cleaning a fish tank

[campion]

I know about cleaning tanks, water changes, clean the gravel.
My question is.... some tanks look very nice with lots of plants rocks etc.
How are they cleaned properly?
I cant see people taking out the rocks etc to cleam the gravel.

 

[clutterydrawer]

i dont vac the gravel near my plants, they use the dirt.

every month or so i remove all the rocks and wood and vac underneath tehm, because a surprising amount of stuff gets stuck under it.

 

[Angry_Platy]

I have lots of rocks....once a month or so I take all the rocks out and give everything a good gravel vac....then it gives me the chance to create new caves for the fish hence reducing aggro amongst my cichlids...

HTH

 

[David]

I just vaccuum around my plants to get rid of all the gunk. It doesn't displace them at all.

 

[a1wonder]

I vacume and stir up some of the gravel or sand every time I do a water change which is once a week 10% or anytime the water looks cloudy

 

[Logitech]

I would remove some of the rocks and plants every month or two to suck out the dirt that's gotten stuck.
But on weekly cleaning basis, I just go around the rocks and plants.
Not under them.