cleaning water

[Cherokee]

I have a 10 gallon tank set up for Eurycea Lucifuga, and have nothing on the bottom of the tank except 3 inches of water and a few rocks at the moment, I have a filter and I know I need to do a weekly partial water change, but was just wondering how do I clean the debris (moss and excretment) on the bottom of the tank? Do you all use a siphon?

 

[Cherokee]

Since it's only a few inches of water, I'm going to go ahead and completely clean the tank and add new water.

 

[Socrates]

You don't want to completely remove the water every time. Especially if you are trying to establish a cycled tank. Removing all the water each time will be like starting from scratch and can be detrimental to your animal. I would recommend doing 20% water changes every week and use a turkey baster to suck up debris from the bottom.

 

[SludgeMunkey]

Your best friend for spot cleaning up stuff like that is a turkey baster. Follow that up with a small net.