[snip] Question: Aesthetically-speaking, do you all like the looks of a 18" inch high or 24" inch high better? Which do you prefer for aquascaping?
Seachem has a number on their site that says about how deep a layer a bag will give in a certain size tank (I think it is 2" in a 10 gallon tank). Just work that out as a volume per bag and figure out the volume you want to cover. For example, at 2" for a 10 gallon tank (about 20" x 10" base dimensions), means about 400 cubic inches per bag. 3" in a 65 gallon (36" x 18" base dimensions) would need about 1,944 cubic inches or about 5 bags. Best to get an extra bag or two so that you can make the substrate a bit deeper in places if you want, especially considering that you have a place to put any extra Flourite that you don't need. You can get tank dimensions from the tech info page at the back of the All-Glass catalog, assuming you get a tank that uses their dimensions.Flourite: Regardless of which tank I pick, from the calculations in the archives, I've figured I need about 6 bags of Flourite for 3-3.25 inches, which will leave me a little for my 10 gallon. My water is very, very soft and I use some crushed coral in a bag in my Aquaclear filter.
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