I'd recommend getting a gravel attachment for the hose. You need it anyway. That should be helpful in sucking up the goopI get the siphon part. But how do I keep the siphon hose from clogging as I know it's going to suck up the fine sand when I try to get the stringy mucous mess? Is there a trick? I have a Python but I lost the gravel vac attachement so it's basically just a hose. If I start the siphon on that I'm not sure how effective it will be at getting this tricky stuff out of the tank?