Aquarium Maintenance - How to Clean a Fish Tank

[melmlalo09]

i wanto to work in your shopp haha

[xbeckieboox]

Cheers!

[alilmutaqaat]

after watching this i went and bought some gear and cleaned my tank thouroughly

[xbeckieboox]

Great video, ive also got gravel as substrate think ill change to sand too!

[pondguru]

For the fish you have currently, sand would definitely be a better option.

[xbeckieboox]

Hiya im moving house in march and have got a jewel vision 260...any tips on moving fish safely.3 largest fish ive got 1 red hump eartheater, 1 altum angel, 1 leopard bush fish, 3 giant danio, 1 turquoise rainbow, 2 plecs n 5 corys..odd mix but most we ended up getting them as friends gave up on thier aquariums.cheers!

[pondguru]

I would just try to save as much water as possible and bag all the fish up last minute in as much tank water as possible then its a mad rush with the tank to get it set up at the new location before adding the fish back in. I would bag the larger fish individually.

[samuelwaynefoleyjr]

2 more subs and i do a contest this goes for anyone veiwing

[planktonchipz]

Very informative video on tank and filter maintenance. Great for those just getting in the hobby.

[pondguru]

Thanks for watching. Being simple myself, I like to keep the infomation simple too. lol

[TheSeanmccowliff]

i changed to sand for my new tank and it is easier to clean and looks nicer too. oh and nice shop i bought the stand for my new tank from you.

[pondguru]

No worries, man. You'd be lucky to find a stand or tank now as we've nearly sold out - lol

[scottylad79]

what is the system ya would use for the hole shop. do yas not use the system that they all drain together to a point then fill up. and whats the filter system yas have plus use got a heater in every tank

[pondguru]

As we specialise in fish which need different water requirements, all our tanks are individually filtered (either undergravel or internal / air driven filters in sand tanks). We have a heater in every other tank in the sets of 4 small tanks. If it was a centralised system (like most large shops) it would be easier to clean but any fish which were under treatment would affect the whole system - no good.

[scottylad79]

@pondguru but do yas not have all the tanks air drivin filters i dont mean pumping the water round in one system thats just bad as u get in pets at home thats just rubbish. all them different pumps and heaters must cost a bomb in electric lol

[pondguru]

Two air pumps drive all the filters in the shop except the few with internal or undergravel filters. Heaters don't stay on all the time and we are in a really insulated building so it stays quite warm.

[scottylad79]

@pondguru ahh right its just im in process of finishing my fish house. so sorry with all stupid questions lol

[Jonebee7771]

Oops..... Rasbora!

[Jonebee7771]

Loved the galaxy rasborbora by the way.... Mmmm maybe for new tank in spring!!!! Hehe

[Jonebee7771]

@pondguru,i have a planted tank with gravel and bog wood, when i do a clean/waterchange, i lift bog wood to clean gravel, can i get away with pulling out my plants when clreaning gravel? Weekly water changes by the way about 20-25%.......60 litre tank, 6 rosey tets, 7 glowligjt tets and a clown plec!

[pondguru]

Some plants will not like lifting up and replanting so I wouls skirt around them. One other option would be to go for planted rock or bogwood which is easier to lift out of the way and moving about won't affect the plants.

[mojofish1]

Question, can you use fresh lake water to stabilize a brand new fish tank? I bought a Fluval CHI that was very difficult to balance and I kept loosing fish.

[pondguru]

I don't see why not, provided the lake water is fresh it should be OK - The only concern would be with parasites which wouldn't (or shouldn't) be present in treated tap water.

[mojofish1]

Great video. BTW while you looked away to the camera you sucked up a fish. I have a fluval device that has a magnet for tank glass cleaning works very well.

[pondguru]

I think you're messing with me, man. lol - I purposely picked a tank with fish which were too big to fit down the pipe as I was worried about that happening.

[gusfish1]

Ok lol

[gusfish1]

Thanks for the info.

I must try your way now

[pondguru]

There is more than one way to skin a cat.

