afternoon everybody...... just so you know... dont forget you only need to put your siphon hose in the top of your tank rather than doing a complete vacuum of the bottom every time you change your water. try filling 2 buckets at a time... it should only take 5 minutes to do a part water change... also if you do vacuum your tank you might want to take the large tube off the end of the hose and simply use the hose...... better suction.*twirlysmi
water changes
- Thread starter climbingperch
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IMHO, I suggest vacuuming the gravel every time you do a water change so you get all the waste off and out of the substrate that cause the final outcome of nitrate. A long term benefit to that is it improves the water quality for your pets. Your fish cannot swim away from its waste, they rely on you to remove it for them.
I agree...Whenever i do tank cleanings i always vaccuum out the bottom. Now i dont totally get all debris out but i clean certain areas at 1 time then other areas at another time. I feel you need to keep alot of that old food and poop cleaned up this way it will keep your water cleaner and less nitrates. Also i scrap the sides of green algae all the time. It just makes your tank look so much cleaner and my water clarity is always like glass. I get many compliments on how my tank looks. Oh and i have a 29gl tank(also had a 50gl but took it down) and i vaccuum out about 4 -5 gallons of water for my water changes. I have kept fish for many years in all diff size tanks and these tips always kept me and my fish happy.
