Cleaning rocks

[The sculpin]

Using turkey baster to clean rocks a good or bad idea?

[hollister]

Its good , but only do about 1/4 of them and right before water change to remove some of it. And a HOB filter would really help. But how to reduce this , low water flow , overstocking with fish , overfeeding can all cause this.

[cloak]

Originally Posted by The sculpin

Using turkey baster to clean rocks a good or bad idea?

I use a small powerhead and blow the detritus off ALL my rocks right before a water change. If you don't forget and do this on a regular basis, there won't be much to clean in the long run. Your tank will definitely thank you for it...

[blanden.adam]

Originally Posted by cloak

I use a small powerhead and blow the detritus off ALL my rocks right before a water change. If you don't forget and do this on a regular basis, there won't be much to clean in the long run. Your tank will definitely thank you for it...

+1, blowing off all of your rocks (whether it be with a small powerhead or a turkey baster) and vacuuming the sandbed at water changes are great habits to get into. When I started doing it, it only took once to get a noticeable change in water clarity (I have fish that like to burrow and smack their tails against rocks and substrate, which always caused a nasty sandstorm).

[godsdoc]

I usually will blow mine off with a turkey baster and doing it right before a water change is best.

[mal7887]

+1 on the Turkey Baster!