Exactly How Long Does Cycling Take?
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)I bought the first one (battery operated) and it seemed to be very weak but with patience it got the job done. One day I came home and my husband had tried to clean the tank and the tip of it had broken off.
The second one was the same thing except this time it was with me. But I found both had very weak suction.
P.S. I am from NY - I am the definition of sarcasm according to my co-workers.
The second one was the same thing except this time it was with me. But I found both had very weak suction.
P.S. I am from NY - I am the definition of sarcasm according to my co-workers.
Hi, You are never going to get your gravel 100% clean evrytime. Just try your best each time and evrything should balance itself out. You don't want to clean the gravel 100% anyways there are some good bacteria living in there. You could try a bit smaller gravel vac. to slow down the sunction power. i have a 65 G and I use a Python sytem it is well worth the $$.
I bought the first one (battery operated) and it seemed to be very weak but with patience it got the job done. One day I came home and my husband had tried to clean the tank and the tip of it had broken off.
The second one was the same thing except this time it was with me. But I found both had very weak suction.
P.S. I am from NY - I am the definition of sarcasm according to my co-workers.
The second one was the same thing except this time it was with me. But I found both had very weak suction.
P.S. I am from NY - I am the definition of sarcasm according to my co-workers.
i've never had a battery opperated one and i just bought i python that i'm learning to use (seems to have lower suction)
up until the last water change i did i just used a good old fashioned siphon with the larger section for seperating the gravel and it has plenty of suction
no one said 100% clean- but you have quite a few fish that are going to produce some serious waste so a good thorough vacume is needed on a weekly basis- i've never heard of anyone having a problem with too little rotting organic matter.
up until the last water change i did i just used a good old fashioned siphon with the larger section for seperating the gravel and it has plenty of suction
no one said 100% clean- but you have quite a few fish that are going to produce some serious waste so a good thorough vacume is needed on a weekly basis- i've never heard of anyone having a problem with too little rotting organic matter.
goldentiff said:I bought the first one (battery operated) and it seemed to be very weak but with patience it got the job done. One day I came home and my husband had tried to clean the tank and the tip of it had broken off.
The second one was the same thing except this time it was with me. But I found both had very weak suction.
P.S. I am from NY - I am the definition of sarcasm according to my co-workers.
Try a regular (not battery operated) gravel vaccuum. They should provide enough suction to easily clean the detritus out of the gravel. You can get one from Big Al's for as little as $3 (for small tanks) or $8-$10 (for large tanks.)
I just use a siphon gravel vac..they run about $7. I vac about 50% of the tank at a cleaning..
and can easily clean 1/2 of the gravel..the vac should suck up water n the tube with gravel the gravel is heavey enough that about 1/3 of the way up it fall back down.
and can easily clean 1/2 of the gravel..the vac should suck up water n the tube with gravel the gravel is heavey enough that about 1/3 of the way up it fall back down.
