If only I had seen that video before I started my tank. That's almost the exact look I want as far as the carpeting and rocks go. I wonder where he found those particular rocks.
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Originally Posted by jarrod  how do you clean(gravel vac) a tank thats carpet planted?? or do you?? how do you get rid of the waste that sits at the bottom? |
Once the plants are firmly rooted you gravel vac shouldn't be strong enough to pull them out unless you're intentionally trying to pull them out. But you can actually (and briefly) place the vac on the carpet and not get any disturbance. Alternatively, you can fan your carpet with your hand to get any loose debris to rise up and then net it out or vacuum it out. And like was said earlier, you shouldn't have much waste. The fish waste will become fertilizer and need not be a concern and food shouldn't be a problem because if your fish are grazers like mine are, you should be feeding them less than what you would normally feed them, imo. The only waste you might would be from the plants (broken/dead leaves, trimmings, etc) and they can be taken care of as described above.
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