Planted Aquarium With Gravel? - Very Easy!
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2020
- In this video I talk about planted aquarium substrate, specifically aquarium gravel as substrate for a planted aquarium.
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simple and clear, this is the type of video that i found after wasting about 20 videos watching
For a beginner trying to decide for a substrate & wanting plants this is proof that the anti gravel vids are not correct. Thanks so much.
Thanks! After watching a bunch of videos that didn’t answer my questions.. I finally found yours. Very helpful 👍🏻
Omg I'm so glad I found your video, you just saved me so much money, time, and headaches thank you so much for making this video!!!!!!
Your welcome!
SAME!!!!
So true
same. I had my knickers in a twist because I was using gravel and no one else was
Thank you so much for this video!!!! This topic has been on my mind for a long time. Great information!!!
Your welcome!
Very nice and straightforward to the point video!! Thank you so much.
Your welcome
Thank you I am running some stem plants in it as well and it works great
Stem plants work great because they're primarily water column feeders until they are able to root up.
simple and objective, thank you.
Clay root balls also desintegrate in the gravel, adding more fertiliser-carrying powder to the mulm.
Awesome video dude, you definitely deserve more subscribers! Really informative, looking forward to more.
Thank you
Thank you for the confirmation. i planted one in gravel in one of my tanks.
Your welcome
Hey Richy, how are your plants doing now
Love the driftwood you have in your tanks! I'd love to find some for my tank like that
A lot of the driftwood I use is either Malaysian Driftwood, mopani, or Manzanita. I also have a few tanks with locally sourced hardwoods, You can usually find some relatively reasonably priced stuff on Facebook marketplace, One thing you want to make sure of though is you're not using any softwood or pine.
I think lighting is most important. Leds have come a long way. I have tanks with ADA, eco-complete, Fluval Stratum, sand, and gravel. All are heavily planted. Liked
Agreed lighting is very important
Tnx for the great info!
Very informative thank you!
Great info! Thank you! 😊
This is the most helpful video i have ever watched. I was worried that i had to spend so much money replacing my gravel with an expensive substrate, thank you so much :) I can’t wait to start adding live plants to my aquarium!
I'm glad it was helpful
@@TrafishAquatics I didn't know bdbs has iron in it
you could have fooled me, cause I have it in my 75
gal tank & my plant's don't seem to be growing.
I use easy green & root tabs every 3 wks & it
don't seem to phase them, I don't get it w t ?
Same
Thank you very much for the info
Thanks so much mi!
Just the video I was looking for
You're welcome
Thank you. You just answered the unspoken question of mine.
Thanks for being 'real'. A good guy#.
Your welcome
Thank you very much for this video!👍🏼
Your welcome
i glad to watch this- how long before changing the water in the aquarium
Water changes should be done based off your nitrate levels, nitrate should be kept below 40ppm for a healthy aquarium
I needed this video
Your welcome!
Great subed as I`m a 45 yr aquarium keeper and I`ve had plants over the years but not latly as they were getting eatten to fast from the fish at the time, Having mostly Cory cats that keep giving me more babies has been fun , Just got 2 new light tetras to go with probably my oldest fish he`s the last of 4 and was alone for almost 4 months when his buddy swam fast into a waterchange sad as I`m very careful but things happen and it`s always sad, My many many platy``s slowly all died as I was conentrating on taking care of the constant eggs having to care for grous of them, I got some new platy`s but only 2 males have made it making it time to go get some more of each, as well as a few plants as I do have a few in the HOB filter,
So glad I came across this video. How do you keep moss from winding in your filter?
Thanks so much!
Wishing you continued success.
Thank you
Nice video.. Beautiful planted tank you have there..
Thank you
Thanks very informative 👍🏼
Your welcome
great video thank you .
Your welcome
Well I was going to do a silk plant tank for my 5 gallon betta tank im building, but now with this info I can have a few live plants as well!!!!!!!!!!
Sure can!
Thanks 😊
Great info in here. I've used other substrates and dirted tanks in the past only to lead to frustration and algae issues because of excess nutrients. I would argue, gravel and dosing ferts as necessary is probably the easiest way to go.
I would agree!
@@TrafishAquatics I use black diamond blasting sand
in my 75 gal & now that I have seen your plant's & all
that's what my next tank is going to have in it, gravel.
