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cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	Has anyone tried pea gravel bought from lowes?Looking at the bag it said it may contain silica dust,which is harmful to breath.But is it safe for fish?I'm putting it in a 75gal.tank,so I'll need two bags or around 100 pounds.If not I'll have to buy gravel and pay 3 or 4 times the cost.Any thoughts anyone?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
dvmchrissy Big Fish Posts: 477 Kudos: 301 Votes: 38 Registered: 09-Oct-2005	Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think if you clean that really really well you will be okay. Taht is the same with sandbox sand and stuff like that. IF you clean it extremely and I mean extremely well they shoudl be okay. A friend of mine did that and got tired of cleaning it towards the end and killed almost all of the Frontosa that was in that tank. By the way that tank was a 75 gallon tank. That is a lot of sand and a lot of fish, oh yea nad A LOT of money! You jsut need to be very careful with it. Christina
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	That's alot of cleaning,I have pea gravel in two 30gal. tanks,but that was bought from walmart,and it looks nothing like the type from lowes.Never had a problem,but no one seems to have it in stock this time of year.May have to spend the extra money.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
dvmchrissy Big Fish Posts: 477 Kudos: 301 Votes: 38 Registered: 09-Oct-2005	It would probably be worth it to spend the extra money. Considerign how much money you will be spending on water to clean that gravel. lol I know I wouldn't want to pay that water bill! Good luck with it! Christina
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
cjp Hobbyist Posts: 145 Kudos: 43 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jan-2001	Looks like another trip to walmart.I'm going to play it safe and buy 75 pounds,and use 20 pounds of gravel from my 10gal to seed the new gravel.With all my rocks and driftwood from a tank that has been running for a few years,I should have it cycled in a short time.Will have to run daily tests on the water.Will cycle it with 6 whiteclouds and 2 rosybarbs.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I used to buy gravel from a local building supply store many years ago that was marketed as "Washed River Gravel." Don't know if it's still available anywheres, but you might try some of your garden supply stores or your landscape company's (those specializing in rocks of various materials may have it). A lot less expensive than purchasing the smaller bags of so called aquarium gravel from the pet shops or other sources. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i bought the pool filter sand from walmart and i love it, only a quick rinse and no other problems although i did hate that "pea gravel" from walamrt, simply too sharp and point for my taiste im not even suree my fish liked going from nice soft sand to sharp gravel anyway also hard to clean, im not surei will ever go back to gravel, too hard to keep clean all the gunk stays on top of the sand, and all you have to do is hover first, then sink the vacume to get the tiny particals
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:53


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