cleaning and rearranging deep tanks...how?

[brcacti]

If your arm is not long enough in 30inch deep tanks how do you rearrange gravel, replant plastic plants etc

 

[Oddball]

Plastic rakes on extention poles. I use paint poles with corner applicators for cleaning algae from my deep tanks.
It's either extention poles, lowering the water level, or donning a mask and snorkel.

 

[brcacti]

Do your fish freak out when you all clean and rearrange tanks?

 

[rottbo]

donning a mask and snorkel.

I have had to do this numerous times, planning to do this around a large water change is the way to go

 

[Oddball]

Do your fish freak out when you all clean and rearrange tanks?

Sometimes. The splash zone on maintenance days can be 8-10 feet. I can usually count on getting wet from head to toe several times a week.

 

[brcacti]

rotbow, How do you reach down far into deep tanks?

 

[killerfish]

climb in

but if its a small tank and just deep try useing a squwigi (no idea how to spell it ) but its the thing you use to clean glass with when you wipe it across the glass to wipe water or cleaner off i use a clean one of those conected to a pole

 

[xander]

Sometimes. The splash zone on maintenance days can be 8-10 feet. I can usually count on getting wet from head to toe several times a week.

dude, this has been blown way outta proportion. his tank's 30" deep, nothing compared to oddballs im sure. so i doubt he can climb in. but as oddball said in the first post, Plastic rakes on extention poles should be okay. tell us if it worked!

 

[rallysman]

Get a friend with long arms. Worked for me.

 

[vanimate]

Get higher shorty Try standing on a stepstool or milkcrates.