How much substrate ? Real life answers ...

[Tony Swinney]

Hi

I thought it might be of use to show how much substrate it actually takes to cover a tank in real life, so :

100 x 45 cm tank - 2 x 9l Aquasoil Malaya = 4cm deep front to back (Tonser)

120 x 45 cm - 3 x 10L Oliver Knot Nature Soil = 6 - 8" at back, sloped top front (Saintly)

60 x 30 cm - 2 x 9L Aquasoil = 6" at back, sloped to 1.5" at front (Garuf)


Feel free to add to this list when you start a new tank, and I'll edit it into this list 😀

Cheers

Tony

 

[Mark Evans]

Re: 100 x 45 - how much substrate ? Answer here...

good idea tonser, this could be for other substrates too such as oli knott nature soil 😀

 

[Mark Evans]

Re: 100 x 45 - how much substrate ? Answer here...

in a 120 x 45 x 45 with good depth at the back (slope front to back)

3 x 10L bags of Oliver knot Nature Soil. i'll confirm later 8)

 

[Tony Swinney]

Thanks Mark - I've edited the title to reflect 😀 Who knows it may even become a sticky one day 😀

Tony

 

[Nick16]

well someone could cut out the chatty bits at the end and then just have the info that people need and turn it iinto a sticky. would be a good idea.

 

[Tony Swinney]

Thanks for your constructive post Nick 🙄 Any substrate info :?:

Tony

 

[Mark Evans]

to clarify, 2 and a half bags is good for a 120 x 4 5 x45. but remember it's scapers prerogative as to how deep you'd want it at the back....i like 6- 8 inches, so i'd use 3 bags.

good god, i cant believe i'm using my spare substrate as a gauging tool.... i best put it in a scape eh?

 

[Nick16]

sorry that wasnt mean to be a 'sniudy' comment i was just saying that the finished product wilkl just contain the 'info' and not me crappy chat!

sorry, i cant remember how much substrate i used.

 

[Garuf]

I used nearly 2 whole 9l bags of aquasoil in my 60x30x30, inch and a half deep at the front, about 6 inches deep at the back.