When filling your aquarium, you will be doing so according to depth. Most people prefer a 2" depth of gravel in their tanks. Bags of gravel/sand are sold by weight however so you will need to calculate the volume you need and multiply it by the weight of a liter of the gravel you choose.
Top Fin Aquarium Gravel comes in an assortment of colors
including midnight black, Mardi Gras, Caribbean Sea, classic beach and river
rock. To get a complete list of colors
and to buy these products go the link below.
In order to properly clean your aquarium you should follow
the next step by step manual.
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You should fill half a
bucket with dirty fish tank water. Then fill the rest with clean tap water.
Then you should mix them together, the new and the dirty water so there will be
no injure to the fish by drastically changing the water.
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Place your fish in the
bucket.
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Unplug the aquarium and the
aquarium equipment from the electricity.
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Drain the tank completely.
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Take two cupful of dirty
gravel and put it aside. Since cleaning gravel with tap water will destroy most
of the waste eating bacteria, it is necessary to save some gravel with bacteria
for later on.
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Take the rest of the gravel
and put it into two buckets.
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Place a garden hose into
one bucket and turn the faucet on full blast. Frequently rinse and stir the
gravel until the water in the bucket gets clean.
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Repeat the process with the
second bucket.
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Clean the aquarium tank
with hot tap water without using any soap or cleaning materials. Clean the
internal parts of the aquarium and then wipe the insides with a paper towel.
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Put all the gravel back
inside the tank in addition with the rest of the dirty gravel.
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Refill the tank with clean
cold tap water. Make sure you add a de-chlorinating agent to the tap water.
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Plug in all the electrical
parts.
• Return all the fish to the tank.
There are several brand and varieties of gravel to choose
from. I would be more than happy to post
some of the more preferred brands here for you; however the choice is not so
simple. Make sure you know what kind of
gravel you need for the type of tank you have.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3577442
http://www.petco.com/product/112362/CaribSea-Instant-Aquarium-Crystal-River-Gravel.aspx
It is most likely that the gravel you are using contains
calcium and magnesium. This will
ultimately cause the pH level in your tank to rise. You should use an inert gravel such as Swell
Harlequin Gravel.
http://www.swelluk.com/aquarium/substrate-1695/gravel-1829/swell-harlequin-gravel-blue-376469.html
For sand such as silver sand you need around 1 inch. For gravel you should have around 2 inches or more.
The aquarium gravel creates a pleasant environment and makes the aquarium look so much nicer than with a bare tank floor.
Yes, if there is no gravel in your aquarium, there are not bacteria colonies because they can only thrive in gravel environment, therefor you need to replace the water more often.
The gravel provides a home for beneficial bacteria which help dispose waste products in your aquarium, and the useful colonies of bacteria can only thrive in gravel.
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