heard complaints on here about the cheap plastic one it comes with. I was pleasantly surprised to see a note in the python bag saying it now comes with a brass faucet adapter instead of the plastic one. So, now I have a spare 
