Aquarium TOO clean?

[Kissyboots]

When people come over and see my aquariums they say they seem to be "too clean." I clean them every other week (cleaning the gravel...scrubing the walls for algae, sometimes...doing a 5% water change, mostly.) I have noticed, on this forum (pictures), that other people's aquariums seem to have more algae and stuff growing places (especially the filter area.) Could it be unhealthy for my fish if the tank is "too clean?" Am I doing something wrong?

 

[usacutie81]

IMO I don't think there's anything wrong with the tank being too clean. You don't have to have algae for a healthy tank, and I think the reason we all have "stuff growing places" is because we're too lazy to clean it off every time we do a water change. As long as you aren't getting rid of all the beneficial bacteria, you should be fine.

 

[ishar]

....... huh.... I have never read a post with someone saying "I have no algae, am I doing somethign wrong" hahahaha.

I am relatively inexperienced... but if my tank was spotless and had no algae I would be singing and dancing around my room all day lol. I think it is fine. Algae doesn't really have any good or bad effects (unless you get a major outbreak), they are just more visually unappealing (can't find the word) and a sort of plague to a person's worked on tank.

No worries- I think you are just fine .

 

[alter40]

visually unappealing (can't find the word)

An eyesore?

 

[Lotus]

A lot of people neglect their tanks, giving them a dirty look. Just because your friends haven't seen a tank that's cared for before, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it!

By the way, a 25% water change weekly is better

 

[Kissyboots]

Oops. Sorry. I meant 25%. I take out 5 gallons from my 20g.

 

[marvin]

When people come over and see my aquariums they say they seem to be "too clean." I clean them every other week (cleaning the gravel...scrubing the walls for algae, sometimes...doing a 5% water change, mostly.) I have noticed, on this forum (pictures), that other people's aquariums seem to have more algae and stuff growing places (especially the filter area.) Could it be unhealthy for my fish if the tank is "too clean?" Am I doing something wrong?

watch your algae eater if it is eating fish food you might ading a seradontis(sp) they clean up garbage pull the bottom structer away from the glass and see if the placo will cleen it up.

 

[d3sc3n7]

I've not seen a speck of algae on the walls of my tanks, ever! I doubt my 1 pleco. is really handling the entire 55 tank himself? I've never wiped down the walls, dont even own a scrubber thingy. Perhaps I have the problem?!

 

[MadridKid]

As long as you aren't killing good bacteria, there is nothing wrong...picture it as you cleaning your room. if you're picking up all the dirty clothes on the floor it's not hurting anything. it only hurts when you start to remove the oxygen...hehe. Bad example...( You're probably fine.)