How do you clean your planted tank?

[davo]

it'll be fine bud, if your worried about that kinda thing, get some amano shrimp, i got a load in my planted tank and they did good

 

[ewurm]

What do amano shrimp look like? Any drawbacks?

 

[Bigmiksears]

owwww

 

[Mr.Geoff]

amano shrimp look almost like ghost shrimp with red spots. if i can find mine i'll take a picture for you. they can be mean but are great algae eaters.

as far as cleaning my planted tanks i just use the syphon and suck out a few gallons of water and replace with new. rarely do i actually get intot he gravel. i may sometimes just hover it over the gravel to pick stuff up but nothing more then that. you dont want to damage the roots

 

[ewurm]

owwww

 

[ewurm]

amano shrimp look almost like ghost shrimp with red spots. if i can find mine i'll take a picture for you. they can be mean but are great algae eaters.

as far as cleaning my planted tanks i just use the syphon and suck out a few gallons of water and replace with new. rarely do i actually get intot he gravel. i may sometimes just hover it over the gravel to pick stuff up but nothing more then that. you dont want to damage the roots

Do you have a heavily planted tank?

 

[Mr.Geoff]

yes i have 3 of them. my whole focus now is nothing pretty much besides discus and plants. i need to take new pictures since i have done trimmings and such. i can post up a few that are couple weeks old if you want though

 

[ewurm]

yes i have 3 of them. my whole focus now is nothing pretty much besides discus and plants. i need to take new pictures since i have done trimmings and such. i can post up a few that are couple weeks old if you want though

Pics...More pics...

 

[Mr.Geoff]

mkay, you asked for them. they are a bit old but get the point across. i will have more in the next few days when it all grows in.

20 long

75 gallon, only a week old so give it time

5 gallon nano

its a weed patch

 

[ewurm]

Now that is a planted tank! Who cares if the rain forests die? Your tank will keep us alive!