How much gravel to buy for a 29gal. tank?

[GoLdFiSh_GrL]

I have to know because I'm going to buy the gravel tomorrow... How many pounds do I need?

 

[blitzen25bm]

how tall do you want the gravel?

 

[GoLdFiSh_GrL]

4in.

 

[Sum-X]

I'd say 20lb, maybe a little more just in case.

 

[ChilDawg]

Originally posted by GoLdFiSh_GrL
4in.

Why? Unless you have something stirring up the gravel full time (and hardly anything will keep 4" of gravel stirred up) you'll have a whole bunch of anaerobic pockets in there, waiting to kill your fish.

 

[Sum-X]

anerobic in gravel, isn't as common as it is with sand... Even though I do agree that 4inches is rather high.

 

[Hebdizzle]

I would go with 25 pounds.

 

[somefinnfishy]

10 lbs per 1SQ feet medium gravel.

15 lbs per SQ ft of sand.

So you need around 25lbs.

 

[ROLLIN]

4 inches of gravel is just asking for problems, as already said. I use very little gravel (or none, depending on the tank), just a very thin layer to cover the bottom is good (about quarter of an inch). Not enough to bury plastic or live plants I know, but you can put them in terracotta pots if you like the looks of it. I just fill the bases of plastic plants with gravel, you can still see the base but it looks ok to me.

 

[DarthV]

I used 40lbs of sand for my 55gal and I think that was a little too much... so I'd go with 20lbs or so for the 29gal. And yes, 4" of gravel is just asking for trouble.