I know similar questions have been asked and this seems simple, but after 25 years, I am still looking for an answer. If I just want to do a water change, I can do it almost completely automatic just with a few valves and switches. However I have a lot of crud accumulate on the bottom of my barebottom 270 display tank. Often I syphon this into a rubbermaid bin, then brush off my live rock into that bin to clean my display. You'd be surprised how much dirt and crud you can remove doing this.
I use a 1/2" tube cut from a python. It drains slow and is prone to clogging from rocks and gravel and anything that barely fits. I tried 1 inch clear vinyl, this kinks, drains way too fast when it doesn't kink, and the piece I have is too short because it is so expensive. I suppose I could try 3/4", 5/8", etc, but this stuff is expensive, especially trying to find it thick enough not to kink. Does anyone have a good solution?
I use a 1/2" tube cut from a python. It drains slow and is prone to clogging from rocks and gravel and anything that barely fits. I tried 1 inch clear vinyl, this kinks, drains way too fast when it doesn't kink, and the piece I have is too short because it is so expensive. I suppose I could try 3/4", 5/8", etc, but this stuff is expensive, especially trying to find it thick enough not to kink. Does anyone have a good solution?