[JACOBiiTE]

Ace!!! Tu

[MrRvbrown]

great video! what about hair algae getting rid of it? thanks

[pondguru]

There are fish which will eat it (american flagfish) but they can be nippy. Specific treatments will kill it and most algae eating shrimps will have a go too.

[GrizzlyGroundswell]

Excellent how to video mate!

[pondguru]

Would be better if I planned what I was going to say and actually took the time to edit properly - lol.

BTW, I sent the propointer review through tonight. Hope it is in time, I lost the mail with the deadline date on. Yes, I'm really that organised....

[jwatsonatunc]

Great video, spotless tanks!  It'd be cool to see a walkthrough or behind the scenes look at your shop though.

[pondguru]

I keep planning to do a tank by tank video showing what we have in stock but we sell out of secies so quick that I'm never satisfied with the stock levels. We have loads of fish coming in next week so maybe thats the time to do it?

[PHtropicalfish]

best tank maitenance video ive have ever seen by far!

nice work

[pondguru]

I don't know about that, man. I never plan my videos (which I should)

[wonderboy2402]

Great tutorial covering the basics. Nice.

[adamXatomic]

Do you have any advice on how to get rid of brown algae? And how to remove brown algae from silk plants?

Thanks for the video!

[pondguru]

Scalding or soaking in a strong salt solution should kill brown algae. Algae eating shrimps are the natural solution unless there are fish which will eat them in the tank.

[MrLuvcanada]

good job!!!!!!

[unlockwall]

al-geeeee 

[kwtblack2]

damn man i need to maintenance my aquarium

[lanegjones]

great info brother!

[pondguru]

Thanks for appreciating.

[uploaderdude1]

what kind of power head filter is that I want it how much is it please reply???????

[pondguru]

Just a bog standard powerhead. The size you need wilbased on the size of your tank and since you are in the US and we are in the UK, best shop around your area for prices.

[uploaderdude1]

stress coat is the best sometimes aquasafe or nutrifin

[TheRossiboy]

Very professional video! That was a great tutorial, covered all the basics.

[pondguru]

No worries, thanks for watching.

[JUNAID187]

great video :D

I have a feeling this could go viral in the fish community

[pondguru]

lol

Don't know about that. I keep hearing the words of my teachers..."Must try harder...."

I'll still keep spitting them out but one of these days I am actually going to plan a video before I start filming..

[JUNAID187]

@pondguru Do you plan on making and breeding tutorials or diy tutorials soon?

[pondguru]

I really should make an effort to do more guide videos, yes.

Don't know when though...

[ievolvedfrommonkeys]

my five gallon tank's gravel is covered in dwarf hairgrass and other plants. what would you recommend for a tank like that?

[pondguru]

Definitely some dwarf shrimps, otocinclus as algae cleaners and maybe galaxy rasbora as the mid water fish? There are many options I suppose.

[stuinchains]

Hey Pondguru Could you do a Video about how to get clear water because I'm having a problem with mine for the last couple of weeks.

[pondguru]

How to get clear water is really just about filtration but I still haven't done a video about that so it will come, yes.

[tonyr121]

@pondguru Would be good to see one on filtration. I've got a fluval 305 for a 260 litre, I use floss at the top of the 305 and have used products to clear but there are still small white specs in the water so any tips would be great.

[pondguru]

Lots of the tanks in our shop have little specs of white stuff floating around in them and I've found that no matter how large the filter is, they just seem to still be there. In one of the tanks I put an air driven filter (see 'excellent moving bed filter at Tyne Valley Aquatics' video) using a new type of media and the water went crystal clear but I don't know why for sure. Maybe the media or the moving bed process but I can't confirm that until it has more testing,

[MrGreengiant15]

Really like this one Richard, this one will probably find its way to AquaPics.

Cody

[pondguru]

No worries, man. I still didn't plan what I was going to say - lol.

There was much editing to do.....

[HawaiianBubble]

I really enjoy your aquatic videos, keep em coming!

[pondguru]

No worries, I will make more as I get time.

Thanks for watching, man.