Beginner Questions

[Clear_View]

Okay, thanks for the help.

 

[willywanka]

you can get filters with tray at the bottom that will take care of alot of your waste that sinks to the bottom .......... you dont need to vaccume weekley because i cant think the fish enjoy you playing in their water all the time and if u do HAVE to then you have too many large fish in a small area wich i think would cause much stress ont he fish more than you vacuming every week ............ accomadate for all your fish give them more room than they actually require would be the best advice i could give you ...... i mean they didnt make the choice to be cramped in a tank ......also with my experince all these fish sharing this little place gets them very adgetated ...... heres you an example one of my father's larger female guppies harrasing too nice sized gold fish !!!!

 

[heresmike]

you can get filters with tray at the bottom that will take care of alot of your waste that sinks to the bottom .......... you dont need to vaccume weekley because i cant think the fish enjoy you playing in their water all the time and if u do HAVE to then you have too many large fish in a small area wich i think would cause much stress ont he fish more than you vacuming every week ............ accomadate for all your fish give them more room than they actually require would be the best advice i could give you ...... i mean they didnt make the choice to be cramped in a tank ......also with my experince all these fish sharing this little place gets them very adgetated ...... heres you an example one of my father's larger female guppies harrasing too nice sized gold fish !!!!

A filter with a tray at the bottom that takes care of the waste that sinks to the bottom? And it will eliminate those weekly vacuums?? Never heard of this device... more details please.

 

[willywanka]

i didnt say will eliminate just not as often monthley maybe ....... it is the same basic thing ..... a air motor that sucks the water from under/through the gravel with slots in it too big for pepples to get through ....... then the water is run through a charcoal filter too clean and water is redaposited into the tank ....... very simple unit everything inexpensive except for the trays

 

[heresmike]

What you're talking about sounds like an undergravel filter. With a UG filter, the fish poo goes into the gravel, and therefore needs to be vacuumed regularly. UG filters do not provide for mechanical filtration, and do not alleviate the need to vacuum weekly. If you're talking about something other than a UG filter, please provide a product name or link to a web-site.

 

[willywanka]

well that may be what it is ........... dont have product name

 

[chatterbox]

well my aunt too believe that fish stay 2 the size of the tank.so i tryed it out.i brought 2 fish on the same day.put one in the big tank and 1 in an small tank.in 1 month the fish in the big tank was bigger then thefish in the small tank