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expiredPhantom240 posted Jun 3, 2021 11:41 PM
15.4 lbs Seachem Flourite Black Aquarium Sand
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Amazon has 15.4 lbs Seachem Flourite Black Aquarium Sand on sale for $21.32. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ orders.
Thanks to Community Member Phantom240 for posting this deal.
Features:
Thanks to Community Member Phantom240 for posting this deal.
Features:
- Flourite Black Sand is a specially fracted stable porous clay gravel for the natural planted aquarium.
- Its appearance is best suited to planted aquaria, but may be used in any freshwater aquarium environment.
- Most effective when used alone as an integral substrate bed, but it may be mixed with other gravels. Gravel modifiers such as laterite are not necessary.
- Flourite Black Sand is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water.
- Flourite Black Sand is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.
- Although it is pre-washed, because Flourite Black Sand is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.
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- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from 750+ reviews.
- At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $4.81 lower (18.4% savings) than the next best available prices for similar products with prices starting from $26.13. -SaltyOne
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Amazon has 15.4 lbs Seachem Flourite Black Aquarium Sand on sale for $21.32. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $25+ orders.
Thanks to Community Member Phantom240 for posting this deal.
Features:
Thanks to Community Member Phantom240 for posting this deal.
Features:
- Flourite Black Sand is a specially fracted stable porous clay gravel for the natural planted aquarium.
- Its appearance is best suited to planted aquaria, but may be used in any freshwater aquarium environment.
- Most effective when used alone as an integral substrate bed, but it may be mixed with other gravels. Gravel modifiers such as laterite are not necessary.
- Flourite Black Sand is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water.
- Flourite Black Sand is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.
- Although it is pre-washed, because Flourite Black Sand is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.
Editor's Notes
Written by SubZero5 | Staff- About this Deal:
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from 750+ reviews.
- At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $4.81 lower (18.4% savings) than the next best available prices for similar products with prices starting from $26.13. -SaltyOne
- About this Store:
- Return Policy: 30 Days (more info)
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
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I'm convinced they're selling fake marimos online that's why they create tons of hair algae in your tank. I kept them for so long because my corydoras and shrimp love them. But I have recently gotten rid of all of them now.
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I use ADA and at least 5-6 other different brands of substrates over several tanks. Seachem Fluorite is KNOWN for this issue. The bag says pre-rinsed and ready to use...
Someone new to the hobby could easily buy ADA substrate and not have to deal with this.
I use ADA and at least 5-6 other different brands of substrates over several tanks. Seachem Fluorite is KNOWN for this issue. The bag says pre-rinsed and ready to use...
Someone new to the hobby could easily buy ADA substrate and not have to deal with this.
- Rinsing well, VERY well, will save headaches and regret later.
- This substrate is easily stirred up, rinsing helps immensely, but it is still very easily disturbed and takes a while to settle.
- This substrate can't easily be vacuumed, so gas will build up under this substrate over time from anaerobic bacteria.
- "Pest" snails like Malaysian Trumpets are a perfect pairing as they'll keep the substrate stirred up, but this constant motion will unroot plants - so I've been more successful with anchoring plants than planting them in this substrate.
- The tiny grains are great for dwarf shrimp of all sizes; large (Amano) and small (red cherry) love to sift through it for bacteria and go crazy looking for an easy floating meal when it is stirred up.
- While the deep black color hides a lot of imperfections on the aquarium floor, like free growing marimo, poop, detritus, etc., it unfortunately also hides less colorful species like Amano shrimp. Conversely, it highlights brightly colored inhabitants.
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Black sand matter.
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Additionally the chips in the non sand substrate allow for oxygen and gasses to be exchanged which prevents anaerobic decomp from occurring in your substrate that could bring diatoms or worse, dead fish.
Any aquarium product you buy should be tailored to your lifestyle and the design of the tank.
I hate gravel vacuuming and any care in general so I buy the larger fluorite substrate, have tons(thousands) of Malaysian trumpet snails, and a heavily planted tank.
I'm also running tons of air into the tank and the water is circulated completely every minute or so via chemical and biological filtration. I do not use any mechanical filtration outside of prefilters and sponge filters which are more biological than mechanical imo. Gotta keep the snails from killing my canister filter.
I do water changes once a month and clean the filter every 90 days. Other than that they only get food. If one of the fish die the snails will remove it in under a day anyway.
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