Pebbles out of tank...how?

[rockoman15]

Hey i accidently put small pebbles in my turtles tank and need them out ASAP

its taking a very long time to do this by hand been at it for an hour

i dont hav one of those cool siphons,

anyone know of a home remedy that i can fix this problem with?

thank you!

 

[koop171]

Was the tank bare bottom or are you digging new pebbles out of old substraight?

 

[rockoman15]

idk wat u mean... its a glass bottom and is full of water
i got about 75% of the pebbles out but when there are very lil amount of pebbles it becomes hard to pick them up out of the tank...

 

[koop171]

Ok do you want No pebbles at all. Or do you not like the new pebbles but there was pebbles in the tank before.

Barebottom=No rocks no gravel nothing

Substraight= sand pebbles gavel riverrock. something covering bottom.


Hope that helps. once you figure that out I'll try to help more.

 

[chesterthehero]

use the net if youve got one..

plastic dustpans also work well.. just clean them first

 

[IKeepPacu]

use the net if youve got one..

plastic dustpans also work well.. just clean them first

i second he dustpan idea. run to a $1 store or something fast and just buy a brand new one for $1 or $2. better than risking anything being on an old pan you wouldnt want in your tank.

if not, a regular fish net does work well too, which most of us have. just push the rocks with the net into one side of the tank, and just scoop them up using the side of the tank for help.

 

[rockoman15]

alright thank you, by the time u guys got to me i was done, no pebbles but a few giant rocks are left now =)

ill get a net for future though

thanks for help!

 

[flstffxe]

I keep a kids toy sand box shovel for this type of stuff.