Soilmaster

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:43 pm

Some people on plantedtank.net are talking about soilmaster for a substrate. Anyone know what it is? Sounds a little like Aquasoil.

Ben

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:03 am

Are you sure they arent talking about Sean the Soilmaster?

Post by **krisw** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:13 am

I've never used it, but from what I've read, it's just another fired clay substrate. The benefit is that it's much cheaper than equivalent "aquarium" substrates if you can find it in your local garden/hardware store.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue May 30, 2006 6:36 am

Ben,

It's more like Shultz Aquatic soil than Aquasoil, though apparently not quite as light. It's available at www.lesco.com. They sell a 50 lb. bag for $16.00 and you can order the charcoal color to be delivered to a Lesco store near your home. Make sure you get the Soilmaster Select as that has the grain size you'll want.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:09 pm

Some people on APC had some decent things to say about it. For $16 for 50lbs... it's definitely worth a try. Aquasoil is a little high for someone like me who has a good time farming.

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