The most effective way to keep your gravel clean is by using gravel cleaner. I suggest investing in a heavy duty syphon-powered cleaner and use it once a week to help keep your tank clean.
In order to properly clean your aquarium you should follow
the next step by step manual.
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You should fill half a
bucket with dirty fish tank water. Then fill the rest with clean tap water.
Then you should mix them together, the new and the dirty water so there will be
no injure to the fish by drastically changing the water.
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Place your fish in the
bucket.
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Unplug the aquarium and the
aquarium equipment from the electricity.
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Drain the tank completely.
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Take two cupful of dirty
gravel and put it aside. Since cleaning gravel with tap water will destroy most
of the waste eating bacteria, it is necessary to save some gravel with bacteria
for later on.
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Take the rest of the gravel
and put it into two buckets.
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Place a garden hose into
one bucket and turn the faucet on full blast. Frequently rinse and stir the
gravel until the water in the bucket gets clean.
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Repeat the process with the
second bucket.
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Clean the aquarium tank
with hot tap water without using any soap or cleaning materials. Clean the
internal parts of the aquarium and then wipe the insides with a paper towel.
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Put all the gravel back
inside the tank in addition with the rest of the dirty gravel.
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Refill the tank with clean
cold tap water. Make sure you add a de-chlorinating agent to the tap water.
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Plug in all the electrical
parts.
• Return all the fish to the tank.
The easiest way to keep the gravel clean is to regularly use a gravel cleaner or even a syphon cleaner.
The best way to wash your gravel is by put a little portion of your gravel in a clean bucket and was it with a hosepipe. When it runs clear you should start the next load.
The best thing for you to do is to rinse the gravel before you out it in your tank to avoid your water getting cloudy.
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