Review: Aqueon Aquarium Water Changer

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We did one of our least favorite tasks this past weekend and I realized that it wasn’t nearly as dreaded as it used to be. The task has been made immensely easier because of Hubby shopping on Amazon. He ordered this thing and I wasn’t sure it would work, but I stand corrected. We have used the Aqueon Aquarium Water Changer with the addition of the ATP Vinyl-Flex PVC Food Grade Plastic Tubing, Clear, 1/2″ ID x 5/8″ OD, 100 feet Length  hose to siphon the water out of our aquariums and then fill them back up. This entire set up was less expensive than a nice dinner out and has saved us so much trouble and pain.

The water routine changes are so much easier since we started using it. We simply get it off the hook in the basement where we store it when it is not in use and attach it to the faucet in the laundry tub. The the other end of the hose goes up the two flights of stairs into the room with the turtle tank. Hubby hollers down for me to turn it on and I just turn the cold faucet on all the way with the valve open so the water goes through the part that attaches to the faucet and the suction begins. Soon there is dirty turtle water flowing into the sink and straight down the drain. It works so much better than the ones we used in the past where the siphon was a squeezable section and the hose was only about five foot long, so we siphoned the water into a bucket then emptied the buckets into the toilet. These buckets were heavy and awkward and sometimes sloshed water through the house on the way to the bathroom to empty them.

This tool vacuums the gravel off without sucking it up, cleaning it while leaving it safely in the tank. When the right amount of water has been siphoned out of the tank, all you have to do is reverse the valve and the water begins to fill the tank. This is the point where I usually turn the hot water on full blast also so it doesn’t get too cold for the fish or turtle. when the tank is full, Hubby has me turn it back to the siphon setting so he can safely bring the hose back down to the basement, wind it back up and hang it on the hook.

According to the manufacturers, “While vacuuming gravel, the key to thorough cleaning is water flow. Just the right amount of water flow will meticulously agitate the gravel to remove loose dirt while reducing the amount of water that dispenses into the sink. The easy-grip molded handle on the gravel tube includes a built-in on/off valve for total water flow control at your fingertips. The same valve on the sink attachment can be adjusted to reduce splashing of dirty water in the sink.”

Below are some photos of the wonder tool in action from the basement side. Since Hubby always mans the top and I always man the bottom, I can’t tell you what it looks like from the other end, but Hubby loves it and thinks he has the better end of the deal and I think the bottom is easy too. The last photo shows how we store our hose assembly between uses. Pay no attention to any mess shown in these photos, it is all an optical illusion. Yes, really.

We got the version with the twenty five foot hose because at the time that was the only one available and Hubby thought it would be plenty long enough. I think at the time he was also thinking we could attach it to the kitchen sink or the bathroom sink faucets, but it wouldn’t have been an easy connection to either of those and was much cheaper and easier to just get the one hundred foot food grade hose we bought to switch out for the original hose. We ended up cutting about twenty five feet off so it wasn’t quite so unwieldy, and that still left up plenty to cover the three floors in our house.

If you have pools or aquariums or other things that you fill or empty water in and out of you should really consider getting this handy little tool. It might just save your life. Actual life saving assumes wet slippery floors and steps and slipping and sliding or pulling something from lifting and emptying heavy buckets of water. Results may vary and are not guaranteed but seriously, avoid the strain and mess of lifting heaving buckets of dirty fish or turtle water and get one of these, you will be so glad you did. Please note that the links in this post are affiliate links and if you choose to buys something after clicking on one of them, I might ear a penny or two without any additional cost to you.

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