What should I have to keep my tank spotless like some of the ones I see on here. Let me know what type of equipment and methods you use to keep it clean. I have a 40 but cannot get it very clean.
How do I maintain a barebottom tank?
- Thread starter aznfab213
- Start date
I gave up on keeping a barebottom. I had my tank blacked out on the bottom and I loved the look, but it required constant cleaning.
Much happier with a substrate
Much happier with a substrate
Im moving from gravel to bare bottom slowly as to not agitate my BB. I love gravel but my bichirs may eat itblacksnow;3365254; said:I gave up on keeping a barebottom. I had my tank blacked out on the bottom and I loved the look, but it required constant cleaning.
Much happier with a substrate
Its sad to see it go one cup a day 
I opted for sand in my Plec Tank. Barebottom doesn't stay 'mirror-like'. You'd have to scrub the bottom every day because of the stuff that sticks to it. I don't see how some can have barebottom tanks that look like spotless clear mirrors lol Unless they just happen to take their pictures right after scrubbing the bottom.
Just keep the water moving. This is a bare bottom Q tank. I also clean the poop and whatever off of the bottom with a brine shrimp net.
It's the opposite. Just make sure the whole setup gets sufficient circulation. My goldfish tanks are always spotless due to circulation at the bottom allowing the poop to be filtered quickly but it also adds up to the frequency of cleaning the filters otherwise you risk clogging your filters.
Use powerheads (judiciously) at the bottom of the tank to keep poop and uneaten food in the water column where you filters can suck it up. Oh and youll need to treat the bottom like the side of the aquarium in terms of scrubbing to keep it polished to a mirror like finish.