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Aquarist Forums => Freshwater General Discussions => Plants => Topic started by: NjOyRiD on February 09, 2005, 08:33:46 PM

Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: NjOyRiD on February 09, 2005, 08:33:46 PM
how do you clean substrate liek that picture?
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: dpatte on February 09, 2005, 08:39:58 PM
trumpet snails, and tiny immersible gardeners with scuba tanks.
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: mseguin on February 09, 2005, 08:45:07 PM
Training the snails to do your bidding is harder, while the gardenrs are more expensive.
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: BigDaddy on February 09, 2005, 08:47:08 PM
Simple answer:  You don't

If the substrate is has a thick ground cover like that, you just hover your gravel vac as close as you can.  The only stuff that will collect under there is mulm, and mulm is good for a planted tank.
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: NjOyRiD on February 09, 2005, 08:49:01 PM
what does trumpet snails looks like?
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: dpatte on February 09, 2005, 09:00:42 PM
trumpets
Title: cleaning substrate on a planted tanl?
Post by: Nelson on February 09, 2005, 09:05:32 PM
Quote from: "NjOyRiD"what does trumpet snails looks like?

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