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Cleaning a fish aquarium is one of the most important parts of owning a fish tank and requires a siphon hose and a bucket. Learn how to clean a fish aquarium with tips from the manager of a fish pet store in this free video on pet care.
Expert: Hunter Leber
Bio: Hunter Leber is the saltwater livestock manager at the Austin Aqua-Dome in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
Duration : 0:1:9
Activated carbon …
Activated carbon would be your best bet at getting rid of yellowing tinge in freshwater, or if you have a saltwater aquarium you could use an ozonizer through your protein skimmer
lol my water has a …
lol my water has a yellowish tint and i want it gone.. how do i do that.. i use a gravel vacum and i put in clean water but no changes
simple…thx
simple…thx
Oh God- those are …
Oh God- those are discus! You’re right! The discus in my store are in their own system for that exact reason: no cross-contamination.
I mean, yeah, you don’t really have to do anything if your nutrient levels really are undetectable, but prevention is the best medicine- for general stuff and aquariums alike. What usually happens is I’ll tell someone “10% weekly mini-gravel vacs” and they end up doing once a month. If you tell them to do it once a month, they’ll do it a couple times a year.
what if your …
what if your nutrient levels are all 0? lol
i know what you mean though.
i love how he calls the detritus dirt.
are those discuss? if so, that is pathetic, discuss shouldn’t ever be in a tank where the nutrient levels are high enough to be detected on a testing device (unless probe) that would suggest a water change.
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Ugh. This guy is …
Ugh. This guy is spreading misinformation. Seriously- for the sake of better chemical equilibrium and healthier bacterial filtration, all you need is a 10% weekly water change, in which you vaccum one third of the gravel. By the end of the month, the entire gravel bed should be vaccumed, and you’ll have spent less time on each individual water change. If your tank is over 100 gallons, you only need a bi-weekly 10% change, but it must involve a gravel vaccum. Change filters every other week.
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put the big part of …
put the big part of the siphon in and suck on the little end just a bit.
my siphon is taller …
my siphon is taller than my tnk is that why it dowsnt work?
nice, i just got a …
nice, i just got a siphon
buy a siphon at the …
buy a siphon at the fish store, put the small end in a bucket to hold the water, dip the big end in with the open end up lift to let it drain, tilt it towards the bottom of the tank and let it suck
i still cant …
i still cant understand this ,he did a good demonstration but im confusedon my pART….=(
or you can shell …
or you can shell out for a python, much easier.
hey great video,i …
hey great video,i just got a tank today it’s a 5F wallmounted tank but its only 4ince’s wide.could you tell me how many African Cichlids i can put into it…thank you
thank you thank you …
thank you thank you:)
hell ya it works
ya it works
cheers, i got 1 and …
cheers, i got 1 and it works
Yes
But maybe …
Yes
But maybe you will need a larger siphon tube, that’s it!
fuck u kunt if i …
u kunt if i change my water like this and my fish dies ur buying me a new fishy
walmart
walmart
wehre can u buy …
wehre can u buy that hose??
Good info, better …
Good info, better than all the other expert village videos on fish care.
what the is he …
what the is he holding… man i want to get one cos ive been doing siphon using just a short unused hose..
Real Fish Advice …
Real Fish Advice From Those Who Know Best, Aquarists. TheExoticFish . com