Gravel vac planted tank?

[Seized]

Ive got a 20 gallon tank with a fairly large crypt and about 10 or so dwarf sag. I normally gravel vac but i feel like i shouldnt do it to this tank. Should i gravel vac even though my plants are root feeders?

[Cory]

I wouldn't gravel vac into the substrate. You could vacuum above the substrate to collect loose debris if your water is cloudy from particles. 

[Seized]

Thanks cory. Also do you think i should still use root tabs any?

[devind0446]

I don't gravel vac and I still use root tabs under all my root feeders.

Edited September 18, 2020 by devind0446

[RyanR]

I don't gravel vac around my plants.  If I have room, I'll move the wand around the top of the gravel to agitate the debris and as it floats up, I'll get it out.

[Bill]

31 minutes ago, RyanR said:

I don't gravel vac around my plants.  If I have room, I'll move the wand around the top of the gravel to agitate the debris and as it floats up, I'll get it out.

I do the same sometimes, or use a turkey baster in the other hand to stir up debris. 

[Streetwise]

I want any debris for bottom-feeder and shrimp grazing, and to rejoin my soil.

[FriendlyLoach]

I don't gravel vac, mainly because I have a dirted tank that is anarobic, and I am trying to grow hair grass. I have never has problems.