Comment nettoyer un aquarium sans filtre ?

Three simple tricks allow you to obtain the same result as with an electric siphon. Use a flexible hose; Completely empty the tank to easily access the bottom; Add animal species known to clean aquariums. How to clean the bottom of an aquarium with a hose? Before starting this operation, equip yourself with a flexible garden hose, a hose clamp, an empty plastic bottle and a large bucket. Then do the following: Cut the plastic bottle 10 centimeters from the end to make a bell; Insert the neck of the bell at the end of the pipe (use a clamping ring to properly adjust the diameters of the two elements); Place the free end of the hose in the bucket located lower than the aquarium; Immerse the bell facing upwards in the aquarium water; Turn the bell to the bottom, once the pipe has filled with water; Stir the substrate with the bell which sucks up the detritus, avoiding the pebbles; Take the bell out of the aquarium to stop siphoning; Top up the aquarium using an aged, chlorine-free bottle of tap water. The complete draining of your vivarium can be done with a garden hose. This allows you easy access to the tank substrate. The third solution which makes it possible to purify the bottom of the aquarium is based on the action of the fish-cleaners. Among the most effective are catfish, which feed on waste deposited on the ground. They live at the bottom of the vivarium and eliminate detritus from the smallest corners of the aquarium. Some molluscs such as shrimp are also very popular with aquarists. Their action in the sand eliminates any detritus and makes the electric vacuum cleaner unnecessary.