Who uses a Wet/Dry Shop Vac on their Reef?

[sphelps]

I'll probably use my shop vac for tank stuff when I finish using it for all the construction (kind of a pain to switch between wet and drywall bags). Mine has a hose attachment so you can actually pump the water directly to a drain as appose to just filling it up.

All shop vacs should have a shut off, they won't typically turn off but when full a float of some sort will cut off the suction.

[The Grizz]

I do, mine has a ball that when its full it shuts off the suction.

[reefme]

I do oone time when my floor got flooded. Hehehe

[TimT]

The thought makes me nervous as salt water is very conductive, little bit of mist in the vac and whammo you have an afro. Freshwater is not very conductive so I would do it then. I would first make an extension cord with a GFCI and plug the vac into it.

[Cal_stir]

I use an old salt bucket, I cut 3 holes in the lid, 1 for the shop vac hose, 1 for a 3/4" hose I use for vacuuming and a 1" hole to let some air in so the bucket doesn't collapse and it slows down the suction so I don't suck the water out too quickly which gives me more time to get the gunk. Saves getting the smelly gunk into the shop vac.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Cal_stir

I use an old salt bucket, I cut 3 holes in the lid, 1 for the shop vac hose, 1 for a 3/4" hose I use for vacuuming and a 1" hole to let some air in so the bucket doesn't collapse and it slows down the suction so I don't suck the water out too quickly which gives me more time to get the gunk. Saves getting the smelly gunk into the shop vac.

That's actually quite genius

Although I think I'd skip the third hole, seems to me unlikely a shop vac could collapse a standard pail but perhaps a valve for some adjustment would be wise... hmmm

[Cal_stir]

Originally Posted by sphelps

That's actually quite genius

Although I think I'd skip the third hole, seems to me unlikely a shop vac could collapse a standard pail but perhaps a valve for some adjustment would be wise... hmmm

I tried it without the extra hole in H2Ocean bucket and it collapsed it real good.