Eheim battery vac vs fluval pro vac

[Charney]

Any opinions or comparisons on these two?
My eheim battery vac just died after 3 or so years. I use it to do spot cleanups of left over food on all my bigger tanks. My only complaint for the eheim is large left over food pieces will jam it.
need to pickup a new something and the fluval wasn’t on the market when I bought the eheim.

 

[IgnatzMcJockel]

Any opinions or comparisons on these two?
My eheim battery vac just died after 3 or so years. I use it to do spot cleanups of left over food on all my bigger tanks. My only complaint for the eheim is large left over food pieces will jam it.
need to pickup a new something and the fluval wasn’t on the market when I bought the eheim.

I also had the eheim. Died after barely 2 years....
I interesten in the fluval one since then, too.

 

[josh90]

I had the power gravel cleaner, I don't know if it is present on the American market but it is a very good product!

I Take this opportunity to ask you if you know some American website for the aquarium set up ( filters, water conditioners, bacteria, ) all is necessary for the tank!

 

[duanes]

I find these contraptions that move solid wastes, but returning old water from from the tank a waste of time, and useless.
It's the invisible chemical waste that is most deleterious to the health of the tank, not a few turds or a little debris.
If you are going to to take the time to siphon, suck out the old nitrate saturated water, and replace it.

 

[josh90]

in fact it's like doing a double job ...good consideration!

 

[Charney]

I find these contraptions that move solid wastes, but returning old water from from the tank a waste of time, and useless.
It's the invisible chemical waste that is most deleterious to the health of the tank, not a few turds or a little debris.
If you are going to to take the time to siphon, suck out the old nitrate saturated water, and replace it.

appreciate your opinion but it detracts from my thread and is not helpful. I do heavy routine maintenance but with 30 tanks of mostly monsters I like a quick way of removing excess food daily. Add on the fact i typically get home pretty late I am not doing or need to do a full gravel/sand vacuum several times week.