Aquarium Gravel

[BradDP]

Decided to purchase a 75 gallon, Planet Aquarium stand. glass top and color LED light strip with remote. Stand will take about a month to receive.

Going to start purchasing equipment/supplies.
I am going to order 2 Seachem Tidal 55 and Eheim Jager TruTemp Submersible Heater - 250 W

Going to give a go at live plants but will only start with a few and use plastic and gradually replace with live IF I have good luck.

Has been awhile since I had an aquarium.
What is the number of pounds of gravel needed for 75 gallons? Will purchase gravel size of 3 - 6mm in size.

 

[bill.marshall]

Decided to purchase a 75 gallon, Planet Aquarium stand. glass top and color LED light strip with remote. Stand will take about a month to receive.



Going to start purchasing equipment/supplies.

I am going to order 2 Seachem Tidal 55 and Eheim Jager TruTemp Submersible Heater - 250 W



Going to give a go at live plants but will only start with a few and use plastic and gradually replace with live IF I have good luck.



Has been awhile since I had an aquarium.

What is the number of pounds of gravel needed for 75 gallons? Will purchase gravel size of 3 - 6mm in size.

what type of fish you keeping?

 

[FishOwner]

Usually, a tank will need a gravel layer from 1" to 2" deep. If you want to try live plants, you might need a nutrient layer under that.

The amount of pounds of gravel you need depends on the dimensions of the tank. If you can, could you post the length and width of your fish tank? You can also use this gravel calculator: https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/gravel-rectangular-solid

 

[BradDP]

Tank size is 48" x 18"

Thanks