Python no spill system question

I've been considering getting a python system I was having a peek at their website and it stated that I shouldn't have a sprayer on my sink and that I should contact them for help when setting up. Does anyone have experience using the python system on a sink with a sprayer attached to it?

Thanks in advance

I have a sprayer and no problems. My sprayer is on a separate hose from the faucet. You need clear access to the faucet, you need to put in an adaptor to convert the threads to look like a hose bib. the connector on the python is the same as a garden hose.

I got the brass adapter, the plastic one didn't work well at all.

Python is probably talking about the newer faucets that don't have a secondary sprayer hose. In this case you may have problems connecting the python to the faucet. Take a look at your faucet. If you can unscrew the part where the water comes out, you should be able to purchase an adapter that will connect the python. I have seen all sorts of these connections in fish supply magazines. I used to use an old waterbed drain and fill kit connections!

Thanks for all the advice everyone.

-The Timkatt

I have a sprayer and mine seems kinda wimpy when it comes to using it as a gravel vac. This could also be a water pressure issue though. I can hook it up to the bathroom sink to get at 2 of my tanks, and it vacs well from there. The bathroom faucet pumps out a lot more water than the kitchen faucet though.

As a long time keeper of aquariums, I think the Python and similar maintenance systems are the best fish tank cleaning innovation ever. What used to take the better part of a day and involve water spills as well as the occasional, accidental ingestion of an aquarium bottom water cootie cocktail is now a two hour job. I bought a couple extra lengths of hose so the system can be used with any inside or outside water source. The nutrient rich cootie water now gets drained onto the grass and trees, and the indoor plumbing outlets are used for adjusting water temperature and filling the aquariums. The plastic fittings have always worked well, but I keep extra fittings and pumps on hand just in case.

This might be off the topic but when do you mix the additives (chloramine remover) to the aquarium if you're using the python?

I generally use Stress Coat, which I dump into all the aquariums right before starting the refill process. Since I usually limit the water changes to 15 or 20 percent, the aquariums don't get overloaded with conditioner even if they wait an hour for more water. In one of its instructions or ads, Python claims that you don't need chlorine removers because of all the bubbles you put in when you fill the aquarium. At least I think I saw that, but tortured old brains like mine are not always reliable, so I don't take chances.

Based on a suggestion posted here, I'm considering using a dry conditioner, which would probably be added during the fill process.

Yeah, I saw that about the bubbles too. I don't trust it. Plus, water conditioner has added benefits such as slime coat improvement. Better safe than sorry.

I agree about the chlorine being removed by aeration but I think I read somewhere that chloramines are not effectively removed by this process so water conditioner is still needed, imho. Thanks for the responses.

I love my python type thing...

I have very poor water pressure... and the gravel vac wasn't working well... so I just siphon the water out into a drain... I want to extend it to go outside soon... 2 tanks I can drain outside, but the others won't reach without an extension...

But anyways... unhooking it from the sink made it vac the gravel way better!

I add my water conditioner before I add the water back in. And I wouldn't trust the bubble method... Just my opinion... for what it's worth...

I guess chlorine turns to gas and evaporates when you add bubbles, but like Moki pointed out, water conditioners have benefits beyond chlorine removal. When I refill aquariums with the Python, I try to hold the output a few inches above the water level. That seems to introduce more bubbles (with oxygen) and the fish enjoy swimming through the stream of water and air. If your aquariums are higher than ground level and if you use a garden hose to drain them, you can turn off the water as soon as the pump dufus gets the syphon started.