![]() ![]() To learn the proportions of a tank you can either grab a ruler and measure them or you can use my resource page about fish tank dimensions. The dimensions of your new aquarium’s bottom is what really matters here. That’s because even standard fish tanks come in different shapes and have varying dimensions.įor example, there’s a 20-gallon “Long” tank and a 20-gallon “Tall” tank.īoth hold 20 gallons of water but have completely different bottom footprints. Whether you have a 10- or a 20-gallon aquarium is not important when calculating how much gravel you need for your new fish tank setup. ![]() Ways to calculate how much gravel you need for your new fish tank? 40-gallon “Breeder” tank (151.4 liters) – 88 lbs (39.9 kg) of gravel.10 gallon “Leader” tank (37.9 liters) – 28.4 lbs (12.9 kg) of gravel.5-gallon tank (18.9 liters) – 17 lbs (7.7 kg) of gravel.Also, the gallon capacity of your tank is not relevant when calculating the needed gravel but its dimensions are.įollowing the formula, we can calculate how many pounds of gravel would be needed for 2 inches of substrate depth for each of the popular standard fish tanks: So you want to cover the barren bottom of your new fish tank with some pretty pebbles but have no clue what amount to get.įortunately, the formula that tells how much gravel you’d need for your aquarium is not complicated and I can help with that.Īll you need for this to work are a ruler and a basic calculator.Ī substrate that’s around 2 inches deep will suffice even in planted aquariums, so that’s what I recommend going for if you’re new to this. ![]()
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