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to all of you oscar lovers out there,
I was wondering how would I syphon the gravel without an underwater filter. I already have the plants and gravel in the tank, how would I syphon it without moving the fixtures.
thanx for all of your help.

[This message has been edited by dethmunkee (edited 12-16-2000).]

[This message has been edited by dethmunkee (edited 12-16-2000).]

I think you can buy hose contraptions or make one yourself. I assume you're familiar with hose siphon dynamics, you can use pump driven or simple gravity. you can have a cone wide opening at end and a filter over the intake so rocks can't go through....not sure if that's what you meant though...

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

thanx cichlidfish,
exactly what i meant

cool, but gotta tell ya it's lot easier cleaning my barren tanks with no gravel in them

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

YEAH I USED TO HAVE GRAVEL AND PLANTS WITH MY OSCAR FOR A LONG TIME BUT AS MY OSCARS GREW THE MORE MESSY THEY BECAME AND PLANTS DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE. SO I ONLY LEFT SOME LARGE FLAT ROCKS IN AND IT IS SO MUCH EASIER TO CLEAN.

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TONY S

yep, oscar tanks are just too hard to clean if you add gravel etc....for small fish where you don't care about siphoning the gravel it's ok...

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com