Mya Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I have ventured out into the aquarium soil and drift wood. Any tips for cleaning as during siphoning the soil get sucked into siphoning. I appreciate any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashlyn Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) Try hovering above (maybe 1/2 an inch or so) the soil pulling the tube backwards. You want it just low enough to suck up the debris laying on top but not sucking up the soil. Hope this help 🙂 Edited December 30, 2021 by Ashlyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mya Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Hello Ashlyn, I will give that a try. I'm just getting my tank up, I ran into a ick problem with one new addition and put the additional plants and fish on pause. Thanks again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Welcome to the forum, your tank looks great. Have you thought of putting a cap on top of the soil? Maybe a 1 inch layer of gravel? You wouldn’t be able to deep gravel vac but it would help. It would be a pain seeing how your already set up but… Or have you thought to not siphon the substrate let the waste, detritus, and all that gunk absorb into the soil and replenish some nutrients? In my opinion I would do both a cap and no gravel vac. Just a light go over to get the worst of it and let the rest settle. good luck mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mya Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 5:22 AM, Atitagain said: Welcome to the forum, your tank looks great. Have you thought of putting a cap on top of the soil? Maybe a 1 inch layer of gravel? You wouldn’t be able to deep gravel vac but it would help. It would be a pain seeing how your already set up but… Or have you thought to not siphon the substrate let the waste, detritus, and all that gunk absorb into the soil and replenish some nutrients? In my opinion I would do both a cap and no gravel vac. Just a light go over to get the worst of it and let the rest settle. good luck mate I did think of a cap on soil. Can I use any gravel? BTW your tank looks amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Thank you, yes any type should be fine. Gravel or sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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