Alternative to gravel/sand?

[sheajared]

Setting up a new 30 gal breeder to move my lungfish into, and decided i don't want to use traditional gravel or sand to bottom the tank.

I thought of maybe sealing in some nice looking artificial grass to the bottom might look cool, but worried about that for the sake of the lung.

Would this work?

Any ideas on something new/cool to bottom the tank with?


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[DDK]

tiles or bare tank!

 

[brich999]

One time saw a tank with coated bullet shells for substrate. Couldnt imagine keeping it clean and I wouldnt risk the metal leaching but iirc they were plated with something and foolishly expensive but did look pretty unique

 

[krichardson]

tiles or bare tank!

Yep or paint the underside of the tank.

 

[TheBroc]

Yep or paint the underside of the tank.

yes I wish I did this before I set up my tank. bare bottom is easy to clean. but other than that it looks boring

 

[krichardson]

Same here.Ive thought of trying it on one of my small grow out tanks...The bigger tanks are out of the question lol.

 

[cyberhog05]

How about a bunch of palm sized river rock, or larger river rock with no substrate?

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[DDK]

larger rocks look really nice but they do trap a lot of crap under them, but I personally love the look

 

[BlueTailCatfish]

larger rocks look really nice but they do trap a lot of crap under them, but I personally love the look

I had this issue but it was resolved by pointing a powerhead at substrate so debris could not settle. And bigs rock will not be displaced by powerhead either.

A little helpful tip


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[cyberhog05]

A power head does work well. I run one on a timer for 1 hour a day to clean you any debris that lays on my sand.

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