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Currently I change 25-40% of my water out weekly with a plastic 1 gal pale into 5 gal buckets. I just wasnt sure if I absolutely needed a vac. For the 20ish dollars I'll probably just buy one... Thanks for the replies everybody.

The way I took it from talking to him was that he was stirring up the sand and letting the filter pickup any floating debri - fish waste & any left over food. I'll have to have him show me on his tank what exactly he means the next time I see him...

I think I'll purchase a vac. The thing with my uncle is he's cheap as he doesn't have alot of money and always makes do with what he has or can scavage or salvage. His process probably has worked for him but it's prob easier and less of a headache just to buy a $20 vac. I truly doubt he's...

No. he is telling me that there is no need to vacuum the substrate, just stir up 1/3 of the gravel/sand during weekly water changes then move onto the next 1/3 of substrate the following water change and so on... I don't own a aquarium vacuum as of now but will purchase one if it's in my best...

This may be a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway as I feel I might be getting bad info from my uncle. My uncle said I don't need to purchase a vacuum/siphon "just stir up 1/3 the substrate during my weekly water changes then move onto the next 1/3 the following week and so on". Does...

Thank you for the reply. I'll probably run a penguin 200 and an aquaclear 50 as that's what I have at hand. I wasn't sure of compatibility with the gourami, but I think this is what I'll attempt to start with once cycled. Thank you

Hi everyone, first post so go easy on me,lol. I'd like some ideas on stocking a 29 gallon tank with some bottom, mid, & upper level "nano" fish that are fairly hardy as I'm new to the hobby. The tank will have pool filter sand substrate w/ fake plants & deco, filtered by a penguin 200 and/or...