Soft Brown Gravel

[Geordie502]

Hi People

Hope someone can advise

I have taken ownership on a Juwel Rio 125, the Aquarium came with soft brown Gravel. I am unfamiliar with this type of substrate I am guessing it's some sort of soil.

My Question is should I wash this as it's very brown and murky. If this is soil should I just throw away and start from fresh.

I am looking at adding live plants and taking my time with this little project.

Thanks

Geordie

[black ghost]

With any old tank (without fish) I would always ditch the substrate and start again.

[BigBen]

I'd ditch it as well.

[Geordie502]

Thanks very much with the Answers

I was thinking the same, however was thinking is this like normal gravel where you can wash it.

[plankton]

It sounds more like one of the soil substrates that doesn't need a topping.
You can't clean those, certainly not easily.
I'd recycle it as well.

[fr499y]

Bin it and start fresh.