Jbl aquaex 20-45

[normal9]

Hi all. This is the first time I've posted in a fishy forum .

Basically I've been using a manual syphon to clean my tropical fish tank (48 litre) for a few months and its been hard getting all the crap from under the gravel.

I bought the JBL aquaex gravel cleaner and it came today. I used it straight away and have to say half my tank looks so clean and lovely, I didn't have time to clean the other half as the aquaex had siphoned the water out too quickly. 50% in about 3 minutes

My question is, how can I slow the water down so I have time to clean my whole tank?

Thanks for reading

 

[Oohitsae]

Turn your water down on the sink until you get to a decent steady speed. It'll take some testing to figure out which is the best speed, but it'll work we'll for you

 

[normal9]

Thanks for your reply. I'll try it again this weekend.fingers crossed. Also do you know how long to keep aquarium lights on? I'm stuck with green water ( might be the bogwood causing it tho)

 

[gravereaper0]

That's a general question so you'll get a general answer. Generally you don't want to keep it on longer then 8-10 hours a day, otherwise you'll have algae problems like you're having now. You might want to invest in a UV sterilizer, it'll clear that problem right up.