Jackson Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Anyone know how many pounds of substrate goes into a 10g ? Getting ready to order some soil and sand . I want contrasoil topped with caribsea sand . I forgot how many 5lb bags of gravel I used for my 10 when I set it up . I think it was five 5lb bags . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 You should calculate the liter as it refers to volume. The same volume you wanna cover will be stable but pound/kg are subject to change based on what sand, gravel ,aquasoil etc. you use. Tropicals 9L aquasoil is roughly 9kgs. But my 5kg fine sand covers 3L area. This is how you calculate: Lenght of the tank in cm x depth in cm x height of substrate you want to have = amount of substrate you need in liter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 7:38 AM, Lennie said: You should calculate the liter as it refers to volume. The same volume you wanna cover will be stable but pound/kg are subject to change based on what sand, gravel ,aquasoil etc. you use. Tropicals 9L aquasoil is roughly 9kgs. But my 5kg fine sand covers 3L area. This is how you calculate: Lenght of the tank in cm x depth in cm x height of substrate you want to have = amount of substrate you need in liter Thanks Lennie .. I'll just whip all that into imperial ... lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 A 20lb bag was plenty for me, in fact I didn't use it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 7:45 AM, DaveO said: A 20lb bag was plenty for me, in fact I didn't use it all. Ya ,looking at a 20lb just to be safe . I just don't want a bunch of extra . Have to order it from amazon and don't want to run short though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 6:50 AM, Jackson said: Ya ,looking at a 20lb just to be safe . I just don't want a bunch of extra . Have to order it from amazon and don't want to run short though. I always end up needing more for something, so extra is good to have on hand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 3 bags would probably cut it. The general rule is 1 to 1.5 lbs per gallon, with smaller tanks leaning towards 1.5 and larger towards 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Looking at the UNS site matching up to one of their tanks Looks like they recommend 3 liters or 6 pounds if I got it right . That what CNS is saying for the 45U rimless to my 10g . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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