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Suitable For Planted Tanks
Customers generally praise the Fluval Bio Stratum for its effectiveness in promoting plant growth and development in planted tanks, with some expressing satisfaction using it alongside other Fluval products. However, a few customers have reported issues with the substrate breaking down and turning into dust within a short period of time.
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Quality
It speeds up the rooting and makes transition to soil easier and less shocking on the plants
I recently started growing aquarium plants after purchasing this i noticed an amazing result with the life and quality on my pl... Read More
It will break down into mud so washing it speeds up the process and doesn't set up your tank so easily.
Then i top it off with damp gravel/sand about an inch to inch and a half to cover all the soil so it doesn't cloud up the tank ... Read More
Price
Definitely the more expensive option, but well worth it for planted tanks.
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down, good, clean, half and great. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 125 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 30 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I washed and rinsed it all in coriander
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Makes it very hard to plant as you cant see what youre doing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Have a ton of plants on the waynot going to add fish in a couple months
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What i did was emptied out my tank did not rinse i didnt want to lose the beneficial bacteria than add 20 lbs of sand in a 55 gallon its best to add sand or gravel on top of the dirt my plants are healthy and growing like weeds
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We will see if it holds up over time
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Been using fluval substrate since i started doing shrimp and planted tanks back in 2014
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Put damp gravel or sand only around the edges of the tank
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