Herefishie Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I'm in the process of replacing my Aquarium with a larger one. While preparing to make the change, it occurred to me that I think I have way too much gravel in my tank. It's probably 2 to 3 inches. I'm planning to not use nearly as much in the new tank. Just enough to cover the roots for the plants. Is this a mistake? Even though I gravel vac regularly, it was shocking how much junk was down in that substrate. The tank is only six months old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 with plants, i like to see at least 2". all that gunk down in the gravel is great fertilizer for the plants. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonkley Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I'd say you're fine. I put an inch in my 10 gallon shrimp and kind of wish I put more, but I have a massive centerpiece that prevents it 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 As much as you want. From no substrate, to very thick. Pros and cons to everything. At this point, I want enough that I can plant into. Too little substrate and your plants just float right out of it. Too much and it’s just money spent on gravel that could be spent on other things in my opinion. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/18/2024 at 2:46 PM, Herefishie said: I'm in the process of replacing my Aquarium with a larger one. While preparing to make the change, it occurred to me that I think I have way too much gravel in my tank. It's probably 2 to 3 inches. I'm planning to not use nearly as much in the new tank. Just enough to cover the roots for the plants. Is this a mistake? Even though I gravel vac regularly, it was shocking how much junk was down in that substrate. The tank is only six months old. I’d say, from 1 to how ever thick u want it to be @Herefishie, the plants just need to be able to have all the roots under the gravel and stable. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tike Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 With plants I would do the same depth you had before. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galabar Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 As thick as you can accept aesthetically... 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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