90gallons
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I do a weekly 25% water changes I have sand and find it more difficult removing the waste I use a python any suggestions
How often do you clean the canister then?Get a canister filter. Sand + canister = no waste ever. Gravel traps a lot of poop. But poop on the sand gets pushed away by the canister filters current
I do a weekly 25% water changes I have sand and find it more difficult removing the waste I use a python any suggestions
+1--excellent advice.Hello 90...
Keeping the tank water clear of dissolved fish and plant waste is the most important requirement if you're going to keep fish healthy. This is why the hobby is often called "The Water Keeping Hobby". Most of the tank is the water. So, even if you have a large tank, you need to change most of the water at least every week to 10 days, because the fish are living in the same water they do all their business in too.
If you're an aggressive water changer, you don't need high end, expensive filters. For a 90 G, you can use three to four dual sponge filters and a good air pump that will mainly agitate the water to maintain good oxygen levels. The water changer is the true filter because you remove the old, toxic water and replace it with pure, treated tap water.
Save the $200.00 a canister filter will cost with it's additional media cost and time consuming cleaning and spend about $60.00 for some sponge filters and air pump, with no media to buy and easy cleaning. Both will do the job equally well of moving the water through a filter system and removing a small amount of dissolved fish waste. But, work up to the point you change most of the water, a 25 percent water change still leaves 75 percent of the old, toxic water in the tank.
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I do a weekly 25% water changes I have sand and find it more difficult removing the waste I use a python any suggestions
For my 150 gallon I clean once a month... its a pain.. for 55 gal and 36 gal clean every 2 weeks. I have noticed a huge difference when siphoning. I used to get clouds of food and waste. Now I just stir the sand a little when doin a water change. No waste ever thoughHow often do you clean the canister then?