Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum Aquarium Planting Substrate, Dark Brown, 2 kg (Pack of 1)

Recently I decided to buy a 300l tank and desperately needed new substrate to fill it. Being a live plant girly, I knew I was going to buy this for the bottom.Pros:•This substrate is literally the best one you can get for plant health/growth. Plants will thrive in this and form the most intricate roots all around it so you know it’s doing its job!•Helps keep my slightly higher water pH neutral which keeps my tank and its inhabitants happy.•Safe for all delicate invertebrates and fish!Cons:•Don’t ever try washing this because it will just form mud! It’s impossible to wash which in turn causes some unfavorable stuff in your tank (but a good filter will fix it no problem!)•Adding to above, putting in without washing causes your tank to go a horribly cloudy color with some bits floating on top that need to be removed with a net. Rather unsightly but easily fixed.Overall, I wouldn’t ever buy another substrate for my tank because it doesn’t get much better than this. My plants all thrive and it keeps my tank healthy. Would definitely recommend!

Lowest price i have found in the market.

The media could not be loaded. This has totally transformed my tank and now the plants grow so much I need to trim them down quite frequently (which is not a bad thing) highly recommend

Added this to a betta tank so I can add some small plants. Settled well in the tank. I did rinse it a fair few times as very dusty. I have dropped a star from the review as I have other substrate for same purpose but the other was better in terms of the colour being more natural (this substrate is almost black) and has left a slight cloudy residue even now. So this would be personal preference.

well recommend good growing mediam

The price is really good for this

The media could not be loaded. This is really good stuff. I read all the reviews and was put off by some clouding/black sludge stories, but thought I’d just buy it and give it a try…….I am glad I did!!I was upgrading to a larger tank and did a full new aquascape the 8kg bag was plenty to fill my 55litre tank which is about 45 x 35 x 35cm.I bought a cheap wire sieve and washed batches of the stratum under the tap as I added it to my new aquascape. I tried not to shake it in the seive as I think the wire was abrasive and started breaking the first batch down slightly. The stratum is quiet fragile when wet but does not break down too easily. I just used the full pressure of the cold tap to wash it for about 30-40 seconds.When I added water to my finished scaped tank it clouded very slightly. I replaced the water (I honestly probably didn’t need too but I wanted to get my new tank off to a perfect start) and there were no clouding problems whatsoever! The picture above was taken about an hour after completion. I’m only a week in but the plants are growing nicely. The fish and the shrimp seem to like it!I would definitely recommend and use again 👌🏻Update: Plants have grown really well in this substrate. Hardly any feeding and using CO2 injection. The new picture is just over 2months later

fast delivery excellent quality soil, really satisfying to put plants in