Hey guys! I had a quick question in regards to gravel vacuuming freshwater tanks. I picked up a Fluval FX6 recently and found that there is actually a fluval made kit that can allow you to gravel vac your tank by just using the filter instead of using the buckets method or python method.
MY QUESTION IS: what would be the true purpose of gravel vacuuming the tank without actually doing a water change? Are there really any benefits of doing so? Is it something I should look into to do maintenance on my tank and do you think itd be worth it?
I can only assume it would just extend the lifetime of the water that's already in the tank considering you're not really adding any new freshwater to the tank during this process but it just doesnt seem worth the time when the Python is simple enough to do water changes. Thanks so much for you answers in advance!
MY QUESTION IS: what would be the true purpose of gravel vacuuming the tank without actually doing a water change? Are there really any benefits of doing so? Is it something I should look into to do maintenance on my tank and do you think itd be worth it?
I can only assume it would just extend the lifetime of the water that's already in the tank considering you're not really adding any new freshwater to the tank during this process but it just doesnt seem worth the time when the Python is simple enough to do water changes. Thanks so much for you answers in advance!