Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate 20 lbs.Planted Black, CaribSea

Name: Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate 20 lbs.Planted Black, CaribSea
SKU: 1577
Price: 42.00 USD
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Price: $42.00

SKU: 1577

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Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate, 20 lbs. Caribsea.

Water Packed Bag Planted Black (0.25 - 7mm)

One of the best performing planted substrates in the world!

Why does Eco-Complete? planted aquarium substrate outperform other products? For the same reason that Hawaii, Bali and Costa Rica are famous for lush, exuberant plant growth. The secret lies in rich basaltic volcanic soil which contains iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfur plus over 25 other elements to nourish your aquatic plants. Eco-Complete? Planted Aquarium Substrate is mineralogically and biologically complete, giving you luxuriant aquatic plant growth without nuisance algae! Iron rich Eco?Complete? eliminates the need for laterite. No artificial dyes, paints, or chemical coatings. Eco-Complete? has highly porous spherical grains for optimum diffusion performance and contains live Heterotrophic bacteria to rapidly convert fish waste into natural food for your aquatic plants. It establishes a natural biological balance which makes cycling a new aquarium faster and safer.

Contains iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sulfur plus over 25 other elements to nourish your aquatic plants. Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate contains all the mineral nutrients needed for luxuriant aquatic plant growth without nuisance algae! Iron rich Eco-Complete eliminates the need for laterite. Nitrate and carbonate free - will not increase pH or carbonate hardness. It's real! No artificial dyes, paints, or chemical coatings. Natural black substrate encourages the most vibrant coloration in fishes and reduces fish stress. Spherical grains for optimum diffusion performance. Supplies calcium without raising pH. Lead free.

Contains live heterotrophic bacteria to rapidly convert fish waste into natural food for your aquatic plants. Creates a natural biological balance which makes cycling a new aquarium faster and safer. Packed in Liquid Amazon buffered Black Water solution for immediate organic water conditioning. Unsurpassed MacroPorosity for healthy roots and bacterial efficiency. You would have to buy 4 bags of ordinary gravel to equal the surface area of this one bag of Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate!

Since 1972 CaribSea has supplied hundreds of public aquariums, zoos, aquaculture facilities, public and private institutions, and hundreds of thousands of dedicated aquarists with the highest quality marine and freshwater products. CaribSea has been in the forefront of the principle that substrates are a piece of equipment, not just a decorative afterthought. CaribSea substrates are as precisely engineered as any piece of advanced equipment used by today?s hobbyists and professionals. CaribSea products are the chemical support, biological filtration, and biodiversity backbone for many of the most spectacular aquatic displays ever created. CaribSea is celebrating their 35th year in the business, and their product line has continued to grow; making CaribSea your aragonite source and so much more.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question:

What is the difference between Floramax? and Eco-Complete? Planted?

Answer:

The Floramax? has already lost most of its solubility over geologic time leaving a nice root-friendly porous material. The Eco-Complete? Planted is at the beginning of its geologic lifetime and will therefore perform better (greater solubility)the more it is colonized with symbiotic fungus and bacteria and supplemented with lignin based carbon in the form of dead roots and leaf fragments. The idea of performance dropping off comes from the use of slightly soluble materials. When a material is slightly soluble (relatively speaking) the effects of surface area are more pronounced. The smaller grains and dust size particles have greater surface area than the larger gravel size grains so when the dust and sand size particles are exhausted the overall soluble element delivery drops off. In early marine aquariums the use of dolomite followed this pattern and was solved by switching to aragonite which is a more soluble form of calcium carbonate. I always like to check out internet advice while keeping a skeptical eye. Sometimes there is some very valuable info there. I always remember the old saying ?In theory, theory and practice are the same but in practice they?re not."

Question:

How long does the Eco-Complete? Planted substrate remain effective for or after what period of time will I need to replace it?

Answer:

Eco-Complete? Planted is a geologically recent basaltic volcanic material. Since it is not a weathered product such as clays or laterites it will stay active over the life of the aquarium, will not break down into a mud, and does not need to be replaced.

Question:

Hi i was wondering how long does the Eco-Complete? Planted last in a tank and also is it ok to add like a samd on top or will that defeat the purpose of the Eco-Complete? Planted and lastly does Eco-Complete? Planted take in the nutrients from the water column and feed the roots with it cause im gonna fertilize the water column and need a substrate that will do that.

Answer:

Eco-Complete? Planted will last indefinitely. It won?t break down or turn to mud. Eco-Complete? Planted will supply trace elements that the plant needs but does not supply a fertilizer component ie. N,P or K. You either need to add the fertilizer or have fish in there that you feed regularly.

Question:

We recently set up a 75 gallon for plants and used 150 lbs of Eco-Complete? Planted for substrate to show our customers the benefit of your product. I was wondering if and when it would be necessary to add any plant additives to that tank.

Answer:

Unless you are really pushing the growth, the Eco-Complete? Planted will supply the trace element portion necessary for growth. You will still need to provide a nitrogen source such as keeping and feeding fish in this tank or nitrogen based fertilizer if the fish load is very light.

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