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...ve it. If you want to shop on line, try drsfostersmith.com. As an alternative, you can buy white aquarium gravel, but it will show any of the clay based substrates you add. I use pure laterite, becaus...
...hase of the cycling process. The next thing will be a nitrite spike. Probably, you have been cleaning the gravel too well. The nitrogen cycle involves growing several types of beneficial bacteria to i...
The tank had already been running, but had no gravel in it due to the fact that i used it as a tank to grow aquarium plants, (it's much easier to astablish firm roots on large rocks if you start ...
If you have some of the dirty gravel from the original setup, it should start the growth of the good bacteria needed for cycling. That is, of course, if the gravel is still wet. Otherwise there is a p...
...y this is a huge amount of waste and i am currently doing weekly water changing and cleaning of glass and gravel. This dosnt bother me as i respect the fact that gravel feeders dont actual keep the bo...
...be the local aquarium shop will trade them for something more colorful.
All of my aquariums have under gravel filters, and they are far less expensive than most others. They also work great so long...
...heir life in and around one plant in the corner of the tank.
I did a partial water change and slight gravel cleaning a week ago. However the tank needs a bit more detailed cleaning. How can I d...
You should get a liquid test kit.
Fish food makes a HUGE mess, and you will need to do a TON of gravel vacs when it is cycled.
...er change earlier, and I can't see any of them. Just that one. I really don't want to siphon my gravel either...cause I don't want to uproot my plants. Is there another way I could get ...
How do you mean? The glass? The gravel?
I still like under gravel filters.
I just finished doing a water change. When I vacuumed the gravel there seemed to be little white particles in the gravel. I have noticed them in the past but not this many. Are those from the Ick? The...
Thanks for visiting. You came to the right place for help.
All umpteen of my aquariums have under gravel filters, because they're cheap and effective if you keep up with aquarium maintenance...
...a large diameter. The large diameter, pickup end makes it easy to start a syphon, and it lets you clean a gravel substrate without sucking out the gravel. You will also need a clean bucket that has ne...
...rocess will be faster if you use stuff from the old aquarium. You could probably transfer half of the old gravel and most of the plants to the new aquarium, but don't transfer the fish until the ...
...ants are tough, easy to grow, don't need any special care, and are cheap. You can also ask for some gravel from a friend's or a pet store's tank because the gravel is coated with the b...
...d your generosity in taking the time to type it all.
I'm going to drain my tank and clean all the gravel and decorations. From what I read, I can only do this with water, right? No cleaners ...
...a week. This helps avoid sudden changes in water parameters. Also be sure to clean only about half of the gravel during any partial water change. The beneficial bacteria live in the gravel, and you do...
what is better an under gravel filter or a normal one
You should not use sand with an under gravel filter, but it's OK with other types. To help the plants grow, a clay based substrate supplement like Flourite or laterite is good. They make the wate...
...e thought though.
animefan93 wrote:
welcome!!!
THanks
achintya wrote:
why should not use gravels i your tank?
Im not following. Are you asking me why isnt there any gravel in the tan...
You could try asking your LFS for some gravel from their tank making sure to keep it wet.
Also, we are worried they cannot find food in the gravel. Do you think they do?
Thanks for your previous answer.
Thanks for all the advice
I have cut back on the pellets and siphoned thd gravel everytime I do pwc
...hile the Betta is still in the aquarium. The Betta tank should also have some kind of substrate, aquarium gravel for example, and a filter. A simple under gravel filter or a sponge filter will do the ...
...nt to take my bamboo out not so much for the pain of scrubing it but for the disturvance of the roots and gravel. I'm planning on doing a 50% or so water change, and looking for a timer for the l...
I just dropped it in the tank. So if I bury it in the gravel it will reproduce on it's own?
...ow long it was going to take considering the fact that Iv'e never done this before. SO i rinsed the gravel out, but not before rinsing out the aquarium itself. I put the plants and gravel in an...
The usual way is to put the sand or gravel in a bucket, hold a clean garden hose in the bottom of the bucket, and let the water overflow while you keep the bucket stirred up. When the water flows clea...
I'll stick with my outdated under gravel filters.
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