I am interested in purchasing this fish tank for my betta. How many pounds of gravel do you recommend to buy?
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ummmm It was a while ago that I purchased this but I think I bought two small bags of the smaller gravel ...we used about 1 1/2 bags. Wish I could remember how many lbs bags they were...sorry. It's a great tank. We just purchased a betta for it...by the way they are very pretty but boring fish..and don't make the mistake we did and purchase a fish the same color as the gravel. They are really hard to see.
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Not a good idea, because it has a water level line on it. you can buy the ones that you can bury but it may melt the rocks with the heat and I loss a fish due to the heaters under the gravel. I like this one cause it has a red light that shows it is on.
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I have this in a 5 gal and it has worked wonderfully for my Betta. I added a good filter and cycled it first.Curious as to what you would put in a 1 gal, the smaller the tank the harder it it to maintain and it requires almost daily water changes when this small
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Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more - even bigger - but I don't have the room! Good luck. Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more... » Read More Hi there. I think you are going to love you SeaClear aquarium. I put 25 lbs of substrate in mine and that seems to be plenty. More and you will have more problems keeping it clean. By the way, I just bought a Python water changer (on Amazon, look it up.) Now I can't imagine how I ever did without it! It makes weekly water changes a breeze. It may seem pricey if this is your first aquarium, but it's worth every penny. After you carry gallons of water back and forth for a few weeks, you'll see why. Aquariums are addictive and I now have a 50 gallon SeaClear and the 40 gallon. Would have more - even bigger - but I don't have the room! Good luck. « Show Less
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It's a really nice little tank. Any fish will do great but it is very small. I think if you did somethinglike a neon or molly you could have up to 4 or 5.
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I would err on the side of caution and go with two. I use mine in a thirty gallon live well on my boat and it is more than sufficient to keep bait alive for a couple days. Fish tanks can have several thousand dollars tied up in tropicals and if it were my tank two would be my choice.
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i have the same divider,and its to small.i have 2 male betta fish..1 is in a 10g tank,and the other is in a 20g tank.They really need a bigger aquarium then a 5gallon.the bigger the aquarium the happier they are,and live longer.they live longer,and there happier in a bigger aquarium really.
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I replaced the filter with a fluval filter. Yeah, it was strong and dangerous in my opinion. I just sold this tank! It is an awesome tank! More on the fluval mini filter, you can adjust the current. Make sure you can return it because I have found some models of the filter to be noisy.
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You will need 325lbs to 350 lbs depending on whether you put some gravel in the bottom or not.
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I don't think you should replace the python for the gravel vac because you will need to do water changes anyway and the python will make easy for you and also clean your gravel I will buy the python first because they can do bouth clean the gravel and water change the gravel vac just clean the gravel but not change the water, and to kip the fishes healthy you need to do at least ones every two weeks you may have to do more because your tank is a small tank .
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Umm... 55 gallons of water is over 440 pounds and that does not even include the tank. I think if you try to imagine two or three grown adults standing on this table (or any table) you will get your answer. I think you need something with steel legs or at least really sturdy hardwood (like solid oak, cherry, etc.). Take a look at stands designed specifically for aquarium tanks, see what they are made of, and go from there. Good luck!
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I haven't used it in a fish tank, but I would say No. It's very fine and dusty and you would be better off with the fine gravel rather than sand for use with fish.
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Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300 lbs of sand. Each Triton model uses a different amount of sand/gravel. Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300... » Read More Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300 lbs of sand. Each Triton model uses a different amount of sand/gravel. « Show Less
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I bought two and put in the bottom of a 55 gallon tank. Since installing the filters there has been quite a build-up of ??? on the top of the gravel. It is white and stringy (?) and very hard to clean out because of the tank depth! I have had MUCH better luck keeping the tank clean by installing two flow through filters and extending one of the intakes as close to the bottom as possible. If I had it to do over again I would NOT have gotten the under gravel systems.
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I have guppies and red cherry shrimp. This is marketed as a betta tank but u can put other fish provided you follow the "1 inch of fish per gallon of water" guideline.
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I have one beta fish, and rocks at the bottom of the aquarium. I tend to clean the bowl weekly as it gets a bit cloudy. But that said, I also tend to overfeed my fish a bit :)
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I wouldn't even buy this product it doesn't give any room for the bettas to more. I have over 15 bettas and i just use this tank for only one betta with no dividers, but if you are gonna buy it there is no room for filters. But please dont by it. Give your bettas more room. You could get a ten gallon for 10 dollars at Petco and divide it into four giving them lots a room plus it would be cheaper. Also when i ordered this item sone of the glass dividers broke a little because of the glass, and my top piece was broke in half. I curently have two of these with only one betta in each.