how to keep my tank clean

what things can i do to keep my tank clean adn keep the algie away and what equipment i need to buy.

This is a list of things that I use for my weekly water changes and tank clean. Some you may already have available at home but some you will need to buy from a pet/lfs.

Bucket
Small dish sponge (you know the small pads that have a sponge on one side and a green scrubber on the other).
Gravel vac - used to clean the substrate and syphon water from the tank
Dechlorinator

Think that's about it.

By the way, if you are worried about algae, why not get a Bristlenose plec. I have two in my tank and not a spot of algae

Just to add to that list...it's also worth having a new clean toothbrush (I got two for 99c in Lidl) for cleaning awkward areas like around the filter or the pipework. Obviously only to be used for the tank.

You would have to make sure your little lad didn't get hold of that and think he was being clever cleaning his teeth all on hos own!

LMAO

Guppy wrote:

You would have to make sure your little lad didn't get hold of that and think he was being clever cleaning his teeth all on hos own!

Well, if he did - he'd only do it the once...not sure the taste would be too pleasant!

Not sure you mind when your that age - I used to eat soil when I was little apparently!

True. He really enjoyed the sand pit last summer...