i want to set up my tank with lots of large rocks to make caves and such. ive noticed when i do my gravel vac a lot of waste builds up under the rocks. how do you guys work around this? i cant imagine having to take the rocks out every time. right now im using a Rena Xp3 filter. any suggestions? thanks for the input.
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you could clean them well and silicone them together. Some fish dig alot, so you want to make sure mr digdug doesn't get himself trapped in a cave in.
I've always used a fine sand and while waste still accumulates around the decorations, it's much easier to siphon out.
Or you could pick up a few powerheads to add to the flow of the XP3 to help keep things stirred up.
Or you could pick up a few powerheads to add to the flow of the XP3 to help keep things stirred up.
a little trick i use sometimes is i will take a couple buckets of water out and then dump a bucket back in to stir up all the junk from under the rocks. and then before it settles too much i will vac up all the gunk from the bed. its less hassle than moving all the rocks and much less disruptive to territories