Mine is a soil based substrate, but with a layer of gravel over it. I've not cleaned it in >8years.
But of course my tank is heavily planted.. I think if you have fish ONLY then yes you might need to clean your gravel.
Hi! I'm new to keeping fish as hobby. My 2ft tank have 2cm gravel, 2 plants, 6 neon black tetra, 2 cory & 10 crystal red shrimps. I change 1/5 water weekly. I have top filter system.
My question is:
Do i have to stir the gravel to suck out those waste/shit beneath the gravel from time to time? Or simply let it be?
Mine is a soil based substrate, but with a layer of gravel over it. I've not cleaned it in >8years.
But of course my tank is heavily planted.. I think if you have fish ONLY then yes you might need to clean your gravel.
since you have shrimps in your tank, i think it's better not to stir the gravel, may just alter the parameters to your water and may be fatal for your shrimps..just my thoughts
plant it with lots of plants, and don't touch the gravel and get a good filter. thats what i do. =)
thanks guys! since i have some plants & shrimps, so i guess i'll just let it be. I just added DIY co2, hope the plant will grow faster & better.
I do clean my gravel whenever possible or should I see mulm on the surface of the gravel. No harm doing small little cleaning once in a while even with a shrimp tank.
if you want to clean the gravel though, remember to wrap a little netting over the vacuum so you don't accidentally suck out the shrimps
vacuum the gravel areas without plants. leave those areas of gravels with plants.
LAND OF THE FREE.
I use the gravel vaccum for each water change, kill 2 birds with one stone, change the water as well as vaccum the gravel, hence getting rid of the dirtest water in the tank.
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