hi
I have just got a new gravel cleaner it is 60cm long and 6.4cm in diameter and oval shape. I tested it the other day in my 6ft tank with frustrating results. I had no rocks in there just gravel. I only managed to get not even a quarter of my tank done before i started running out of water in my tank 750litres!!!! i noticed the gravel kept getting clogged up in there. Are you meant to push these things right into the gravel or are you meant to just skim over the top layer of gravel. how are you meant to do the whole tank before it runs out of water from the siphon? Do you pull the rocks out everytime? My tank is completely covered in rocks so there is very little gravel showing. Should i just clean the exposed gravel or remove all the rocks every week?
thanks
I have just got a new gravel cleaner it is 60cm long and 6.4cm in diameter and oval shape. I tested it the other day in my 6ft tank with frustrating results. I had no rocks in there just gravel. I only managed to get not even a quarter of my tank done before i started running out of water in my tank 750litres!!!! i noticed the gravel kept getting clogged up in there. Are you meant to push these things right into the gravel or are you meant to just skim over the top layer of gravel. how are you meant to do the whole tank before it runs out of water from the siphon? Do you pull the rocks out everytime? My tank is completely covered in rocks so there is very little gravel showing. Should i just clean the exposed gravel or remove all the rocks every week?
thanks