Quick gravel question.

[FishFanatic88]

I am doing a thourough cleaning and changing the decor of one of my tanks and am wondering if a "gravel mountain" is a good idea or not.

 

[shellieca]

I am doing a thourough cleaning and changing the decor of one of my tanks and am wondering if a "gravel mountain" is a good idea or not.

I'd be concerned of a fluke avalanche & someone getting buried but I may just be overly cautious.

 

[BBradbury]

Gravel Mtn

I am doing a thourough cleaning and changing the decor of one of my tanks and am wondering if a "gravel mountain" is a good idea or not.

Hello Fish...

A mountain of gravel wouldn't last long. Routine cleaning would cause it to fall. You can have a mountain in the tank if you like, but I'd use a combination of driftwood and larger rocks. This way, the mountain would stay in place a lot better.

Just an idea.

B

 

[FishFanatic88]

I did it earlier today and i will post some pics tomorrow. its not as drastic as a mountain but it actually looks really cool.

 

[paytertot]

They make substrate dams specifically for this purpose. So you can have sloped substrate without risk of it all rolling flat again.

 

[FishFanatic88]

Here are the promised pics! The quality isnt great but i will try and get some really good ones later. Let me know ehat you think!

 

[bud29]

looks pretty cool!

 

[FishFanatic88]

Thanks, im not sure if u noticed the clear tubing or not, but i used an old filter intake tube to make a tunnel under the rocks and gravel and my loahes seem too love it.

 

[bud29]

Thanks, im not sure if u noticed the clear tubing or not, but i used an old filter intake tube to make a tunnel under the rocks and gravel and my loahes seem too love it.

I notice it now that you pointed it out, but I didn't notice it before. I think it's pretty well-concealed.