What Is Something I Could put in my tank that would clean the substrate

I know i can use a siphon Gravel Cleaner But They make quite a bit of mess and its going to be hard cleaning it

I heard special snails eat feces from substrate at bottom but having trouble finding them in aquarium/Pet shops. So could you just use the ordinary house snail

And what over Innahabitants will clean feces and waste from substrate

I Have Fluorite

And My Oscars Are only 4 inches long. I have six of them so it gets messy

I'm afraid you're going to have to get your hands dirty if you want to clean your tank properly. Remember you've just got a large container full of water, it's not a natural environment where things get cleaned up naturally.

The only sure way of cleaning your substrate is to use a gravel vac. You certainly don't want to be introducing snails into your tank, they are nothing but a pain in the backside. Oscars are high maintenance fish, they create waste which needs removing on a regular basis.

a very easy way to clean it propperly is with attaching the tube to a bottle cut in half. so u can go in the grind and such all the mess out or when u have sand u can suck the poop of without getting to much sand along. i clean every 3 days together with the waterchanges

OFL wrote:


OFL has given you some great nfo

To elaborate on what OFl is saying: you are creating a mini eco-system in your glass cube. Mother nature in healthy situations do all the work in Like. a lake or a river, it is cleansed with the help of mother nature. Your system gives mother nature limited ability to help you. The only help that is truly to your favor are the bacterias that build up in your tank when it has been cycled. There are good and bad bacteria. Think of it this way. what would happen if your trash man quit picking up your trash. You would end up waddling in waste. I don't know of any living criiter that would totally remove all the waste from your system, although some do aide in this procedure. If you are not able to maintain your system in a healthy manner, it will cost you alot of money and grief/ Just my 2 cents worth.

OK Thanks for advice

creating your fish environment in the tank healthy is the art of
happy fish keeping. without that, you wont appreciate your own tank.
you will end up watching tanks in the lfs or neighborhood. labor in
maintaining your own tank is labor of love. without it, you won't
appreciate your own fishes.

AnouraChaker wrote:
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I know i can use a siphon Gravel Cleaner But They make quite a bit of mess and its going to be hard cleaning it.


I use a python, it connects to the sink so the mess is gone.. I have several siphons but they require buckets and yes that gets messy... But the Python I run out the door or into the bath, and then connect to the sink to fill.. Mine has a 50 foot hose so it will go anywhere in my house.. But ultimately there is no way around regular maintenance..

I am too cheap to buy a python, LOL I am fortunate enough to have a window right behind my tank that I drain my water out of. I just have the cheap vacume hose they sell at Wally world for 8 or 10 bucks. The only drawback is the light from the window makes the algae grow quick.

there are many ways to keep your tank floor clearwith pooh's
and other waste. current for one do the tricks, vacuum during
water change is another, and adapter with the power head works
wonder too.... i do use water current to all my tanks and i don't
have any problem at all. i am not sure if someone in the site is
using the same principle.

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