How to remove droppings from the aquarium without vacuuming the sand? How to clean the bottom of your aquarium without vacuuming the sand? We explain everything in this micro-guide.

This is one of the most common difficulties encountered by our aquarium enthusiasts. Difficult to access with your plants, the bottom of the aquarium can see many residues and organic waste appear.

To clean the bottom of the aquarium without vacuuming up all the sand, there are solutions. It is always complicated to vacuum up the substrate and then put some back in the aquarium. You can use an aquarium vacuum cleaner that will allow you to vacuum up without too much sand and substrate.

Aquarium vacuum cleaners:

The tool that we recommend without hesitation is the vacuum cleaner from EHEIM which is the easiest to use. Here is the device:

EH BOTTOM VACUUM CLEANER

REF: H3531000 - Click here to order.

Discover all of our aquarium vacuum cleaners by clicking here.

Vase bells:

Vase bell, mulm siphon, bottom vacuum, gravel cleaner, vacuum siphon, floor cleaner, ... - all these terms refer to a kind of aquarium vacuum cleaner that uses the physical phenomenon of suction to suck the water out of the aquarium by means of a bell, while swirling and sucking the light dirt from the heavy part of the floor substrate.

There are also vase bells that allow the residue to be sucked up. They are connected to a hose, the siphoned water must be evacuated into a bucket.

Even though our fish live underwater, they still need to be "dusted". Food residue, dead plant material and fish droppings fall to the bottom of the aquarium. Some of it remains on the substrate, some of it is buried in the ground by burrowing fish and thus covered. This brown dirt, which looks like small dust bunnies or flakes, is muddy or resembles cotton balls and is called "mulm" in aquarium keeping.

Siphons for aquariums:

They can be used to drain or change water in the aquarium. By siphoning, you will create a small whirlpool that will flow into the siphon, without sucking up the substrate. Click here to discover our siphons for aquariums.

Vacuum the bottom of the aquarium without the substrate

Even though our fish live underwater, they still need to be "dusted". Food residue, dead plant material and fish droppings fall to the bottom of the aquarium. Some of it remains on the substrate, some of it is buried in the ground by burrowing fish and thus covered. This brown dirt, which looks like small dust bunnies or flakes, is muddy or resembles cotton balls and is called "mulm" in aquarium keeping.