Another session on my aquarium cleanin
By rsa101
@rsa101 (39085)
Philippines
July 14, 2025 2:41am CST
I was busy over the weekend, so I'm a little behind on this task. I finally made the decision to do it today, Monday, and after almost three and a half hours of water changes, plant pruning to clear up some clutter, and algae removal—the most time-consuming part of my job because I have to manually remove those hair algae that have sprung up everywhere in every nook and cranny of my aquarium—I was done. I cleared the clogged tubings and cleaned the filters after I was done with the tank. After refilling the tank, I checked it and found algae that I had missed, so I chose to leave it in place and take it out at the next planned cleaning. I'm exhausted but relieved that my tank is clean again, the plants have been trimmed, and my fish have more room to swim.
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@rsa101 (39085)
• Philippines
7h
Perhaps after the cleaning, but they were stressed out by my constant intrusion into their swimming space while cleaning. I did not take them out of the tank and allowed them to hide there. When I placed the fresh water, they all enjoyed it and swam towards it.
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@allknowing (149531)
• India
14 Jul
What is the use of all that if you do not show us your clean aquarium? How often d you clean it
Do post a photo.
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. That was my original plan the before and after photo but I forgot.
@arunima25 (91538)
• Bangalore, India
14 Jul
That's a lot of work there cleaning the fish tank. Glad that you are done. You must be feeling a sense of accomplishment. You are happy and the fish would be happy too
. Have a good rest of the day. Do catch some rest if you can
. Have a good rest of the day. Do catch some rest if you can1 person likes this
@Nakitakona (57652)
• Philippines
22h
Wow that's tiresome. Imagine 3 hours and a half. Maybe you got a big aquarium.
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@rsa101 (39085)
• Philippines
21h
I only have 10 gallons, but I've planted heavily, which means I need to trim and clean them of the hair algae that grows alongside the plants. The hair algae are the most time-consuming to remove because they tangle with the plants. That's why I have to be careful when removing them.
