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Unread 08/23/2006, 07:06 PM   #1
adeliel
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about to buy fish

my 30g has been up for about a month and a half now. Have a pretty good size cleaning crew, and am now about to add some fish. My concern is, how am I going to clean my tank (glass, sand) and syphon my water for a water changes without stressing out or hurting my new fish. I don't have a sump or refugium??


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Unread 08/23/2006, 07:10 PM   #2
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it is no concern ... just do a 10-20% change at a time and make sure the new water matches the old in temp, salinity, ph, etc.


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Unread 08/23/2006, 07:12 PM   #3
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Syphon the water with a hose. You can get a sand sifting gobey, starfish, snails, etc... Clean the glass with a magnet type cleaner or/and arazorblade if coraline algae builds up.


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