I have a 10 gallon that until recently had 2 zebra fish and a big pleco in it... then my roommate added 6 goldfish (and I can't bring myself to flush them and tell her they died). They produce a lot more waste, and though the water looks clear, the fish look healthy and the tank bottom doesn't seem to be accumulating a lot of crap, I thought a gravel vacuum would be a good idea, so I got one of the passive siphon ones. I just tried it out and it pretty much just sucked out a lot of water and only a little of the junk--too fast for me to move it around and do any real cleaning, though maybe it stirred up some junk that the filter can now remove. Any suggestions?
thanks
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gravel vac?
polosue25
Oct 07, 2007 03:59 PM
Replies (3)
phishie
Oct 07, 2007 05:55 PM
I just use a turkey baster everyday after feeding. I also don't keep gravel in my tanks because I find it easier to keep clean without them.
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Phishie
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
polosue25
Oct 07, 2007 06:56 PM
so you just have a bare bottom? do you have any plants or anything for decoration? how do you anchor them?
phishie
Oct 08, 2007 10:04 AM
Yes, I have a bare bottom tank. 
It's cool (to me) because you can see the bottoms of your fish. hehe. Yeah, I have decoration, but no live plants. The plants I do have I anchor with those little clear colored marbles. I have coral decor mostly though.
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Phishie
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
