Cleaning Dirted Tanks

How do people clean aquariums that use soil with a layer of gravel on the top? With regular gravel vacuums or would they stir up a big mess?

 

you don't gravel vac. you leave the waste to break down for the plants.

 

you don't gravel vac. you leave the waste to break down for the plants.

oh xD what if you have high levels of nitrite or anything harmful? just change water?

 

ya do a large water change. do you have fish in the tank?

is it, a plant her and there, moderate or heavily planted?

 

ya do a large water change. do you have fish in the tank?

is it, a plant her and there, moderate or heavily planted?

Thanks! Yes I have fish in the tank and it is a little more than moderately planted.

 

nitrites and ammonia are bad! do 50 percent water changes every day. if you are talking about nitrates 20-30% change every week then they get over 20ppm.

read this about the nitrogen cycle. click the underlined words.