hello everyone, i'm new to the site. i have a 125 gallon that i am about to set up (freshwater community fish) and my question is regarding gravel. after a certain amount of time, no matter how i had it sloped when it was set up, the gravel always evens out. i wonder if there is any way to keep this from happening, without having to go in and do it with my hands every day. i just don't like the way even gravel looks. i read somewhere (i forget where, which is why i'm writing this post) that if the bottom of the tank is not flat, then the gravel won't be flat. such as placing large flat rocks down where i want the gravel to slope upwards and nothing where i want there to be less gravel. my real question-are there any household items that could be used instead of rocks? some kind of plastic or something? thanks a lot, and it's nice to meet you all.
gravel sloping
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there was a post recently on using the light defusers from a flourescent fixture to distribute weight from heavy objects(you know the translucent plastic covers, smothe on 1 side and bumpy on the other). It shoud be safe to serve your purpose.
your best bet for contoured gravel is to develop some type of tier support structure, whether it be styrofoam, rocks, or whatever you can imagine....badbetta said:
I can't fathom how putting anything under gravel is going to have the results you expect it will have. Over a prolonged period of time the gravel will settle and be even, regardless of whats beneath it. If there are rocks or whatever protruding them perhaps you'll get a TINY amount of buildup/support where there is friction against said wall, but that would be minimal at most.
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Dangerdoll
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maybe you could use a slate typle thing, not sure if they even have them made of plastic.... and I'm not sure how high you're looking to slope it..... if weight is not an issue, you could use the tier method that Geoff mentions, with slate.