Should we vacuum the soil for crs?

[Thinthin]

Hi guys, after being intro to the world of crs by a friend of mine. I plan to convert one of my planted tank to a crs tank.

Just a query, should I do maintenance on the soil? Like vaccum once a week? Or left it as it is. I plan to reuse my ehiem canister filter and maybe use back my Ada ammazona soil as base and top up the toP level using mosura soil ( I love mOsura soil colour).

[xconnect.]

Well for me every week vacuum the soil for crs shit I take about twenty percent water change.and if you are reusing your soil need to see its age as old soil may have lost its ph buffering properties.

[alvinchan80]

I don't touch my soil once stable.. Just siphon water everywhere during water change.. I do 5-10% water change only..

[reiner09]

should not vacuum your soil . Ada soil is known to release ammonia when disturbed/stirred. When everything settles down already , have minimal contact with the soil as it might cause ammonia spike if there are huge disturbances.

[sigma]

better not to do that unless your PH keep go higher then change all the soil.....

[Thinthin]

Thk for all the advice. I stick to majority, dnt disturb the soil base.