Aquarium sediment trap

Claim 1

In combination with an aquarium tank having a suction pipe running along the inside bottom surface, a sediment trap comprising: a vertical hollow rectangular member open at top and bottom and resting on said inside bottom surface, said member having a side opening in one wall, said pipe extending through said opening with a suction end disposed in the member, said member having a raised vertical periphery surrounding the top thereof; a container removably disposed in the open top of the member, said container having a surface which extends downwardly and inwardly to a central drain hole, said surface being rectangularly shaped with an X-shaped diagonally disposed gutter centered on said hole; means securing the suction end of said pipe to the bottom of said drain hole; and a hollow cover enclosing said container surface and having small openings through which water can be drawn from the tank into the pipe, said cover having a bottom periphery with an outwardly extending lip which is inserted with snap fit into the raised member periphery for engagement therewith.