Cleaning Gravel in a Heavily Planted Tank
I use a chopstick with a hose rubber-banded about four inches from the tip.
I stir up the gravel with the end of the chopstick and whatever is churned
up gets siphoned... low-tech but effective.
kush
Larz wrote in message
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Does anyone have advice on cleaning the gravel in a heavily planted tank?
Half of the floor is covered with a dense growth Crypts, and the remainder
is dense with Bacopa and Cabomba.
I'm currently using a Python gravel vac, but the large diameter tube
doesn't
get down to the substrate. I've tried smaller vacuum tubes, but they suck
up the gravel.
I've considered using a pump and tube as a "blower" to stir up the gravel
and let the canister grab the particles. Jas anyone had success with this
approach?
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Larz
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