gravel

[silane]

what shrimp do you intend to keep?

[lucas_1957]

Originally Posted by blondmyth

im planning to use black quartz sand as my gravel. how thick should be gravel be? im planning to keep some shrimps. thanks

actually it is not the shrimps you keep that affect the gravel thickness, it is the plants you keep. so, what plants r u planning to keep with your shrimps?

[Solitaire]

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

actually it is not the shrimps you keep that affect the gravel thickness, it is the plants you keep. so, what plants r u planning to keep with your shrimps?

Black quartz is not meant for plant, not a matter of how thick does it affect what type of plant.

Originally Posted by Solitaire

Black quartz is not meant for plant, not a matter of how thick does it affect what type of plant.

black quartz can if a base fert. is use, mine is gex topped
with black quartz. the best of 2 worlds IMO

[blondmyth]

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

actually it is not the shrimps you keep that affect the gravel thickness, it is the plants you keep. so, what plants r u planning to keep with your shrimps?

im planning to keep those hardy plants that are attached to those driftwood, and use the black quartz to cover the base of the wood. so how thick can i go?

[lucas_1957]

Originally Posted by blondmyth

im planning to keep those hardy plants that are attached to those driftwood, and use the black quartz to cover the base of the wood. so how thick can i go?

so, u would most likely be keeping java fern or anubias.

in this case, 3 inch may be too thick. the thickness of gravel should be around the same thickness of the wood.

BTW, dont bury the whole wood inside. try to leave the surface of the wood on top of the gravel. if the stems of the plants are buried, they will start to rot.

[blondmyth]

Originally Posted by lucas_1957

so, u would most likely be keeping java fern or anubias.

in this case, 3 inch may be too thick. the thickness of gravel should be around the same thickness of the wood.

BTW, dont bury the whole wood inside. try to leave the surface of the wood on top of the gravel. if the stems of the plants are buried, they will start to rot.

thanks for the advice. so i can probably go with 1 inch den i guess?