Gravel Vac question

[ChadH]

I will be settng up my 55 gallon planted soon and have a question about my substrate.

I'm going to use eco-complete and some sort of gravel mix.

When I do my water changes I always vaccum the gravel but by vaccuming the eco-complete will I be removing minerals and nutrients that my plants need?

I will also have about 7 clown loaches in this tank so they will be rooting through the substrate as well.

Thank you for your time.

 

[djlen]

Planted tanks require much less gravel vaccing than non-planted tanks.
Most siphoning should be on the light side. Just getting up mulm that accumulates over time, and decaying leaves, etc.
Many people go for months between gravel vacs.

Len