As I mentioned in my previous post, “The Actual Tank,” I don’t own a filter in my Goldfish tank. This is why I hand clean it every week. Every time I clean it, I make sure to do it in a very thorough way. Even if you own a filter, you should always hand clean your tank every so often! Especially if you own living plants! So here is my step – to – step post that you can follow on how I deep clean my Goldfish Tank:
Step 1. Take all the items out of the tank
Step 2. Bring them to the sink to clean
Step 3. Get a Rag, Sponge, or Paper Towel and rinse the items with regular tap water **MAKE SURE NEVER TO USE SOAP AS IT CONTAINS HARMFUL CHEMICALS**
Step 4. Set them out to dry to let the chlorine in the tap water evaporate or get a dry towel and dry them off
Step 5. Catch the fish gently in a large net and put them in another holding tank of some sort
Step 6. Bring the tank to the sink where you can pour the water out
Step 7. Rinse the tank with only tap water
– if you have gravel in your tank you should put it in now
Step 9. Fill the tank up with Luke – warm/slightly cool (temperature depends on your type of fish) tap water
Step 10. Use the recommended amount of Water Conditioner/Dechlorinator in the tap water to make it safe for your fish – I use Tetra Aqua Safe Plus
Step 11. Bring the tank back to it’s permanent place and put all the decorations back
Step 12. Scoop your fish up gently with the large net and place the net in the tank gently, making sure to let your fish swim out on its own
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