2 Questions, How Do You Stone Vacum Your Tank When Its Loaded With Pla

[bubba]

Hey how do you stone vacum your tank when its full of plants???
Im sick of re planting and making a mess

and alsoooooooooo

my jebo tank with a plastic hood and light makes a loud creek or thump sometimes when i turn the light off after a while
IS this the plastic coz its really hot?

Im scared its gonna bust hehe

thanks in advance

Aaron

 

[minxfishy]

Cant advise on the tank problem, but when gravel vaccing a planted tank, dont need to go too close to the roots, just go around them carefully.

 

[bubba]

great thanks i think the other problem is just the tank coz it gets hot on the top and the plastic must expand or soemthing hehe

 

[Socks]

If your plants are growing well they should not be disturbed by a gravel vac,as long as your not dishing in right on the plant.Perhaps you just need to give them a little time to establish a good rooting?
On your tank it sounds to me that it's just what you think,that the plastic is settling after being heated all day.What kind of bulb are you using? If it's an incandescent bulb you may want to consider your options for getting some kind of floressant (lol,cant spell this morning) bulb,they generally run cooler and can provide much better light for you plants.