Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum

[Tim_Koles]

Anyone have thought about Fluval Plant and Shrimp Stratum?

https://www.amazon.com/Fluval-Plant-Shr ... r=1-2&th=1

[DonkeyFish]

I like it. Doesn’t have the wicked ammonia spike like ADA soils. You’ll have to start fertilizing sooner, but that’s a trade off I’m ok with.

[Tim_Koles]

Well if it's good enough for Jen Williams, it's good enough for me.

I can see that quoted and plastered on a fish mag advertisement. I want 10% of your royalties.

[Becca]

I like it for the reasons Jen stated. Doesn't break down as fast as Brightwell.

I usually mix it with some sort of sand so there's something with a little weight to hold plants down. Even if you have a deep substrate layer, it's really light weight and it can be tough to keep plants rooted in it when you first add them.

[Tim_Koles]

Good point. Thanks for the tip.

[DonkeyFish]

Or get a good pair of tweezers to plant deep enough and skip the salt ‘n pepper substrate look. (Sorry, Becca. Still Love ya!)

[Becca]

Or get a good pair of tweezers to plant deep enough and skip the salt ‘n pepper substrate look. (Sorry, Becca. Still Love ya!)

I guess it would do that in a rimless tank. In my 55, it just all sits on top and the "salt" is below the bottom trim, so I just get the dark substrate. Of course, if you fancy, black sand is also an option