DaruniaJones88
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jun 23, 2022
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So gravel cleaning....bought a gravel vac. It's on its way (I live in the middle of nowheresville). So I have a question/concern.
Are these gravel vacuums just super weak that they only suck up biowaste (poo, food remnants, etc) (and obviously water)? Or does the gravel go through as well and you just put it back in after it's clean?
Or is "vacuum" misleading in this case and it's just a pump?
Do I vacuum the gravel like you would carpet? Or stir up the gravel so all the biowaste starts floating and you suck THAT up or? Total fish noob here. Altho the fish I got are still alive so far. But then again they are local fish (and perfectly legal. I made sure I didn't get any fish that is "illegal" to own) so they are tougher than any farmed fish.
Are these gravel vacuums just super weak that they only suck up biowaste (poo, food remnants, etc) (and obviously water)? Or does the gravel go through as well and you just put it back in after it's clean?
Or is "vacuum" misleading in this case and it's just a pump?
Do I vacuum the gravel like you would carpet? Or stir up the gravel so all the biowaste starts floating and you suck THAT up or? Total fish noob here. Altho the fish I got are still alive so far. But then again they are local fish (and perfectly legal. I made sure I didn't get any fish that is "illegal" to own) so they are tougher than any farmed fish.