Vac that takes out poo but leaves water

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Anyone use a EHEIM Quick Vac Pro?

Here's the product description and link for a pic

In principle this handy tool functions like a conventional vacuum cleaner: The powerful pump sucks the dirty water from the bottom via the suction jet into the integrated filter element. Here the dirt particles are reliably caught and removed from the water.

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753146#prodTab1

Here's a similar but cheaper version

http://www.petdiscounters.com/Battery-Vac-Aquarium-Vacuum-Cleaner-p4819.html


all reviews i see are people with 10 or 20 gallon tanks (funny cuz they have like a 30-50 buck set up but paid 50 for the vac? wtf) but i've wondering if anyone has first hand experience on bigger tanks?

Even if you dont' have first hand experience, what do you think of it?
 
Just tie a fine mesh bag to a powerhead's output and suck stuff up. Then the poo stays in the bag and the water oozes back out.
 
I got one of these a few months back to clean a 30gl i had. What a waste of time and money it dose not suck stuff up like you would think and got clogged really easy, I would not recommend this especially if you want to use it on a big tank and if i remember it will only work in X high tanks
 
mike_sema;4497518; said:
I got one of these a few months back to clean a 30gl i had. What a waste of time and money it dose not suck stuff up like you would think and got clogged really easy, I would not recommend this especially if you want to use it on a big tank and if i remember it will only work in X high tanks
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What size and type of gravel did you have?
 
Thanks for the feedback guys, i'll take more.

i'm not looking to get one, was just discussing it with a friend and wanted to get your guy's experiences
 
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