Complete water change

[D'Cecilia]

is it safe to change all the water in my 10 gallon tank?
the gravel in it is really really dirty but i do not have
money to buy a gravel vacuum. so i dont know what else
to do but to clean the whole tank and clean the gravel
by hand.

is that safe?

do you guys have another suggestion to my problem?

 

[Monoxide]

Does it have a filter on it? If so just stir up the bottom with something. Id suggest not doing that huge of a change.

 

[brian1973]

You might get away with it if you removed the gravel and rinsed it in dechlorinated water, but like monoxide said I wouldnt recommend it. Not to pry but a gravel vac at walmart is only about $10.. now I realize times are hard so only you know what you can afford just letting you know what I have found.

 

[emmanuelchavez]

You can kill your beneficial bacteria in doing so, I wouldn't recommend it. What I'd do is stir up the gunk in the substrate and let it get trapped in the filter, then clean the filter pads in dechlorinated water.

 

[D'Cecilia]

Thats what i was thining! hahah
thank you so very much for you input!
i will take yoru advice and just wait till i can
get a vacuum. ahah

good day to you both.