{"product_id":"natural-color-aquarium-gravel-stone-black-5-8mm-10kg-113139","title":"Natural Color Aquarium Gravel Stone Black (5-8mm) 10kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatural black gravel for aquariums (5-8 mm) is the perfect way to decorate and enhance your aquarium, adding a variety of colors and interest to your tank. This gravel is suitable for all types of freshwater, tropical, and marine aquariums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gravel also acts as a good medium for rooting live plants. Perhaps the most important function that gravel performs is providing a habitat for beneficial bacteria. These bacterial colonies are essential for eliminating waste produced by fish, leftover food, and plant debris in the tank. If the bacteria do not have a comfortable gravel bed to live in, they will seek other places, but may not grow in sufficient quantities to keep the tank safe for your fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf the tank is left with a bare bottom, it will be necessary to \u003cstrong\u003echange the water\u003c\/strong\u003e more frequently in the tank to prevent the accumulation of harmful waste. In the case of a crowded tank, frequent water changes may not be enough to keep ammonia and nitrite under control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes there are situations where substrate is not necessary, or even desirable. The primary case is in a breeding tank used for egg hatching and raising Young. Breeding tanks should be kept strictly clean, requiring frequent water changes in addition to immediate cleaning of waste and uneaten food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYoung are so small that it is often difficult to distinguish them if they are on a gravel substrate. It is very easy for them to be sucked up during substrate cleaning, or when \u003cstrong\u003echanging the water\u003c\/strong\u003e. A bare-bottom tank makes it very easy to see the Young, and thus avoid them during tank cleaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHospital tanks may also not contain substrate, which can harbor parasites that may persist there and infect the next inhabitant. A bare-bottom tank is a good way to avoid this possibility. For the same reason, some owners choose to leave any quarantine tanks bare-bottomed as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Natural Color","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43594832117853,"sku":"XF20602D","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/0106\/7101\/files\/5BXF20602D_5D_20Natural_20Color_20Aquarium_20Gravel_20Stone_20Black_20_285-8mm_29_2010kg.jpg?v=1755401635","url":"https:\/\/shopivet.com\/de-eu\/products\/natural-color-aquarium-gravel-stone-black-5-8mm-10kg-113139","provider":"Shopivet.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}