I bought a new tank today

[freshwaterfishlover]

I bought tank #5.

$107.00

20 gallon tank
Hood with light
9 pounds of gravel
20-40 gallon 210GPH Whisper Filter( they gave me a 10-20 gallon 140GPH filter, but I paied $7.00 extra for a bigger filter.)
100 watt Heater
Marina Themometer
clorinie drops
4 small pouches of Cycle

I plan on putting a Crayfish in it.

My question is do you think 9 pounds is enough for a 20 Gallon long?

[Nautilus291]

you want about 2 to 3 inches of gravel. In my 55g i put 75 pounds of gravel and that gave me a little over 2 inches.

[kufan]

I may be wrong but I think that 1lb gravel per gallon is pretty normal.

KU

[Lady Hobbs]

http://www.plantedtank.net/substratecalculator.html

[Abbeys_Mom]

Congrats on the new tank!

[jeffs99dime]

in a non-planted tank, it really is a matter of preference on how much substrate you have.

[Glasstapper]

http://www.plantedtank.net/substratecalculator.html


Oh, I am soooo bookmarking this link. It would be a nice addition to a newbie section so people just setting up would know how much substrate to get.

Awesome link!

[blue fin]

Oh, I am soooo bookmarking this link. It would be a nice addition to a newbie section so people just setting up would know how much substrate to get.

Awesome link!
Great idea !! we should ask for a Sticky from a mod

[Ascendant]

Yea I've got about 3.5 inches of substrate. I rather a decent amount. Gl on the new tank

[minabird]

If you plan on having live plants, you'll need from 2-4 inches of small gravel for the plants to develop a good root system. If not, you can keep the bottom bare if you want. 1-2 inches should be fine if you're just using plastic plants and don't want a bare bottom.