Seachem Flourite Dark, 7 kg / 15.4 lbs

I started out with sand - terrible mistake: it was so light that every bit of poo stood out; my ADF ingested grains as he tried to eat; and my plants weren’t thriving. I rinsed the Flourite for about 10 minutes and added them to my tank - it's 60l and this bag was sufficient. Everything immediately looked so much better. It’s a great chocolate color. Frog eating happily. Hopefully plants will thrive.

ottimo, bella granulometria ed un bel colore ,purtroppo molto polveroso anche dopo un buon prelavaggio

Gran calidad sin enturbiar agua

I really like this substrate! I have had great results with growing all sorts of plants. Please know, this is a dusty substrate but this is a very common characteristic with this type of substrate. I have found a wonderful method for giving this a "good rise" without washing away too much of the valuable minerals. If you add the substrate before the water, a good bit of the cloudiness can be suppressed. Make sure you get a nice deep layer, don't skimp on this stuff. If you go with deep rooting plants such as amazon swords or onion plants, you will want a nice deep layer of substrate for the plant to root.Here is my method for rinsing and adding fluorite to both an empty tank and also a filled tank.The product comes in 2 bags. The original product bag and a bag added for shipping. Carefully open the first bag so you can place the primary bag back into this later.Once removed, take the primary bag and add about 50 small holes to both sides of the bag. Don't go crazy here, just make enough holes to drain once water is added to the bag. And don't make the holes too big. You don't want the substrate to fall through the holes. I do this with the bag standing up on its end.After you have successfully turned the bag into a colander, make a 1 inch slice in the top middle of the bag. Place a garden hose in here and hold the plastic bag around the hose. Turn the hose on about half way. