Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum Aquarium Planting Substrate, Brown, 8 kg

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Also, they do not add macro or micronutrients into the water. This doesn’t hurt plants, but it doesn’t benefit them either.

Let's begin with the starting point of the Fluval Stratum soil substrate - the Aso volcano in Japan: the material from its mineral-rich environment is the basis that stimulates aquatic plant growth. Once the plants have rooted themselves in the substrate, nothing stands in the way of a blossoming future for aqua botany - because all the important nutrients are there. (see below: worth knowing & useful) Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum is a substrate with a slightly acidic ph which is ideal for most plants, tropical fish and shrimp normally kept in planted freshwater aquariums. It helps control organic discolouration and provides newborn shrimp with a refuge from predators. This mineral-rich volcanic soil is particularly good for use with natural driftwood as it will stop organic discolouration without removing the key nutrients from the wood. This soil is also beneficial for aquatic plants as plant roots easily penetrate and spread throughout, receiving the specially formulated Fluval plant micro-nutrients. What are the benefits of this substrate?

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Mixing gravel and soil can be a good method for reducing overall substrate costs. Otherwise, there isn’t a tremendous benefit in doing so. Containing micro and macro plant nutrients the Plant and Shrimp Stratum allows excellent root growth which can easily spread through the substrate reaching vital available nutrients resulting in suburb plant growth. Collected from the mineral rich foothills of the famous Mont Aso Volcano in Japan. Fluval Stratum is the ideal substrate for stimulating the growth of aquatic plants in freshwater aquariums.

What you find inside the bag of Fluval Stratum is literally the dirtballs condensed into pellets. Washing it may end up breaking these soft tiny pellets turning them into mush. And this is why many hobbyists prefer to directly put the substrate in the tank without cleaning it. Eco-Complete contains some macronutrients, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. And it also contains many micronutrients as well, which help with plant growth. The addition of Fluval Plant Micro Nutrients will ensure a full complement of essential macro and micro nutrients. The substrate's light, non-compacting, porous structure is also highly beneficial to nitrifying bacteria, which rapidly colonize the vast porous surface, providing optimal water quality for plants

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Plant roots easily penetrate and spread throughout the substrate, allowing plants to obtain a variety of key, readily available nutrients that will make them flourish. The addition of Fluval Plant Micro Nutrients to Fluval Stratum will ensure a full compliment of essential macro and micro nutrients. The subtrate's light, non compacting, porous structure is also highly beneficial to nitrifying bacteria, which rapidly colonize the vast porous surface, providing optimal water quality for fish.