To vac or not to vac

[blizowman1]

Ow many people gravel vac there planted tank? I'm curious especially now that I'm using root tabs

[fishfanatic]

I don't vacuum around the plants well once in a while I vacuum around the plants but very lightly.

[CorallineAlgae]

I don't have any spots where I can vacuum at all. I just kinda swirl my hose over my glosso and vacuum the driftwood.

[paytertot]

I vac mine. I stick it all the way into the gravel except near plants, there I just suck off the stuff on top.

[ashleynicole]

I do not vacuum the substrate in any of my tanks but I don't have gravel and all of my tanks are planted with sand substrate. My filters are powerful enough to suck up most of the waist off of the bottom.

[MissSmish]

I vac all the stuff off the top of the gravel and stick the sucky thing into the gravel in the open areas.

[Coursair]

Sand tanks I occasionally hover above the sand in circles to gently suck out detritus as needed.

My gravel tanks, I vac away from plants.