Maintaining your aquarium is the key to keeping your fish happy and healthy. Aquarium Maintenance doesn't have to be difficult, with the right equpiment keeping your aquarium clean is easy. A quick clean of the aquarium glass regularly with a floating algae magnet cleaner will save you from manually scrubbing the tank with a algae pad so often.
Instead of just using a hose to remove water from the tank, use a gravel vaccum to assist with water changes. The gravel vacuum works using gravity to siphon water from the aquarium and sifting through your gravel pulling up the debris stuck at the bottom of the aquarium.
Use cleaning brushes to clean your filter pipes, spray bars and the motors of your filter from building up with slime or clogging up over time. This will allow your filters to work efficently resulting in a cleaner aquarium.