I don't like the way the blasting sand does with the
food I feed my fish, it makes it always look dirty & I
don't like that, so pea gravel & algae eaters for me.
thank you so much!! i wanted some live plants for my tank but i didnt want to buy sand bc i heard about the air bubbles and the gas that they store!! thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
Your welcome
Thank you so much
You're welcome
Hi Travis, I love your videos & the fact that you always reply to everyone who asks questions & I have one for you. Is your java moss tied down to something or is it just freely stuck there. Thnks
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thank u so much!! :D
THANK YOU SO MUCH = RIGHT ON
Your welcome
This is brilliant advice. I have tried so many substrates; aqua soil, sand, and others. Horrible results! Standard gravel with hornwarts work well. I use root tabs and rely on fish waste.
The majority of aquario plants are easy and doesn’t need special soil, except red and grass plants. But plants like Cabomba, crypto, anubias, java mose and all the stem plantes (vallisneria, cabomba, etc) do roots only to keep themselves placed and not drift away. They take nutrient via their leaves.
This is the way !!!!
Sure is!
thank god for this channel😭
Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻
Your welcome
thank u for this info ❤️
Your welcome
@@TrafishAquatics did you add any root tabs ? or just aquarium plant food? like a liquid fertilizer?
When I first started I used liquid fertilizers a little bit but only once or twice, after that it's all fish waste grown, haven't added ferts in over a year
Thanks so much for putting this out there!! Alot of fish channels make it seem as if you need to change your substrate...does the size of the gravel matter in a planted tank??
Your welcome, not really, any gravel will work well
Thank you sir
You're welcome
Thanks for the tips. Been running a planted 5 gal nano with stratum. Gonna finally try plants in the 55 gal with gravel (and quite a bit of mulm ready).
Should work well, just keep an eye on pH with stratum, it tends to lower it
Great video! I have watched a zillion UA-cam videos and you have answered so many of my questions in this one video! SUBSCRIBED!!! I'm getting ready to purchase new substrate, how many inches do you recommend?
1-2" is usually a good depth
I wish you knew how much this helped me. :) Just got back into this hobby after a year break. Thanks!
You're welcome
Thank God I found this video
Your welcome
I picked out some purple and blue gravel because it was pretty, but now that I'm considering adding live plants, I was like "oh no, do I gotta change it out?" My mom said I wouldn't need to, but it's nice to see the roots and fish poop and understand **why** it's okay to have regular old gravel.
In the past, every time i introduce plants (bought from store), my beta would get ick. How do you prevent geting parasites each time you buy plants, snails & shrimps? apprrciates your video!
Top video. 👍🐡🇬🇧
Thanks Jon!
I was wondering about this. I'm planning to convert my tank from plastic plants to live so I'm glad I don't have to redo the substrate since I have a 180 community tank. That would be a pain.
Glad it was helpful!
Going to start my transition to live plants tomorrow. Think I have a bit of info overload with all the research. Lol. Great vid by the way! ...my substrate is also gravel, and I have about the same depth of gravel as you do in that 15 gallon...I was thinking of adding another inch or two for the plants.
Wouldn't hurt to have more depth, one thing to watch for if you add more gravel the bacteria that is in your substrate will get buried and have less flow so you may experience some bacterial die off and get a bloom to colonize the new gravel so just keep an eye for any ammonia spikes
@@TrafishAquatics Thank you! Will definitely keep that in mind!
@@carlossalinas6234 Hey what's update about plants in your gravel tank, I just planted micro sword, vallisneria, bacopa, cabomba, water wisteria , java moss (made a bonsai tree by using driftwood) and anubias, looking forward to what my aquarium will look like in future, so really want to know how your experience went, please do reply if possible, thank you :)
@@bvhimanshu Plants are doing great so far! I add liquid fertilizer weekly and figured out some good light settings for the Fluval tank.
wow great video! quick question, when your tank is building up to have the fish poop mulm that you mentioned, did you have high ammonia? Does it eventually go away? how did you manage that process?
No it didn't have ammonia, you have to complete the nitrogen cycle and then you won't have any issues with ammonia
Thanks so much for all the helpful information! Does not vacuuming the substrate cause your nitrates to go up causing more frequent water changes?
Not that ive noticed, the plants use the nitrate as a food source so it shouldnt elevate much at all
Do you think this same setup would work without a filter??? Maybe just an air pump ? I’m trying to get away from my filter due to noise. I’ve thought about a sponge filter but not sure if it’s needed. It’s a 30g
Cool!
Hey there, thanks for all of the information it is super helpful and I love seeing the roots at the bottom of your tank! I do have a question though. If you are starting a brand new tank and treating it with water conditioner. Do you wait to add your plants at the same time you will be adding a few fish? I just got a 40 breeder and am curious how long I should wait...really want to start the tank out right.
