Not sure how many people do this or something similar with a turkey baster but i’ve found this method incredibly useful for removing organics from substrate...
Just a quick tip for cleaning substrate...
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Never thought of this before, thanks for the tip. Very ncie tank by the way.
Thank you, but this isnt my tank lol (maybe i should have said that in my opening post)... Just so happened someone told me about this method recently so i went on youtube to find an example video to better illustrate the technique here...
I do that with my shrimp bowls to prevent disruption of the carpeted substrate. An alternative is to tie a chopstick. But a turkey baster is better because it can blow and stir at the same time.
Another trick is to tie a bacteria operated toothbrush to brush and suck at the same time on driftwood and rock.
Another trick is to tie a bacteria operated toothbrush to brush and suck at the same time on driftwood and rock.
I’ve used a regular toothbrush at the end of a syphon before, but never heard or seen of the turkey baster trick till recently...
Now that i know it, it really is the best way imo to clean substrate coz it targets the specific areas you are hovering over...