Little Guys Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Hello, I have heard from many of you that one of the things I need to do is clean my substrate. I got a cleaning pump and jumped in. I squeezed the pump 4 times and then could not squeeze it any more. I have pretty strong hands but it just would not pump any more. What did I do wrong, or is it a problem with the pump? Frustrated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Cory has a good vid on gravel vaccing no hand pumping required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JE47 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 I agree with the above comment but also a squeeze pump would only need to be squeezed until the water starts to flow through the tubing on its own. Three pumps on my pump is usually enough for me to get the water started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Guys Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Thank you both of you. I can figure out almost anything if I have enough time and getting me started helps a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 4/7/2024 at 7:37 PM, Little Guys said: Hello, I have heard from many of you that one of the things I need to do is clean my substrate. I got a cleaning pump and jumped in. I squeezed the pump 4 times and then could not squeeze it any more. I have pretty strong hands but it just would not pump any more. What did I do wrong, or is it a problem with the pump? Frustrated! Can you show us what you're using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Guys Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 I figured it out. I think there is a problem with the pump bulb of the vaccum I was using. I switched it out with the pump from my cleaning siphon and it worked like a dream. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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