Hey guys how do I remove my natural colored gravel from the tank with water and a Flowerhorn already in it?
How to remove gravel?
- Thread starter gregkarr09
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just get the net and take it out net full but net full unless the fh is friendly use your hands and a bucket 
big sturdy net. and then to get the left over stuff a tube and siphon it out. but beware i switched to sand and bam! two weeks later my oscar spits out some gravel.
nets stretch and will break if you're really scoopin!!! try a pasta strainer or a small bucket w/ lots of small holes for water to escape. and most gravel doesn't siphon that well either to heavy or get stuck in the hose. hows a bout a large/new dustpan w/ holes in it!!! that way you can get into the corners eh?!!
I don't use a net or take the fish out. I start on one end with a collection bucket, with the fish at the other end. Then, When half of the gravel is gone, I 'chase' or 'guide' the fish towards the end which now has no gravel, and I am free to get rid of the gravel at the other end.
To be clear, I very rarely remove all gravel, I usually remove some gravel to seed a new gravel bed or filter with the necessary beneficial bacteria.
To be clear, I very rarely remove all gravel, I usually remove some gravel to seed a new gravel bed or filter with the necessary beneficial bacteria.