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Partial cleaning of my Aquarium problems2007-11-24 23:39:47

I've had my 55 gallon fresh water tank with community fish in it for about 4 to 6 weeks now. I've changed the filters etc. But now it is time to do a partial water change. I have one of the larger models that suck up the rocks into the tube with the water .. but when I release the rocks, naturally, some of the junk is left behind and stays floating in the water for some time. No doubt this stresses the fish and might even kill one or two. How do you do a partial cleaning and avoid this from happening in your tank ? Or is there a way to lessen the problem ? Thank you ! :)

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Whatever to the girl who says you're overfeeding. It's a 55 gallon! (Besides, she can't even spell "immensely".I feed my fish every day. They are gonna produce waste no matter what. Just make sure they eat all their food. As for using the siphon, sometimes at the end of siphoning, there is extra gunk floating around, but my filter cleans it up in a matter of minutes. I have a fluval 304, and they are WONDERFUL. A little pricey, but I hardly ever have to clean it out, and it keeps the water speakling. And to whoever said to get an undergravel filter, no way. Not for a 55. Those things are filthy and cleaning can be a hassle. I'd get a canister filter if you can afford it. =)

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there are vacuums that have gravel screens built into them to avoid that problem(and to avoid sucking up baby fish). you may try getting one or making your own.just get a small piece of large guage screen and rubberband it over the end of the vacuum.

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If what you have is a Python No-Spill then just dig into your gravel - suck up the rock and gunk - and just shake it a bit for the gravel to fall back down, and you should not experience any free floating gunk at all.