Mr.catfish Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Are there any tutorials or videos available for creating an Amazon River aquascape? Also, is there a way to change my gravel without losing beneficial bacteria? This is my tank now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 You will lose all BB on the gravel you take out but there should be enough in your filter that feeding lightly and a few extra water changes will keep the tank stable until BB repopulates new substrate. There are lots of YouTube videos just type in what you want. Here is one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 you have in addition to the gravel, bacteria on the glass, on the plants, in/on the filter, and on any decorations you are keeping. for the 2 goldies i see, you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmark285 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Put some of the blue gravel in a mesh bag(s) and bury it in the new substrate. After a month or so, remove the blue gravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I would bag the gravel and use it to bulk up the background so you’d maintain the biofilter and then put sand over the top. This will also give the tank depth. https://a.co/d/fbi7fO6 This is similar to the method MD Fishtanks uses on his YouTube channel. He has many tutorials on his channel to help with setting this style tank up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 If you want some inspiration, Project Piaba has lots of footage of fish in the Reo Negro like this one: This one is pretty good too: I guess it depends on what you mean by Amazon river aquascape. Are you trying to recreate a scene from the Amazon or more like something inspired by the Amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.catfish Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 How am I supposed to make depth in my tank any tips or tricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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