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hm good work...you do the right thing that you have to do...before introducing gravel in your tank clean it throughly so that foggy may not appear...no you can use the older gravel...
...e air. He needs to do both, so water quality is important. You may want to consider adding a small, under gravel filter to help clean and oxygenate the water. A sponge filter will also work and will n...
...ch medication, I bought some anacharis and crypts. They guy said to just put the plants straight into the gravel. I trust this guy but I trust you guys more. So I planted the plants about an inch into...
before adding gravel to your tank you was suppose to rinse out the gravel until its clean
Both aquariums have under gravel filters, laterite, and about a cup of gravel from a well established tank. I still need to add plants.
Does the aquarium have any old gravel. If all of the gravel is newly washed, the tank probably needs to go through its nitrogen cycle. To find out, measure for ammonia and nitrite. The presence of eit...
Most people like to have spawning tanks with no gravel on the bottom because cleaning is easier and fry don't get stuck in the gravel. As a contrarian who is about 20 years behind, I always use g...
Do you think it will crack the tank if we leave the gravel and just enough water to cover the gravel in it while we move it?
Did you rinse the gravel when you cleaned? Is it the same gravel and decor in that tank as the others?
...39;ve read about angelfish parents raising two batches together but have never experienced it. As for the gravel substrate, sure most people advise against it. However, if you're not interested i...
Is the fungus on a fish? Or on the gravel?
I put the cup with the gravel in it in the aquarium, I use a lot of different solid color gravels... and I don't like to mix the colors... Other tha...
The last time I set up a couple of new aquariums, I put in plants and gravel and all that stuff and just left them alone, without fish, for over a month. Each aquarium had a cup or two of experienced ...
if you have gravel and u add live blood worms ---i am told by this fish store guy ---that they can also die in the gravel and create waste. i like frozen ones better
What kind of filter is in the ten gallon tank? If you decide to use a cheap under gravel filter like I do, you will need about two inches of gravel. Most aquarium shop gravel has already been rinsed, ...
If you used the old gravel and didn't get it too clean, you may not need to cycle the aquarium. In any event, goldfish can handle some of the ammonia and nitrite associated with an uncycled tank....
...wc's every day until the nitrates get to those levels I mentioned. If you have alot of junk in your gravel from overfeeding or fish poo, I would do a gravel vacuum too. You would be suprised at...
Congratulations on the new aquarium. If you still want to run an under gravel or sponge filter in the five gallon tank, you can slow the flow of bubbles by installing a bleed valve (an air valve to no...
...sounds a bit like a dead fish is hiding under something. I've heard of them getting trapped in under gravel filters. If you have a Python or other syphon arrangement with a large diameter pickup ...
That sounds like a great bargain, and the ten gallon tank will come in handy too. If you got the old gravel with the aquarium and if the gravel is still wet, it should still be supporting a colony of ...
Patience is the key. The white water could be caused from dust not rinsed out from the gravel. I say do the water changes to clear up the water but make sure you don't disturb the gravel becaus...
...and worth a little more reading. The first home aquarium I ever saw was set up like that with nothing but gravel, fish and plants....
... my new 10g as well. Not sure how often in a 3g...Also, about the comment above regarding vaccuuming the gravel, you shouldn't vacuum ALL the gravel but only about 1/3 to half each time, since, ...
...cycled?? I change my water (25%) weekely and that is due tomorrow (Saturday)
I have been vaccuming my gravel with each water change. Guy at Petsmart told me to quit cleaning the gravel. Is this co...
A substrate is any material you put on the bottom of the tank. Gravel is the most common one for freshwater aquariums; quite often the gravel is supplemented with a clay based substrate like Flourite ...
As Tony already advised, be sure to install a check valve. It's cheap insurance. The under gravel filter for a ten gallon tank will probably have two uplift tubes. As the bubbles come up the lift...
...but im moving home, only round the corner what would the best way to move them and also can i replace the gravel with new gravel when i set the tank up at my new home, thanks...
Id say gravel is only 1" maybe 1+1/2" I was told this would be better for fish..
I put plants in pots tho not in gravel, I did try putting them into gravel thinkin maybe if I left plants wh...
I like gravel, but i'm an under gravel filter nut.
Rearranging gravel and moving plants can get the water pretty murkey, but a good filtration system should clear it in a few hours. Even my slow running, primative under gravel filters clear things rig...
...s sufficient for two fish.. may be he was referring to just the baby fish.
How often should i clean the gravel and how should i do it. Does this not remove the helpful bacteria as well?
If i clean...
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