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Your cart is empty.The biOrb Cleaner Pump works like a siphon but has a hand pump to get the water flowing and is really easy to use. Simply hold the nozzle end of the Cleaner Pump in the biOrb aquarium and direct it towards the base. The other end has a blue hand pump which you hold over a bucket. Squeeze the hand pump quickly a few times and water will start to flow out of the biOrb into the bucket. Move the nozzle around the ceramic media to take out waste and debris with the water.
Fits perfectly for my adult toy!
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
This is a perfect gravel vacuum if you don’t have rooted plants or small fry swimming around. After buying this, I found it for much cheaper on other websites. With that said, I treated for guppies for internal parasites and after two weeks I needed to clean the gravel.Very easy to use! You don’t have to suck on one end or submerge and tilt it at an angle- all you do is use your hand to pump the water out and downwards into a bucket. Gravel often gets stuck so you need to pull it out if the water for the gravel to drop down. Does its job!
Béa
Reviewed in France on February 24, 2023
ça a fonctionné 30 secondes ! au bout de 10 pressions il y a eu une prise d'aire qq part (impossible à trouver) et le produit ne fonctionne plus dutout. très déçue d'autant que les 30 premières secondes étaient prometteuses
Giselle Steaman
Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2019
Amazing and the extra parts really help
Mikel
Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2019
Funktioniert einwandfrei. Würde ich wieder kaufen!👍
marion philipp-bogg
Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2019
hatte letztens die *nichtorginalen* bestellt, weil es die die ich wollte grad nicht gabund war sehr enttäuscht,weils nicht funktioniert hat mit der absaugereidiese hier sind aber,wie gewohnt wirklich fein,das ventil funktioniert wunderbar
RobC
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2015
I bought this to replace a second hand, identical cleaner pump which only gave up when I had to cut it to rescue a fish.The pump is simple and effective and I'm using it to clean a 150l tank.ProsThe filter is really good to prevent any unfortunate accidents involving fish, though see below.Really easy to prime and has good suction when it's going.ConsFilter can be a bit too effective and sometimes hard to remove larger bits of waste without removing it.This product still the best siphon I've managed to find
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2014
I bought this after unsuccessfully trying the Fluval EDGE Gravel Cleaner. This cleaner is fantastic. The tube is long enough to make it across our counter directly into the drain of the sink. Squeeze the pump twice and the water starts to move in incredible volume. There is an attachment included to pickup gravel and clean the debris from gravel while keeping it from going through the tube.Great product and price.
Katie
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2013
This pump is perfect for the job of cleaning my 3-gallon tank (which I keep in my college dorm room). I didn't want an electric gravel cleaner, as they are much pricier than this and not really intended for small tanks, but I wasn't faring very well without some sort of pump to get the gunk off the bottom. This is the perfect solution.It's cheap and it works.I just set up a bucket under my desk and let the water drain into that. It takes a couple squeezes, and once you get it going you have to work fast--but it won't ever empty your tank; it leaves behind about a gallon if you let it go till it's done.Always remove small fish first, and careful with the gravel. This sucks up anything it touches. I don't like the gravel attachment though; it's just too big, gets clogged up and prevents me from getting into small areas.It's really a very simple product. I love the simplicity.
CV
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2013
This isn't the highest quality aquarium siphon-vacuum out there, but it's definitely a cheap alternative that gets the job done! I personally use it more for just getting the water out of the tank than vacuuming for a couple reasons. For one, the long extension that can be used frequently bends, slowing the water flow. If you have a deep tank, and are siphoning into a bucket below you, this can be a problem. Secondly, when you attempt to vacuum gravel, the gravel gets sucked up to the grate and the suction holds it there. As a result, you really can't stick the clean INTO the gravel but only hover over it to pick up debris. I made the switch to sand so the gravel issue isn't relevant to me anymore. I simply hover the hose an inch or so above the sand to collect the debris on top. Hope this helped.
simplegalus
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2012
I love this! It cleans all the left over food as it pulls the water out. So easy and compact as well. Answer to all of my cleaning problems. Couldn't be happier! True it does not come with directions, but it is pretty self explanatory. I used with a 2.5 Gal (non-biOrb) tank that I keep my betta fish in. It was SO fast and easy to do and my betta had no stress after which was my main concern. I bought from Amazon and it was an actual biOrb brand pump that came so no worries there either, although it did not come with any
B. Hayton
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2011
Just got this product in the mail the other day. Finally used it today to do a partial water change and vacuum up the gravel a bit. I've been using the most basic and smallest siphon / gravel vac purchased at Petsmart for the past few years on my 12 gallon aquarium. I thought that was sufficient enough (which in any case it works). However, I bought this one as a secondary siphon because I'll be getting another tank for my parents and I wanted to get a decent siphon that you didn't have to start the old fashion way (you know, jabbing it rapidly in the water to start the suction). Anyway, after a few rapid squeezes of the pump on this siphon the suction started... And let me tell you, this thing can suck A LOT of water FAST! I was surprised at the power this siphon has and how fast the water transferred out of my tank and in to my bucket, it was like a jet of water!!! Before you know it, by bucket was full and it literally cut my water change time in half!I got this siphon to use on a 12 gallon (nano cube) and a, soon to own, 6 gallon (fluval edge). However, with the power this siphon has and the attachments it comes with (extension for deeper aquariums and gravel vac) this can easily tackle a much larger tank. Although, if I had a larger tank of let's say >55+ gallons, I'd get a Python water changer (or comparable branded water changers from Aqueon or Lee's).Overall, this is the best siphon for the money to tackle small and large jobs. It's pretty versatile in that it comes with attachments. I also like how there's a netting inside the end that goes in to your tank so you won't accidentally suck up some fish or too much gravel (some gravel did get through on my experience because like I said, this thing has power).
Larry
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2011
What's not to like! Yes, cheaply made but very inexpensive to buy and get delivered at under $8 bucks!Does what it's supposed to. I use it for a 65 gallon saltwater for water changes although it does have a "gravel" head on the business end that goes into the tank.Very easy to start the siphon flow. Simply pump the blue bulb a few times and watch the water flow. Small and easy to store.Comes with an extension that can be used on either the tank end or the bucket end. I'm using it on the tank end and have added a short piece of hose for $3 that I bought at Lowe's.Cannot speak to durability, but more effective than the very pricey Aqueon I bought and returned for a refund as it was defective.
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