I have been in the aqua world for a while. I have always done water changes on a consitent basis. FW twenty percent every two weeks and SW same but every week. When I do a water change I syphon water into a 5 gal bucket while syphoning up the bottom of the tank, sifting through the sand and sucking up the detritus in the substrate. I have always had success with my tanks but never tried the following technique.
I have recently heard someone say that on a well established tank that syphoning the detritus from the substrate would destroy the tanks balanced system.
So please give me your opinions tell me your experiences and what you do as well. Thank you ahead of time for your posts.
I have recently heard someone say that on a well established tank that syphoning the detritus from the substrate would destroy the tanks balanced system.
So please give me your opinions tell me your experiences and what you do as well. Thank you ahead of time for your posts.