Simple improvement to the Python

I'm sure many of you use the Python to do your water changes. There are two main drawbacks that I have found using it; 1. fear of sucking up a critter 2. fear of disturbing substrate/plants when adding water. I have found a very simple fix to this, and if someone else has already posted this, then my bad...

I took a fish net, cut the netting, and attached it to the vacuum end of the Python with a hose clamp. Any net will work, but the smaller the holes, the less likely you are to vacuum a critter. This does two things; it prevents sucking up fish/shrimp/plants, but the added benefit is that when you fill the tank, the net diffuses the water so that you don't have a concentrated water jet kicking up substrate.

I've been using this for a while, but I thought it was time I shared...