Ok so I got fed up with doing large water change just to rid my gravel of all those nasty stuff. So I went and brought an eheim gravel cleaner. I was impressed by this cleaner at first. It was way better and more powerful than Mr. Cleaner.
I found 2 problems and would like to mod my gravel cleaner to address them
1. Power consumption is really high, i do daily vac and the batteries died every 2~3 days. I don't like replacing batteries so often.
2. The mesh isn't fine enough to trap the smallest particles. Hence every time i gravel vac, the water would end up cloudy.
I hope to mod my eheim gravel cleaner to counter those problems. Would it be possible for me to connect the gravel cleaner to a plug? I plan on drilling a hole where the on/off button will be, wire into it and seal it with sealant [optional since my tank isn't deep enough for the whole gravel cleaner to be completely submerged but i just like to be on the caution side]. Therefore whenever I feel like vacumming the gravel, all i have to do is plug it into a socket and turn it on.
Could I cut out a micron sock and place it in the collection chamber to filter out those small particles for the 2nd problem?
Any expert kind enough to give advice/guide. Im open to all suggestions. Just don't feel comfortable modding such an expensive equipment with no knowledge.
