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agent_alice  Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 115 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2004   | What would be a better way to get rid of fish poo in my aquarium: a live plant, a gravel vac or some kind of snail? (I do partial water changes and have small gravel) |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56 |      |
| everweird Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 75 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2004  | the only way to get the poo out is to gravel vac. plants take part in the nitrogen cycle but won't remove anything from your tank. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56 | |
DragonFish  Fish Addict Posts: 518 Kudos: 220 Votes: 3 Registered: 10-Jul-2003 | Yeah, plants help take care of what poo becomes. I have plants but I still gravel vac to keep nitrates down. If you keep fish (and waste) to a minimum, you may not have to vac w/ plants. |
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