If you do not have any of the suction tools used above, you can have the option to clean the sand manually. What you will do is manually agitate the sand for the dirt to be released into the water so that the filter can clean it.<\/p>\n

This process is actually similar when learning how to prepare sand for an aquarium. When designing sand for aquarium usage, the only difference is that you are using a pail to manually agitate the sand for cleaning until the water runs clear.<\/p>\n

In this method, you are manually agitating the sand in the aquarium so that the dirt will be removed and released into the water. For this method to be effective, you should have a powerful filter in the aquarium so that the dirt can be lifted easily once it is released into the water.<\/p>\n

Putting Sand Cleaning Fish in the Aquarium<\/h2>\n

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This method is like a passive or natural way of cleaning your sand inside the aquarium. Putting fish species that can naturally clean your sand is a clever idea that you can do. There are several sand cleaning fish that you can put in the aquarium for this purpose. Please see the table below:<\/p>\n

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Freshwater Sand Cleaning Fish<\/strong><\/td>\n	Saltwater Sand Cleaning Fish<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corydoras Catfish<\/td>\n	Fighting Conchs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geophagus Cichlid<\/td>\n	Sand Sifting Gobies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loaches<\/td>\n	Sand Sifting Starfish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shrimp<\/td>\n	Nassarius Snails<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Geophagus<\/strong><\/p>\n This fish species will go down to the bottom of the aquarium and will grab a mouthful of sand. The fish will then sift and spit it out, naturally cleaning the sand from any dirt. The best thing about this habit by this fish is it will be repeated all day long, ensuring your sand will be clean consistently.<\/p>\n Loaches<\/strong><\/p>\n Loaches are considered scavengers once they are put in the aquarium. Loaches come in different varieties, but they clean off the bottom by going to the substrate to look for food.<\/p>\n Corydoras<\/strong><\/p>\n There are hundreds of these fish species, but all of them can help clean your sand substrate. This fish will scavenge at the bottom of the tank to look for food making your sand clean and free from debris and excess fish food.<\/p>\n How to Clean Fish Poop From Sand<\/h2>\n Fish waste or poop is one of the dirt found in the sand apart from the excess food that the fish did not eat. Fish waste or fish poop is dangerous to the fish because it can create additional nitrogenous compounds in the water that will invite bacteria inside the aquarium.<\/p>\n So, removing and cleaning the poop or fish waste in the aquarium is necessary. Fortunately, the method we have listed above will clean the dirt and debris found in the sand and clean the fish pood, which is stranded in the substrate.<\/p>\n Certainly, vacuuming the sand will help in removing the fish poop. You can also strain the sand manually using a strainer to remove the poop found in the sand substrate. It is also essential that you have a powerful filter because it helps remove the toxic compounds in the aquarium water, including the fish poop.<\/p>\n