I was looking thru some of my old aquarium stuff in the garage today and found some old gravel that I remember using a few years ago. I also found my old 10 gallon and 29 gallon tanks from years and years ago. I was wondering if it was ok to boil the gravel before I put it in one of the aquariums? Will the color fade? Will it realese anything harmful? I always boil my local pea pebbles that I get out of the river but I don't know what will happen if I boil this stuff.
It seems to be the standard gravel that you could buy at Wal-mart or a chain pet store. I want to boil it because I don't remember why I took it out of the tank a few years ago. I just want to make sure that it isn't carrying any diseases before I put it in the tank.
2007-08-21 11:09:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
yes you absolutely can and in fact should, that way there is no bad bacteria on it
As for the tank, i would use white vinegar, pour it on, let it sit for about 2 hours and then wash it out until you don't smell the vinegar anymore with warm water
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-21 11:15:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can boil the gravel.
2007-08-21 20:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by aquamac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We always boiled ours and the color was great afterwards..
2007-08-21 11:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