Should i not gravel vac every water change!

[hbluehunter]

I vacuum the whole tank weekly and at the same time do a 50% WC...

 

[aubicon]

i say the question needs more info, it really depends on the type of filtration you are running. if you rely on an under gravel filter your helpful bacteria is in the gravel so sucking it up would be bad but if the majority of your bacteria is in another (canester or sump) location then your safe and you can vacuum to your hearts content. go go go.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Not true. Nitrifying bacteria lives on surfaces. Everything else is waste. All an UGF does is push the waste under the filter plate. Like sweeping dirt under the rug--it's still there.

 

[bigspizz]

If a gravel vac is needed every week....The tank is being overfed.....

 

[milkman407]

If a gravel vac is needed every week....The tank is being overfed.....

or you got wayyy to many fish.

when I do a gravel vac, i only vac about 10% of the gravel, than the next week another 10% and so on and so forth.

 

[bigspizz]

or you got wayyy to many fish.

Assuming we are speaking of an average stocked tank. It is the feeding. Overstocked tanks have an "*" When it comes to feeding/changes/aggro.....

 

[milkman407]

Assuming we are speaking of an average stocked tank. It is the feeding. Overstocked tanks have an "*" When it comes to feeding/changes/aggro.....

true true.

 

[bengalsfan47025]

it is a 55 with a 3 inch flowerhorn if that a 2 and half inch bp and a jag that is just there the flowerhorn and the bp are paired up i have a penguin 330 a aquatech 30-60 and a cascade 300 all hob

 

[bengalsfan47025]

i am not overstocked i know how to keep fish

 

[brcacti]

Is there a nice stiff hose you can buy with a cup on the end that picks up the gravel and lets it fall back while the water is permanently removed?