gravel questions

I use the "all purpose" (maybe it's General purpose) gravel from Home Depot....not found in the garden stuff, but with the concrete. Looks dirty in the bag, but rinse it and you'll find a good looking all natural gravel that has a variety of colors in it. If you can find a spilled bag on the display, take a handfull to the sink/hose and rinse it...you'll see what I mean.

It does need a LOT of rinsing...but it IS natural and cheap. I find rinsing about 10 lbs at a time in a wheelbarrow is way better than doing it in a bucket. About 2-3 bags worth should do your 90...buy 3, they're cheap.

The pic is from my 75G GF tank...about 5 minutes ago. You can see a little bit of white quartz gravel mixed in with mine, I changed it out for this, but didnt get it all out.

...I wish I could get FISH pics this good

On the other hand....a 10lb bag of black (plastic coated) "aquarium gravel" took just as much rinsing...

You could add some laterite...keep meaning to do that, but never do.

My plants do OK, I add ferts to the water every few weeks, plus planttabs in the gravel.

If you want something finer, but not quite play sand....i bought a few bags of the "A.P." sand (next to the gravel)...it's ~ 3/16" down to dust.

...ran it thru a piece of window screen, and used the big stuff...either by itself or mixed in w/ gravel. added the small stuff to my garden. rinse well, of course...

Just don't put white quartz gravel in with your goldfish...unless they promise not to poop on it. That got ugly real quick...and why i changed out the gravel.

If you have a landscape supply that carries a good variety of stones/gravel, you might want to look there, too.

kj5kb said:

...unless they promise not to poop on it.

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