Aquarium Gravel Benefits

Submit Your Tip

Aquarium Gravel Benefits – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on Aquarium Gravel Benefits. This topic was created by krassas and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Tip 1 - Is Gravel Necessary in an Aquarium?

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by dan paruk | permalink

Is having gravel, or any other kind of substrate, necessary in an aquarium? Generally the answer is yes, but there are occasions when no substrate at all is best. This FAQ explains why you need, or don't need, substrate.

For further reading: http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/qa/f/faq0021.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Prepare Fish Tank Gravel

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matt Cartwright | permalink

Oh Damn! You need to clean or buy some gravel and need to wash it!!! The substrate of a fish tank is a term used for the covering on the bottom of the tank. It is primarily used to enhance the beauty of an aquarium, but can also change the...
Tags: WikiHow, Prepare Fish Tank Gravel, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Prepare-Fish-Tank-Gravel ^[2]

Tip 3 - Aquarium Gravel and Substrate vs Bare-Bottom tanks: Pros and Cons

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Shayne Del Cohen | permalink

Aquarium Gravel and Substrate vs Bare-Bottom tanks - Understanding the differences and benefits - written by Marine Biologist Eileen Daub on That Fish Blog.

For further reading: http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatfishblog/2014/04/07/gravel-substrate-versus-bare-bottom-tanks/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Switching From a Gravel to a Sand Aquarium

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carlo Schettino | permalink

In a perfect world, you don't want to tear out your substrate and replace it with something else. In aquariums, bacteria in the substrate break down fish waste into less toxic chemicals. If you ...

For further reading: http://animals.mom.me/switching-gravel-sand-aquarium-6930.html ^[4]