You can add plants when you first set the tank up, dechlorinators work extremely fast so the chlorine won't affect your plants. Live plants will help boost your cycle so you can add them as early as you would like.
@@TrafishAquatics thanks for the quick response! Your video about the cycle was super helpful as well!
Your welcome
hay Travis, Can I used garden soil under gravel??? thanks
Great video. The mass of java moss is super healthy. What sword plant species is that ?
Amazon sword
I'm always worried about the waste/gunk being too much and making the water toxic, especially as it accumulates below wood and decorations. The more planted my tank is, the harder I find it is to lift solid items and vaccum the gravel without messing everything up. Any info on how thorough I need to be or not be. I feel like I can't gage properly but not being able to clean the gravel seems to make my fish sick. I've had finrot on my betta and ich on my other fish friends that live with my betta. I don't find any other cause than water quality due to too much gunk releasing dangerous fish harming stuff. Meanwhile you seem to not stress about vaccuming the gravel. Any info is so welcome. PS love your channel and approach to fish keeping.
As far as water changes I just try to keep nitrate under 40 ppm, any and all waste will eventually break down to a form that will either be caught by your filtration or utilized by plants. Whether the gunk accumulates on the bottom or in your filter it's still in the system physically, And essentially it eventually all breaks down into nitrate anyway. So as long as you keep up with your water changes The tank will be healthy
So I'm just starting out with a planted tank with a betta inside. Do I need to get CO2 if I have a bubble sponge filter. ?
does the blue stone leach paint into the water i was told that it does
since its only gravel will I need fertilisers if so what do you recommend
Would I be able to use aquasoil substrate underneath my gravel and have plants? Pros and cons?
Hello, I’m a little confused, if I am fishless cycling my tank currently and planted a rooted plant in gravel, so I need to add mum and fertilizer or just fertilizer?
What kind of filter do you have for this tank?
I’m taking back a 20lb bag of eco planted after seeing this, thanks
Your welcome
Hello ..thank you very much for the information..im going to change the plastic plants for real ones and didn't sleep last night thinking about the pain it will be to change all the soil in the 200L aquarium :D how much gravel should i have in cm height ? Thanks again
Anywhere from 3-6 cm will work
Ok for a while but if you want a self sustaining aquarium with little to none water changes then a dirted substrate ( potting soil, or aquasoil.) Capped with sand ( gravel trappes dirt , sand lets it filter through and locks it in for plant roots to use as food ) .add some local pond water for a cocktail of micro organisms for a echosystem.
What do u feed ur shrimp and snails?
I'm in the process of trying to find gravel for my aquarium that I want to put plants in. I just removed big black stones out of it and have a bare bottom currently. Is it okay to use pea gravel if I wash it thoroughly from Home Depot or Lowe's? I do have a few cories so I wasn't sure if it would bother them
I want to grow the plants before putting in the fish will the plants grow without the fish poop accumulation
Can you please provide a list of the plants you mentioned I want to make sure I caught them all. Thank you!
Anacharis, java moss, java fern, amazon sword, hydrocotyl japan
Do u use a headed cable or a c02 pump?????
Is it over kill to use tabs and liquid?
Hi !!! I’m starting a 20-25 gallon tank soon and was wondering if there is a specific brand of gravel if prefer ! I want to have the perfect substrate for my plants and little fish! And does not vacuuming effect the ammonia levels at all? Thanks for the great videos !
Your welcome, i dont have a prefered gravel type if i use gravel, my favorite substrate is black diamond blasting sand from tractor supply. Once the bacterial colonies are established in the aquarium from the nitrogen cycle, there will not be any ammonia at all with or without water changes as tge bacteria will break down the ammonia to nitrite then nitrate very quickly
Thank you so much I have black and purple “gravel” and I was so worried a live plant couldn’t grow in it, now that I know it can I can complete my set up, and soon add the fish! But just to make you saying that a love plant can grow in bags of colored gravel that you pick up from let’s petco ya know the usual fake gravel people buy?
Yep you can
You, sir, are a lifesaver. I have a big tank that has always had artificial plants because the maintenance just seemed impossible and I used to travel a lot. I wanted your advice on the kind of plants I can add?
