Would This Help Retain Water Conditions!

by **2tall** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:41 pm

I wan't to replace the the gravel in my 2gl. hex with an underground filter. Would it be beneficial to exchange
the bottom half layer and separate the new with cheesecloth. Then wait a week and finish off the top half?
By the way the old gravel is twice the size of the new.

by **kizno1** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:46 pm

Im not a big fan of UGF i personally would take the UGF out and swap it for a normal internal filter. and swap the gravel for sand or black sand.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:13 pm

I would just keep a thin layer of your old gravel and place the new on top. Betta's aren't big waste producers so with regular partial water changes it should be fine.
I wouldn't use sand with an under gravel filter as it compacts too much.
UGF's work well with light bio loads Very Happy

by **kizno1** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:18 pm

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:I would just keep a thin layer of your old gravel and place the new on top. Betta's aren't big waste producers so with regular partial water changes it should be fine.
I wouldn't use sand with an under gravel filter as it compacts too much.
UGF's work well with light bio loads

I changed my post. I meant to put i would take the UGF out and swap the gravel for sand.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:29 pm

kizno1 wrote:
I changed my post. I meant to put i would take the UGF out and swap the gravel for sand.

UGF's, albeit "old school", still work well. Particularly good for a single male betta due to light bio load and very little water movement.
I ran my first marine set-up with a UGF Exclamation

by **kizno1** on Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:32 pm

marine on a UGF never heard of that working before. I just dont like them because its annoyed me having o take everything out to clean them. And i think a sponge filter would do just as good a job and its easier to clean. But fair enough if it works for you and you get along with it.

by **2tall** on Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:13 am

Well for now I'm just going to do a version of Van's except I'll just clean algae
of the top layer then return it for. My finance don't allow the expense for the
black sand. I did pick up stress-zyme+ though. Thanks for the advice!

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