Aquascaping

[mhhauser321]

So i was wondering if you can slope gravel in a saltwater aquarium, I know that you can do it with freshwater gravel but i don't know about saltwater

If you can what materials do you use to keep the gravel to stay up like for support.

 

[TekCat]

You could build a support frame (maybe out ot eggcrate), and lay "gravel" on it.

... just a thought

 

[newrossman]

Yes you need to glue in a wall, can be anything pvc tube/strip glass anything safe.
But remember if in high flow the sand will move or if you plan on having digging/sand movers then all you plans go out window, the live stock and pumps will decide were the sand goes.

I myself went rubble/bb in front, harder to move and for the sand lovers just put in 2 lilly pond planters and filled with sand. These things are great safe/lets water flow/deep and you can hide with a few rocks. You do lose some sand over time but as rubble&BB i just sucks it up on my montly clean up.

 

[nano7joy]

agree with all of the above plus wouldn't recamend using live rocks as barriers just because of the cost of live rock

 

[goodreef]

One MAJOR difference between freshwater planted and saltwater is the water flow. Many saltwater tanks have >10 times flow, while a planted freshwater hardly have any water movement!!!

That said, the slop is possible, but it will be a challenge!!

 

[davidryder]

You will constantly have to rebuild the slope

 

[zoozimmy]

wow