| I bought some air line tubing for another purpose, but it turned out to be too flexible. For this application, I took a metal hanger (they are not used properly at my house) and straightened it out. Then took some fishing line and made several knots. Just start the siphon and suck out the bad stuff.
I use it on my 27g. If you have a really small tank (I'm guessing for your 10g), just modify the amount of hanger/line you are using.
It might not be the smartest thing using the metal hanger as elements might leech out over a period of time, but it works good for me.
Below are pictures and the end result. Notice the small amount of sand, this was only because I jerked a couple of times and hit the sand, the waste will be sucked up without disturbing the substrate and you will lose a lot less water than with a standard siphon (if it is not time for a WC). I usually stay about .25 - .50 cm away from the substrate, just depends.
Last edited by Pente85Camino; July 8th, 2009 at 08:28 PM.
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