Do you have to gravel vac a planted tank?

[Impulse09]

Fish poop act as fertilizer?

 

[LyndaB]

If you have a heavily planted tank, you would not have to do standard gravel vacs. The fish waste does act as fertilizer. Whether you have to supplement that or not, I do not know.

 

[adadkins1]

Some do and some don't. It is all up to you. Like LyndaB said, if it is a heavily planted tank then you probably won't need to. However, I like to vac the areas of my planted tanks that are open. I.E. I will vacuum the front of the tank where there is nothing, but leave the back where my anacharis is alone.

 

[bruinsbro1997]

If it's a heavily planted tank you probably won't need to. I don't really clean the gravel in my tanks.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I have a couple of heavily planted tanks I never vacuum. I don't think I've ever vac'd my 70gal planted. My others I do vac but only every 2-3rd water change.

 

[richpowell1989]

I never vac my gravel in any of my tanks generally though its because its so heavily planted I properly couldn't get to the gravel with the vac anyway but I just keep on top of my water changes and its fine