Cleaning Your Tank

There are a few steps to cleaning your tank. Listed below are the steps and some extra things to remember:

1. Remove all structures, plants, and airstones from your fish tank.
2. Remove all goldfish using a fish net. If you have dojo fish and aren't able to catch them for cleaning it is ok to leave them in.
3. Rinse all structures, plants, etc. with hot water for cleaning. Do not use soap as this can make your goldfish very ill.
4. Soak 1-2 of your filters (whatever your filtration system takes) ensuring all the loose black carbon soaks off.
5. Use your vacuum pump to pump out 1/4-1/3 of the water and replace this with new cold water (approximately 65 degrees to 75 degrees for goldfish). 
6. Replace old filters with new clean ones.
7. Wipe down the inside and top of the tank and filter pipes. Be sure to use a cloth that has been soaked in very hot water to kill any bacteria that might be living on it.
8. Hook the airstones back up to the tubing and air pumps.
9. Put the structures and plants back into the tank.
10. Insert fish back into their clean tank.