Aquarium Cleaning After Plant Uprooting | No Chemicals, Just Patience

After removing a bunch of rooted plants from my freshwater aquarium, the water turned extremely murky—a cloud of disturbed substrate and plant debris. While some aquarists might be tempted to reach for chemical water clarifiers, I take a different approach: natural restoration through time and biology.

In this short video, I show you exactly what happens when you let your aquarium ecosystem do the work. Watch how the tank gradually clears up thanks to water circulation and the help of snails cleaning up debris throughout the substrate and glass. ????????

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⏳ A time-lapse of patience-based aquarium maintenance
If you're dealing with a cloudy tank after a big aquascaping session, remember: good things take time — and your cleanup crew is more capable than you think.
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