I’ve noticed a certain someone on this page that has 2 cents and negative experiences in abundance lol. Tank up over a year and a half no issues. I used 3 bags of home depot pea gravel exactly like he bought and rinsed in hot water and have had zero issues with it. I would rather cut costs on things such as gravel, and put my cash in things such as meds, and filtration or lighting Very true haha,I get mine free, and rinse it with boiling water a few times then hot water till it’s clear, not had a problem yet fortunatly. We battle enough issues with our tanks, why add to it and make it difficult Plus the algae, fungus and lord knows what else that can be introduced is not worth the risk. I prefer to go the easy route and not purchase substrate out of a garden center, it’s less of a headache. Not everyone’s favorite thing to do because it takes a lot of time but it’s always worked for me. When I started doing that I solved all my problems. When I buy pea gravel from Home Depot I heat it up outside in a pan over a propane turkey cooker or fish fryer and slowly stir it then let it set out in the hot sun for about 2 weeks. I hope you don’t have the many issues i had.Īs well as it’s often kept in the gardening section and could of come in contact with pesticides and other chemicals, mostly oil based and not easily rinsed away. When you figure in the total for meds, gravel and the initial cost of the pea gravel it would’ve been cheaper to use blasting sand, aquarium gravel or aquarium sand from the get go. I thought i was saving money but in the end i ended up spending more. Moisture builds in the bags making it a breeding ground for fungus and bacteria which is not easily rinsed away. Everything eventually healed and all is fine still to this day so i know for a fact it was the pea gravel. Even after rinsing, something still hung around and i had issue after issue. I’ve tried using pea gravel from home depot and after the tank was set up for over 3 months i had no choice but to rip it all out and replace it with aquarium gravel or sand. If you can find a cheaper alternative to aquarium gravel that’s the same size, then you are onto something! If your looking for a cheap alternative, sand is usually a lot cheaper in cost than aquarium gravel. Aquarium gravel is the perfect size to use. I would advise using a smaller gravel size stone. That debris gets hidden from you and starts to decay. Even some of the smaller stones known as pea gravel is just too large for fish aquariums because food and debris get caught underneath them. You can use larger river rock stones as gravel in tour fish aquarium but you will learn to hate it. Using Large River Rock Stones as Aquarium Gravel I’d like to shed a little light on this topic for you. Posted by Keith L: I have been keeping for a couple of decades now and I have done just what your asking. Is there anything I need to watch out for when using larger river rock stones? Topic: Can I use larger river rock in my fish aquarium as gravel instead of the smaller stuff? It’s a lot cheaper in cost and I have multiple tanks I need to buy gravel for.
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