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Hello everyone,
I am seeking ideas to put together a "rig" to make tank maintenance a little less disturbing for our pets.
I have a 60G cube with a 20 gallon sump that I have running as a QT full time packed with ~80lbs of sand (3in thick) and ~75lbs of LR. 1 Maroon Clown lives in there and keeps everything alive for new additions. 2 years old now.
My goal is to be able to siphon the sand bed with a hose and siphon tool, into a filter sock or another "contraption" with a significant capture rate to minimize the cloudiness of my tank afterwards.
I have read about Vortex Coat on filters that are old school and could polish a tank off within 5 minutes or so. I hope to be able to achieve a close to normal clarity within an hour or two following such maintenance.
Reason being is that I would like to siphon and capture as much pollution as possible, before actually doing the water change. Usually, I siphon then W/C back to back. But there are times where there is a gap in between the two activities (life). If we are successful, water changes can become that much more effective.
I am seeking ideas to put together a "rig" to make tank maintenance a little less disturbing for our pets.
I have a 60G cube with a 20 gallon sump that I have running as a QT full time packed with ~80lbs of sand (3in thick) and ~75lbs of LR. 1 Maroon Clown lives in there and keeps everything alive for new additions. 2 years old now.
My goal is to be able to siphon the sand bed with a hose and siphon tool, into a filter sock or another "contraption" with a significant capture rate to minimize the cloudiness of my tank afterwards.
I have read about Vortex Coat on filters that are old school and could polish a tank off within 5 minutes or so. I hope to be able to achieve a close to normal clarity within an hour or two following such maintenance.
Reason being is that I would like to siphon and capture as much pollution as possible, before actually doing the water change. Usually, I siphon then W/C back to back. But there are times where there is a gap in between the two activities (life). If we are successful, water changes can become that much more effective.