Recommendations for Decor and gravel questions

[logicwins]

I have a 100g tank I am starting, freshwater. I plan on putting Oscars, Jacks, or puffers in it. I want to get one or two large rocks/fake driftwood to put in with lots of hiding spots, where is a good place to find these? All the stuff at petsmart and petco are way to small for this tank.

Also, can someone explain gravel depth for me? What depth should I use? For now, I plan on using fake plants. Is the kind in a bag with bacteria already there good to use? How many pounds should I buy?

Again, thanks for the help!

Justin

 

[happygirl65]

The kind of stuff in a bag with bacteria in it is most likely for planted tanks.

A one inch to two inch depth is probably fine. Those fish will get quite large so there will be a lot of waste to deal with, the less gravel to vaccuum the easier it will be to keep it clean.

You can find large driftwood on ebay and aquabid.

 

[mom2reds]

you could also use several pieces of driftwood not just one lg piece. If it were me i would go with puffers and a low light planted tank.

 

[Sicklid]

I see you are in Austin... You shouldn't have a problem sourcing out a big boulder of Texas Holey Rock or two! And driftwood is easy to come by, check ebay, or aquabid. I know mgamer is selling tons of driftwood, contact him!

 

[crushyfish]

Just use caution with substrate if you don't already know. I didn't realize back when I added it that you have to wash the dust away over and over before you add it to your tank. It was a nightmare I will never forget, I lost some beautiful fish...Don't do what I did...

 

[mgamer20o0]

if you are not going to have plants or have low light plants that attached to wood/rock where they dont need gravel i would do 1/2 inch - 1 inch. fake rock and wood just dont look right. its worth the time/money/effort in finding something that works for you and looks great.

for years i used pea gravel from lowes/home depot. it was dirty i had to wash it but it was $2.50 for 50 pounds. i liked it since it looked natural. there was a mix of light and dark color.

 

[Sicklid]

for years i used pea gravel from lowes/home depot. It was dirty i had to wash it but it was $2.50 for 50 pounds. I liked it since it looked natural. There was a mix of light and dark color.

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