Gravel Change

[Joemuz]

Is there a way in which i can empty my tank and put all my fish in a small tank for a few hours while i change the gravel to substrate, and have the fish back in the same day or will i need to leave it for a few days to sort its self out? As i want to re-do my tank and plant it up again but with substrate this time? Is this ok to do?
Thanks a lot Joemuz

 

[Underwurlde]

Gravel is a substrate, don't quike understand the question. Sorry.

What exactly are you replacing your gravel substrate with?

Andy

 

[Joemuz]

Gravel is a substrate, don't quike understand the question. Sorry.

What exactly are you replacing your gravel substrate with?

Andy

Sorry got mixed up. I mean realy fine gravel or sand (if you can put sand in tropical planted tanks?). I thought i was learning too, lol.
Feel realy daft now. Thanks Joemuz

 

[Underwurlde]

Thouroghly clean it / rinse it first then bung it stright in.

How are you going to feed the plants? Your replacement substrate will have nothing in it for the plants to live off...

Andy

 

[cleekdaFish]

I took out my gravel with the fish in the tank and then I put sand in a cup with water so it wouldnt float everywhere when u add the sand in ur tank and just pour it out of the cup slowly

 

[Joemuz]

I took out my gravel with the fish in the tank and then I put sand in a cup with water so it wouldnt float everywhere when u add the sand in ur tank and just pour it out of the cup slowly

Ok thanks a lot so i take it you can put sand in tropical tanks then, i will go buy some.
Thnks a lot Joemuz

 

[Rooster]

I took out my gravel with the fish in the tank and then I put sand in a cup with water so it wouldnt float everywhere when u add the sand in ur tank and just pour it out of the cup slowly

Ok thanks a lot so i take it you can put sand in tropical tanks then, i will go buy some.
Thnks a lot Joemuz

I use "playsand" from Argos... £2.49 a bag, LOADS cheaper than LFS !

 

[Joemuz]

Can you use that stuff? I thought you had to use special stuff?

 

[Underwurlde]

Its fine dude! Just rinse it beforehand....

 

[Rooster]

Its fine dude! Just rinse it beforehand....

Yes... all I do is fill about a third of a bucket full, stand it outside near a drain and drop the hosepipe in the lot ! give it the odd stir and once the water is clear, its ready !

 

[Joemuz]

Its fine dude! Just rinse it beforehand....

Yes... all I do is fill about a third of a bucket full, stand it outside near a drain and drop the hosepipe in the lot ! give it the odd stir and once the water is clear, its ready !

Oh......cool, i never knew that.