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Buggy · 02-15-2008, 08:07 AM

If you are concerned about over vaccing then do a heavy vac one week (or when ever you do your w/c) and do a light vac the next time. Or as emc7 said, only vac half of the tank at a time. If you are getting a lot of gunk everytime you clean then the heavier cleaning won't hurt and will probably do good to keep the nitrates down but if you are only seeing a little gunk each time then you can cut back on the vacs.

02-15-2008, 08:07 AM	#6
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 700	If you are concerned about over vaccing then do a heavy vac one week (or when ever you do your w/c) and do a light vac the next time. Or as emc7 said, only vac half of the tank at a time. If you are getting a lot of gunk everytime you clean then the heavier cleaning won't hurt and will probably do good to keep the nitrates down but if you are only seeing a little gunk each time then you can cut back on the vacs. __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.