Cleaning fish tanks/oscar tank?
I do water changes and change the filter bags along with other cleaning routines but how should i go about cleaning tank because i have never been certain about what exactly to do. Do i mix up the rocks to remove the filth for the filter to suck up or do i need to empty the whole tank every once in a while and scrub everything? Good cleaning advice is needed so I can make sure i always do the right thing from now on.
I need all and any advice on exactly how often to clean and the extent of each cleaning session.(as in water changes weekly and like major cleaning monthly and what to do for these things)
Yeah uh neveremind forget my question.......... so how much does a siphon hose cost I havn't bought one in forever and the two i have in the garage have had oil run through them....
Fish tank siphon hoses vary in price depending on how nice they are and what they can do. The cheapest is around 5$ and works great. ( That’s what I use) But they can get up to 50$ for ones that hook up to your sink and etc. But for cleaning your tank all you need is a plain simple siphon and bucket.
weekly check water quality, clean glass with ether magnets (two magnets each side of glass one ruth the other smooth) or a aquarium scraper, then vacuum the gravel tacking out about 25% wash part of the filter (sponge) in the old tank water that is in a bucket now through the old tank water replace the sponge and top up with dechlorinated water.
monthly replace any activated carbon in the filter check electrics are not corroded and working fine (heater keeping the wright temperature lighting unit is not getting wet thing like that),
hope this helps
Never empty all of the water. You’ll kill your cycle, and probably your fish.
Never take the fish out of the tank for a cleaning.
Here’s what you do:
Every week or every other week, depending on your aquarium size and how heavily it’s stocked, perform a 25% water change, using a gravel siphon/vacuum. Make sure you get all the way under the gravel, as this will remove the gunk from the bottom of the tank, as well as the water.
It is best to vacuum only 1/2 of the tank, alternating weekly so that you don’t remove too much of the beneficial bacteria.
Replace the new water at the same temperature as is in the aquarium, and only after it has been treated with a water conditioner that removes both chlorine and chloramine.
Rinse your filter media in a bucket of aquarium water. (This way you’re not killing the beneficial bacteria stored in the media.)
If you have disposable filter cartridges, you may want to consider changing to a re-usable kind which are cheaper and better for your fish. (You do not, as much as the manufacturers who produce these cartridges would like you to believe you do, need carbon in your filtration. It is best to use carbon only after medicating a tank.)
Anyway, if you must change the entire cartridge, be sure that you do it several days from your cleaning.
That’s it. If you need to clean the glass, there are many products available at any fish/pet shop, including magnetic algae scrapers, scrubbers, etc. Never use any product to clean your tank that has not been manufactured specifically for aquarium use, as they are often treated with chemicals that will harm your critters.
Good luck!
you never clean out a whole tank unless there are no fish in there and you just want to clean it
you use a gravel siphon that cleans the gravel as you do a water change
you do a 25% water change weekly and always test Your nitrite and ammonia levels with a test kit and if anything seems out of wack you would do water changes until they are ok again at 0
First of all, be sure to unplug all electrical appliances, like the filter, aeration, lights or water heater, that are connected to the fish tank. Gently transfer fish to the holding container using a fish net then scrub the tank.
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