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ADA Amazonia Soil 9l Substrate - Aqua Design Amano ** DISCONTINUED Reviews

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ADA Amazonia Soil 9l Substrate**This item is classed as a large, bulky or a heavy item - additional delivery costs apply. Total delivery will be calculated at checkout.Aqua Soil - Amazonia is an idea substrate material for Nature Aquarium. With this product, you can easily re-create a natural environment where aquatic plants grow rapidly and fish and invertebrates live a healthy life. It contains plenty of organic acids and nutrients which encourage plants root growth, and provides a perfect substrate system for aquatic plants when used with ADA’s POWER SAND. Its powder type performs effectively when used in small-size aquariums or spread in a thin layer over the normal type Amazonia.Most plants exit by spreading their roots inside the earth. This is to sustain its body and also to absorb nutrition from the soil. Many aquarists thought water plants grew better in soil, but it was not a good choice when considering the cloudiness of the water.But we solved the problem of water cloudiness by baking the soil in granule with high temperature, and made a hard-to-crumble character Aqua Soil series.Benefits:Completely new substrate made from specially processed natural material from the earth.Colloid particles capture dirt floating in the water, without any chemical treatment.Gives clarity to the water and creates conditions ideal for healthy growth of aquatic plants.Helps to lower the hardness level of the water.Helps to bring the pH level of the water down to an ideal level for most of the aquatic plants. Composed of granules of size and density ideal for the fast development of healthy plant root systems, rather than conventional substrates such as sand.Granules maintain their shape for a long period in water, holding air between them, which is vital for the long time maintenance of a planted aquarium.Used with Power Sand stimulates the fast colonisation of bacteria in the substrate and creates perfect conditions for plant root systems.Most desirable pH level for most aquatic plants(ph 5.5 - 6.5) to develop their root systems.

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Ineke (wilhelmina) Gee
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I have recently had to change to ADA Amazonia as the usual substrate I have used for my shrimp is no longer available. Apart from needing patience for a long cycling time I have so far found ADA great. Very clean if you put it in carefully and either drip in the water or use some bubble wrap over the soil before putting water in. The shrimp seem vibrant and active and ofcourse the few stem plants I have in there are growing well. i highly recommend this soil for top end shrimp needing a low ph.
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Posted 3 years ago
Dirk De Bakker
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Seems a bit more stable than Amazonia v2 at this stage. A bit more cloudy water than the previous but settling down quicker.
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Posted 3 years ago
No issues. Great product. Used a part bag in a 3 foot tank for a mc carpet. No ammonia or ph swings. Perfect product
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Posted 7 years ago
No issues. Great product. Used a part bag in a 3 foot tank for a mc carpet. No ammonia or ph swings. Perfect product
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Posted 7 years ago
good value
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Posted 7 years ago
good value
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Posted 7 years ago
Loic Dardenne
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I've been using it since a while, I always been happy with it. My ph is stable at 6.6 without adding any chemical, and my plants are thriving. Big + for techden... ordered a Thursday at 2:30pm...delivered the day after at 10am. Not even 24h between order and delivery! Keep up the good job guys! Thanks
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Posted 7 years ago
Loic Dardenne
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I've been using it since a while, I always been happy with it. My ph is stable at 6.6 without adding any chemical, and my plants are thriving. Big + for techden... ordered a Thursday at 2:30pm...delivered the day after at 10am. Not even 24h between order and delivery! Keep up the good job guys! Thanks
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Posted 7 years ago