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how do you clean a 500 gallon fish tank?

Jul 04, 2009 by Kraziey | Posted in Fish

I got a 500 gallon fish tank and it is a biittchh to clean. So i was wondering is there any faster way to clean it, clean it i mean by taking water out and putting in new water.

You can try using the python gravel vacuum. It hooks up to your sink faucet, and suck water out of your tank directly in the sink, then you flip a valve and add water from your faucet directly to your tank, while also adding the water conditions to the tank at the same time.

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by SaltwaterTank

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today ! May I ask why you want to start off with such a large tank? You will have alot of $ tied up in equipment, let alone water changes and your electricity bill. If this is your first sw tank if it is, I would go with something much smaller and try the hobby out. Make sure that you are willing to put the work and $ into it, even when things are going ot so well. A lot of people jump into the hobby head first and later find out it was not for them. On the other hand a lot of people take it slow and find out this is one of the best and most rewarding hobbies out there. Just do your research and do not buy anything on a whim. Good luck. Well with a tank that big it would need to be acrylic.Contact kees aquarium in shelby township.I know they have a person that builds them.That is where they got there 1000 gallon from.Also pm reptileblvd.He has a 600 gallon shark tank and it was also custom built out of acrylic.I think all tanks that big are custum built when you order them. for fish only I'd go with a reeflo orca skimmer, 2 icecap 660s running 8 T5s (you could go much less with lights, but most like the color and crisp look). You could likely use workhorse 7s and get longer life on the bulbs, but they'd be dimmer). Sequence pumps are the best. Depending on the flow Id go one or two for the return and one on a closed loop.

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