Cleaning Question

[brendac]

I know you have to clean inside the tank... such as vaccum the sand and so on... But do I also clean off my live rock. In another words would I keep everything in there but just use a vaccum to clean everything inside the best I can.

 

[cgrant]

I use a turkey baster (spelling?) to dust off my rock, I have also used a small power head in the past, both worked well.
To answer your question yes, I would dust off the LR.
A couple of my fish like to dig in the sand bed and get some sand on the rocks.

 

[dmjordan]

Originally Posted by BrendaC
I know you have to clean inside the tank... such as vaccum the sand and so on... But do I also clean off my live rock. In another words would I keep everything in there but just use a vaccum to clean everything inside the best I can.
Using a vaccum on your sand will only suck out sand and the beneficial bacteria living within your sand bed. Get a good clean up crew and let them clean your sand instead.
If you get a mag float you can quikly clean off the glass of your tank everyday without getting your hands wet.