Is Gravel From The Beach Okay To Use As Long As Its Boiled?

[GeordieFishLover]

Yes or no just 6ft of gravel will cost a bit

 

[Smoothy]

Why not use sand ... from Argos, cheap as chips

I wouldn't use Gravel from the beach myself

 

[GeordieFishLover]

Why not use sand ... from Argos, cheap as chips

I wouldn't use Gravel from the beach myself

prefer gravel over sand meself like

 

[mark1979]

depending on where you are, i have 50kg of dorset pea gravel if you want it.

all cleaned and never used,i opted for a darker substrate,lol

 

[three-fingers]

Sand from the beach will be full of salt, which doesn't boil off.

It will also comprise mainly of calcium carbonate,and will raise your pH significantly.

It would only be suitable if you intended to keep brackish/marine fish.

Even then, I think it's illegal to collect sand from the beach anyway.

 

[Geoff1991]

Even then, I think it's illegal to collect sand from the beach anyway.

Yeah...

I manage to smuggle it out in my shoes though...

 

[three-fingers]

How many trips to beach is it going to take to fill up a 6' tank with sand from shoes.

 

[Geoff1991]

Id say a considerable amount...

 

[three-fingers]

Weathers been sunny recently anyway .

 

[Geoff1991]

Weathers been sunny recently anyway .

I know, im loving it.

Well, the part where you get to sit outside with friends with drinks and a BBQ...

Not the part where youre so hot at night you cant sleep...

 

[GeordieFishLover]

Weathers been sunny recently anyway .

I know, im loving it.

Well, the part where you get to sit outside with friends with drinks and a BBQ...

Not the part where youre so hot at night you cant sleep...

im just going to buy from shops tomorrow