Pennplax Aquarium Battery Powered Gravel Cleaner

The bag used to collect tank gunk doesn't hold the finest materials, resulting in extremely cloudy water. I had to clean it by siphon after attempting to clean with the Battery Vac. Also, it's difficult to start. You have to slightly unscrew the battery chamber for the metal contacts to start the motor. Siphoning is far better and safer for the fish.

Not a very good product. Very low-powered item and does not effectively 'vacuum' anything from the tank.

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I took a chance on this product and found out it worked excellent in my outdoor small fishpond. Then when cooler weather came I brought my fish inside to a 20 gallon tank and loved it. It sucks up the dirt and leaves the gravel. I would highly recommend this product for anyone that has a fish tank

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I do not use gravel in my tank, I use rocks and shells. This did a good job of sucking up debris and capturing it in the bag to reduce the amount of rotting material in the tank. I did have to move the rocks around with the tube to get to the debris.

Cons: Plastic housing breaks easily, elecctrical contacts and crude switch do not work reliably (think, cheap flash light) is not intended to remove stale amonia rich water and actually distributes amonia throughout the tank.

In summary, picks up your fish's litter but brakes easily and does not have the 'water change' effect of a siphon. Battery lasts a long time. Intentianally week suction so as to not endanger fish.

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I have used these before, years ago, on smaller tanks. Doesn't reach bottom of 50 gal tank to well, had to extend tube. But, worked just like I remembered, just fine.