Adding gravel to existing aquarium

[BAT]

i am going to turn my 10g QT tank into my betta’s new tank.  Any suggestions on how to go about adding gravel?

[Brian]

Any fish in the tank?  If not remove some water, maybe half.   Rinse gravel and dump.  

[BAT]

Yes - 1 betta. Should i take him out for the process?

[Brian]

Well you could use a plastic cup or container and add slowly.  Or even a net.   Add slowly maybe taking a couple hours to complete .   
but if possible why not remove half the water to a bucket and put fish in there.   Dump and scape.  Once tank is clearing up add the fish back in

[BAT]

What does scape mea?

[Brian]

Sorry.   Aqua scape.   Driftwood-plants or decorations.   Whatever you want.    

[lefty o]

big cup or scoop, and gently set it in the tank. as mentioned above, remove some water, dont want the water raising over the rim as you add gravel.

[nabokovfan87]

On 5/7/2022 at 6:06 PM, BAT said:

i am going to turn my 10g QT tank into my betta’s new tank.  Any suggestions on how to go about adding gravel?

Just rinse the substrate before you add it. remove the betta because it's easy to do and will reduce stress on the fish. you can then use a small kids plastic cup or something to slowly add the substrate.

[BAT]

Thanks friends!!!!

I followed the wisdom and it all looks great. I also realized that I have a blue light for this light so the gravel my son picked glows! Bonus! See pic