Water: 600L
Dimensions: Length = 96 inches (8 feet), Height = 48 inches(2.5-3 feet) Width = 15 inches (1.25 feet)
Filter: Eheim Classic 600 2217
Fish: 4-5 Goldfishes (2 of them are very big and 4-5 years old), 10-12 black skirt tetras, 4 widow tetras, 1 pleco, 1 gourami and 1 black Moor for now.
Base: Gravel
Any other tips or advice is welcome!
The goldfish are going to make plants very difficult as they eat plants, that will make it very hard
@@TrafishAquatics :( okay...
Hey Travis are you coming back?
Plz also show a planted aquarium in pebbles
video plz 😯
The concept of pebbles and gravel would be the same since they're both inert substrates
I have three roots Amazon sword in the back. Can I vacuum the gravel at the front? Because poop make ammonia right? Sucking just water able to decrease nitrate?
Any organic matter will break down into ammonia, but if there's no plants around there it will be ok
Should i use tabs??? My tank is well established
bruh i have a doubt i have a fine gravel sebtrate can i grow monte carlo plz reply me
Hello thanks you made my day, I planning to plant my aquarium but i will use just gravel with low tec plants di i need to put root tablet into the gravel near to the plant which has roots ? Thanks
Depends on what kind of plant, plants will either feed primarily from the roots or the water column depending on the plant type, if its a root feeder yes deffinately, if its a water column feeder you wouldnt have to but you may need a liquid fert to start out
@@TrafishAquatics thanks a lot after thinking about my project i will do some root feeder plants and some stem plants for that I already ordered dennerle deponit mix 10 in 1
What is your opinion about this prouduct because i do not want to use active soil .
Which liquide fertilizing you suggest ?
Thanks
Havent personally used it but it looks descent, dennerle has good products
@@TrafishAquatics Thanks for your reply
Your welcome
Just out of curiosity, if you do have issues and need to vacuum the gravel, is there a way to safely do so without stressing or killing plants/root damage?
Not really, you would just vaccume the areas that didnt have many plants
Do i need to turn on the light 24/7? Thanks for the video
Nope about 6-8 hours a day is plenty
Thank you😊
I am starting a new tank which clearly doesn’t have mulm in it yet. The tank will only ever have a beta in it. Will Anubis and Java fern survive in the tank while the mulm builds up? Is there something I should do to help the plants in the meantime? Thank you so much!
Yes just add a liquid fertalizer
how well do carpet plants do in gravel???
They would do fine The issue you're going to run into is carpet plants don't usually grow too well without CO2
So I don’t need to vacuum at all with plants, gravel and about 20 fish in a 33g? Just water changes?
Pretty much, all the mulm in the gravel will feed the plants and they'll be healthy too. If you want to vacuum in the areas with no plants you can if you would like to.
What about lotus flower plant in a n acquarium or mini pond with goldfishes? Is gravel still alright to be used in that case?
Yep that would still work, I've done it before.
@@TrafishAquatics thanks for the answer and for sharing the video. Really appreciated
Your welcome!
Where do I get the plants???
Do you think I could get away with planting one without root tabs in the beginning? The tank is cycled, I usually did a gravel vac each week, but I decided not to this week because I had plans on getting an Amazon sword
There probably isn't enough nutrients in there yet
I have to laugh...it's so easy to grow plants in gravel...yet all the "experts" say it can't be done.
Am considering a dirted tank for my next one, but now you have me thinking. Not sure I want to deal with all the potential drama of algae blooms and filthy water. Question: did you wait many months for the mulm to develop before planting your tank? Or did you just put your plants in and give them fertilizer? Thanks and wish me luck. Your tanks look awesome, btw.
Thank you, I started off with root tabs and liquid ferts and that was enough to start them off, afterwards I just rely on the mulm
@@TrafishAquatics thanks so much. I appreciate the straightforward nature of your answers. I feel kinda alone doing all of this, so it is nice to get the valuable information you regularly provide.
Your welcome, if you have any questions in the future feel free to ask
Hi! Just want to give you an update. I decided to go with a dirted substrate and black gravel cap and it totally worked. I just took my time. I have a few Java fern sitting on some wood and will get some plants on Monday. I’m glad I gave it a try. Although, the proof will be whether the plants live or die! Btw, sifting the soil is a major pita….lol.
It is but the results of a planted dirted tank speak for themselves, I think you'll be happy with what you'll have in about 2 months 😁
Where would one find fish mulm of however it’s called
Mulm is broken down fish poop
Hi can I grow lucky bamboo in aquarium using gravels
As long as the leaves are out of the water yes
@@TrafishAquatics Thanks 😄