SandSea Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 How do you clean your bare bottom tank? IF you use a sponge filter, OR IF you have a sponge on your intake (canister or hang on back swirling the h2o works if you expect it to be sucked in the filter, but with sponges do you vacuum everyday? I hate to see my Corys or bristlenose, or synos swimming around in "waste" I have sponges on my intake (thanks aquariumcoop, I like my sponges) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 My 10 gallon is a bare bottom, when it's full of babies it gets a daily vacuum- but right now just 3 nanny snails so most of the time I use coral feeders or turkey basters to spot clean (because there is still detrius from time to time) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Turkey baster. How often I do it depends on how stocked it is and with who. I do daily if I have cory fry in there since they are on the bottom. Only takes like 5-10 min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1. Gravel Vac the bottom when the bucket is 1/2 foll I take the sponge off and put it into the bucket and continue to vacuum. 2. I usually use two buckets. One of them for sponge, the other is to get the % of WC I want. I usually clean the sponge as best I can, then move it to #2 for a second clean if need be. Everything goes into the "clean bucket" 3. Dump the water in the plants outside and then the remainder is in the yard. I rinse it out, put everything back in the tank and then I fill it with new water. On a deeper clean, before re-filling, I'd take the filter apart, clean the pump and everything else that I need to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Siphon and gravel vac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Depends on fish-size of the fish and the size of aquarium. Find what works for you the best…. Find what is easiest and most convenient for you. Be honest, if it easy, fast and efficient we are more likely to do it. And you might find each tank might be different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcb09 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Siphon it out with a airline tubing if afraid of fry, or a large 1/4 inch tube, easy peasy. All my siphoned water goes into milk jugs to water my wife's plants on the back deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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