gravel

Ive been doing a lot of research on substrateo_O. im interested in a low tech plant/fish aquarium. A lot of the plants im interested in receive their nutrients from the water column. I might end up with a few that feed from the roots. What substrate can I use that wont rob my bank account?:) no...

I would like opinions from people that have used the battery operated eheim pro gravel vacuum, is it worth the money?Is it to strong for sand substrate?

After doing the python and bucket routine, I decided to try a new toy, the Eheim Quick Vac Pro. After seeing a bunch of Amazon reviews and YouTube videos, I bought one. I received it yesterday from Drs. Foster and Smith, which had the best price at $49.99 and free shipping. It was easy to...

Has anyone used calcite sand in their tanks for african cichlids, Lake Malawi?Any recommendations as compared to aragonite? The calcite is much cheaper where I found it.

I know I have lots of questions today but I want to get this right, I currently have colorful gravel in my tank and am changing to CaribSea natural sand....is there anything I need to know, or any tips you can give me to make sure I do this the most appropriate way possible? I wanted a more...

While I'm thinking about setting up the 180, I was pondering incorporating under grave jets using powerheads. May even plumb up the sump return so that a portion of the flow goes to the jets. If I run a styro background, it'll be easy to hide the pipes running down to the bottom of the tank...

I know lots of people perfer sand ov er gravel in an african cichlid tank. I wanna know what is the disadvantage of using gravel if there is one. I wanna know for my tank I am setting up tomm.

With all the tanks I got from Ron (Thanks Ron), substrate is now posing itself as a big problem. I was considering using a mix of African Cichlid Mix Congo River 5lb (Carib Sea) http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products/KW/BL...2/Itemdy00.aspx and Pea gravel in a ratio of about 1lbs. Congo to 2 lbs...