Powered gravel vacuum for aquariums

Have you ever vacuumed your tank and run out of water before you run out of crud?  I could never seem to get my tank clean without removing most of the water.  I looked at battery powered vacuums but the high prices and poor reviews made me reconsider.

I came up with this powered vacuum using old parts from past aquariums. 

Step 1 Parts

The parts you need are:
An old powerhead (pump) with a magnetic impeller.
A regular gravel vacuum attachment.
Plastic tubing of various sizes.
Fine metal mesh, like window screen.
An old sock.
A rubber band.

Comments

[rpatzman]

Great idea! Well instructed! I'm going to make one of these, since I have a 29 gal tank and a plain suction vacuum just doesn't work that well. It either sucks up the gravel and the debris or nothing at all. Thanks for the inspiration!