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I would love to keep them but they do rummage round a lot, so I fear they would be disturbed the soil to much :grumpy:

To tell the truth I am using Eco Complete in 2 of my tanks and my plants do grow well in it, they also grew well in the inert gravel I was using before the Eco Complete. I am happy to keep using the Eco Complete for the time being and as it does have a high CEC so that should help feed the...

I believe what you are saying, so do you think i could ask Caribsea for a refund because they have miss sold me their product? Surely what they are doing is illegal?

I know Clive is not a fan but so many people have used eco complete with great success it must be reasonably good.

Thanks again for all the advice, I will go with osmocote under the substrate then. How much should I be using under the substrate? I dont want to add to much and cause issues.

Great thanks, How about if I used a mesh between the nutrient rich sediment (which ever I end up using), I am just trying to keep the sediment from mixing with the eco complete when moving plants about. The part where you mention "The best that can be hoped for is that through osmotic...

Yeah ADA power sand special, it claims to be full of nutrients, I was swinging towards to the tropica due to the obvious price difference. So what would be best? covering the base of tropica with mesh then covering with the eco complete, or filling media bags with tropica which would also be...

Hello, thanks for the reply. Would what I have suggested still work? I am just thinking that adding a little extra under the Eco complete will give it an extra kick.

Hello everyone, I will be setting up my new tank in a month or so, just in the process of making sure I have everything covered before I plan hardscape and decide on plants. Would like to use a nutrient rich substrate under my Eco complete, I have a habit of moving plants round so would...

This is why I like your advice, detailed information with a simple round up at the end :happy: Thank you

I was just going by the info Ceg gave in the second post.

Hello, I am running a fully cycled 1000lph external on my 60L, so I guess I could get away with it and I would check the ammonia level every day. Still undecided weather I just stick it in the tank or soak it in a bucket for a month. I have a load of stem plants that I could put in the gaps...

Thank you, when ever I ask a question I cross my fingers that you will come along to give advice lol So my rescape will have to go on hold for a month whilst the substrate soaks in a bucket, should I change the water in the bucket once a week or just leave the substrate in the same water all...

Hey everyone, I have looking for advice from members who have used this substrate. I am going to change the substrate in one of my tanks to Colombo Flora Base, I have 12 Green Rasbora's in the tank and plenty of Cherry Shrimp. I have been that this substrate will leak some ammonia but no where...

Thanks for the kind comment :) The only problem with the dedicated plant substrate area is that I tend to put plants all over the place, lol (not a scaper me) I will get a journal sorted on here once I get it all started. Do you think if I list all the plants I have or want to use I could...

Well I am surprised no one offered any advice but its cool. I have decided to go with Eco Complete (fine grain) on its own, I will use some of my existing gravel to give some height were I want it. ADA Aqua Soil was my original favorite but I don't want the hassle of dealing with the ammonia...

Hello everyone, I am looking to change to a planted substrate and need some help, I have Corydoras so they need to be catered for; What I have been thinking so far is; ADA AS capped with plane fine black gravel (worried about this option because of my fully stocked tank and the ammonia spike...