cleaning substrate

UGAfan2001

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just wondering, is there a proper way to clean sand? i have a siphon, but if i was to put the siphon close tothe sand im afraid that the sand would get sucked into the tube. is there an alternative?

Brad
 

OCCFan023

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Jul 29, 2004
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#2
well when I clean my sand I just take the syphon and hover it about and inch or 2 above the sand and it gets all of the debris up pretty well. Also about once a month I will take everything out of my tank and stir the sand to make sure no dead spots start to form.