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06-26-2005, 04:55 PM
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Gravel Vac
What is the general rule for gravel vac-ing the aquarium?
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06-26-2005, 05:01 PM
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I'd say that depends on alot of different things....First I assume your asking how often?
I think this would depend on whether or not your prone to overfeeding. I personally gravel vac my tanks gravel once a week. This might seem like too much to some but I have a planted tank and I gravel vac around the plants. So while I gravel vac the tank weekly there are areas of my tanks that never ever get touched. I also feed my fish alot.
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06-26-2005, 05:02 PM
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Oh, and I forgot to add that I would avoid gravel vac if your tank is new and still cycling.
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06-26-2005, 06:41 PM
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06-26-2005, 06:44 PM
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I vac with every change one to three times a week... I do one area per :P time
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06-26-2005, 06:45 PM
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no My tank is not still cycling. I have a 300 [acronym:e0f199a463="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:e0f199a463] tank with 2 oscars and 2 fronts all about 4-5"
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06-26-2005, 06:54 PM
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300 gallons, good heavens. I'm up to my armpits vacuming my 55 [acronym:cda42c75bc="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:cda42c75bc]. [acronym:cda42c75bc="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:cda42c75bc].
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06-26-2005, 06:56 PM
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For the 30 [acronym:8f22b0bb35="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8f22b0bb35] - Weekly and deep.
For the 75 [acronym:8f22b0bb35="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8f22b0bb35] planted - Weekly...just skimming surfaces I can get at. I'll even skip a week depending on test results for [acronym:8f22b0bb35="Nitrate"]NO3[/acronym:8f22b0bb35], etc.
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06-26-2005, 06:58 PM
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06-26-2005, 07:49 PM
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As the others have stated, I also gravel vac weekly. Since I have all sand tanks, it's just surface vacing. I can't stand to see the fish waste.
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