1 gallon cleaning.

[OscarFan]

What is the best way to go about cleaning a 1 gallon beta tank.

[Rue]

1. Unplug anything that needs unplugging.

2. Scrub algae before removing water.

3. Dump out 3/4 or a bit more of the water.

4. Add fresh water (about the same temperature as the old to prevent shocking the fish).

5. Rearrange any decor.

6. Sit back and enjoy!

[Billythefish]

How about sython the water down leave about 5'' of water then wipe the glass off do a gravel vac then refill with 1day old water that you bring up to temp befor you put in the tank . Thats what i would do if it had fish in at same the time

[OscarFan]

Siphon wont fit in their.

[travie]

Just use a cup to take the water out.

[Billythefish]

What if you use 2ft of garden hose dip one end in the tank and the other end over a bucket then suck the end over the bucket and it'll flo out into the bucket ?

[travie]

I'm not sure why you would want to use a garden hose. Clear tubing would be better, because you can get it in smaller diameters.

[sharkbite]

you can use one of those gasoline syphones, I've seen them at waltmart for less than 5 bucks you just gotta pump it and done.

[Kaga's Kritters]

I have a really small siphon that I have used in a 1 gal tank before. I bought it online, but I forget what site.

[aquarius56]

When I had my Betta...I would just remove him from the tank or bowl, with a net and place him in a glass dish(bowl) filled with some water from his tank and thoroughly rinse all the stuff including tank walls, refill it with water and a little aquaclear and plop him back in, water and all, from the dish he was in. With a one gallon tank you could just sit it right in the sink and give it a good cleaning :) Unless there's live plants in it, that is..lol...