Quickly waste accumulates at the bottom of the aquarium. These are mainly organic waste decomposing leaves, leftover food, fish excrement or corpses, etc.. In nature, the waste involved in the food chain and fertilize the soil. In the confined space of the tank, they tend to be in excess recycled naturally. Accumulation will generate toxins that will endanger your aquarium.
action is therefore needed to remove the waste regularly.
First and foremost, you have already tried to limit this pollution, especially taking care not to over feed if food scraps pollute very quickly. It is very common to eat too.
Then we need to encourage the natural elimination of waste, planting properly, and adding appropriate groundfish. These fish will never make it to your place, but they can do their part.
Then, try to absorb the waste by filtration. For this, some advocate the use of the rejection of the filter by placing a rod hole in the bottom of the tank, which will put the waste in suspension and thus ultimately to absorb by the filter. A more natural method is to use the charming corydoras who dig the ground and just stir the waste.
Nevertheless, there is often still waste. Then use a "vacuum".
They all look alike on the principle: it is sucking water and the soil surface with a bell, actually a tube of large diameter, in which the components of soil suction will separate. The heavier (sand and gravel) will fall, the lightest (organic waste) will be really sucked.
However, vacuum cleaners are distinguished by how they draw water:
- traps are simple pipes that will drain the water into another container. But the container is filled quickly and we must also filter the water or replace it. However, it is interesting to clean along with a water change.
- small hand vacuum or use a small pump integrated battery, or look like a air pump, and filter water through a small bag that holds the waste. Simple, they are often limited and not very powerful in terms of water depth.
- other vacuum cleaners can be plugged into the filter of the aquarium. It may not be practical to make the connection every time, nor overly interesting to pollute the filter.
- finally, the last feature of an external pump and filter. They are powerful and their use is unlimited.
is the system I chose buying a Power Gravel Cleaner PGR 1000 Aquarium Systems. It costs between 27 € on the Web and 37 € in Paris pet.
The pump and filter is set on the edge of the tray. One branch decision and shoo! The filter is a simple sock can be cleaned with water. The pump begins easily enough.
So I cleaned my tank who needed following the establishment of the decoration and planting . I removed the bits of plants, a few stray rockwool for planting, small pieces of wood from one of the roots (though the biggest fall) and especially my algae filamentous !
A very good buy for now. But be careful: do not expect to find the effectiveness of a household vacuum cleaner that picks up everything. It is much softer - fortunately for the inhabitants of the tank!
Some links:
- Listing bell-trap in-Europeen
Trading - Examples of hand vacuums air , battery in Europeen
-Trading - The Power Gravel Cleaner to 27 € in European-Trading
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