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If you want to own a clean biOrb with healthy fish you really do need to have a vacuum. They can be used to remove waste under the biOrb ceramic media and also used to undertake water changes. They are cheap to buy so you could say it is a "no brainer"!

I have only found one style of aquarium vac that works with biOrb ceramic media:
BATTERY OPERATED GRAVEL VAC: [ Ссылка ]
FLEXIBLE LONG HOSE TO FIT GRAVEL VAC (12mm x 2m): [ Ссылка ]
BATTERY OPERATED GRAVEL VAC (WITH SHORT HOSE): [ Ссылка ]

If you wish to use a colander to help with filling your aquarium I find this one works on all my biOrbs: [ Ссылка ]

The buckets I use all the time are the set of three available here: [ Ссылка ]

Video Description
Within a biOrb, much of the fish and food waste sinks to the bottom of the aquarium and gets trapped within and under the biOrb's ceramic media (gravel). The amount of waste slowly builds-up over time and slowly release pollutants and nutrients into the your aquarium's water. This can often be seen when nitrates hardly ever seem to reduce following a water change or the levels very quickly bounce back to being high.

Waste and grime also build-up on the surfaces and pores of the ceramic media itself. As beneficial bacteria need aerobic conditions to convert waste they need a flow of oxygenated water to fully function. A build-up of material and grime across the ceramic media can reduce oxygen flow to your bacteria and limit the ability of your bacteria to fully function.

The regular use of an aquarium vacuum will really help to reduce the levels of waste and waste build-up. But there might come a point where a much deeper level of cleaning is required. Deep level cleaning is best undertaken by removing and rinsing the ceramic media.

If you plan to do this, only rinse and clean your aquarium media with water that is extracted from your aquarium. The use of tap water (i.e. chlorinated water) to clean ceramic media will have a dramatic impact on beneficial bacteria and may result in the loss of fish!

This video outlines the approach I take to remove and clean aquarium ceramic media and to remove many months worth of waste build-up. Following the cleaning, the rinsed ceramic media is then placed back into the aquarium.

If you use a vac to regularly clean your aquarium, I would suggest this level of maintenance is undertaken every six to nine months. This depends on the size of your aquarium, the number of fish present and how often (well!) you undertake regular cleaning with an aquarium vac. The less fish you have the less you need to deep clean.

An aquarium vac will really help to minimise the need to remove ceramic media and clean the material trapped underneath. Without a vac you are probably going to need to do this level of clean every 2 - 3 months.

The use of a vac and the occasional cleansing of ceramic media, in the way shown in this video, will provide a noticeably cleaning looking aquarium, clearer water and a reduced level of nitrate. Reducing the level of nutrients in the tank (i.e. nitrate) will also help to limit the growth of green algae and "brown algae" (diatoms).

As always, a big fishy thanks for watching!
Mark
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biOrb Aquariums | Removing aquarium waste build-up

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