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Re: vacuuming



I haven't vacuumed gravel for years in my 125g. Fairly heavy plant and fish
load. No visible waste really. Not enough to matter. I assume the plants are
using it. Pretty much the same for my four 10gallon tanks. I feed my fish 
pretty
generously at least 5 times a week.


Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 19:26:24 -0600
>From: Brown_D at pcfnotes1_wustl.edu
>Subject: vacuuming
>
>Is it really necessary to vacuum the substrate in a heavily planted tank,
>and how can this be done when there's not a lot of room between the plants
>for a big gravel vacuum?
>
>Diane Brown



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