A bigger footprint is always better.
You're fish will have more room for territories and additional swimming room will be appreciated
You're fish will have more room for territories and additional swimming room will be appreciated
If you use a pump, how do you clean the substrate adequately?I use a pump to drain my tanks - significantly cuts down on the time it takes to do waterchanges.
Why do you not have to syphon the sand?I have sand - haven't had to clean the substrate in years.
For those with planted tanks, it just becomes fertilizer. For me and my unplanted tanks - between the trumpet snails and the massive filtration systems I run, there is no waste to vacuum.Why do you not have to syphon the sand?
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The trumpet snails eat fish poop that is not collected by the filters. My tanks have multiple canisters that create a circular flow in the aquarium. This mostly linear flow is easier for the fish than the turmoil of a HoB, in my experience. Some parts will have a stronger current than others, depending on decor and all. Too much current is not an issue with which I've ever had a problem.Surely some fish poo must settle on the bottom
The massive filter must create a huge current in the tank.
I was planning on a 900 gph pump for the 180 but was staying with black gravel. Now I am wondering about sand.
Just seems too easy to stir up.
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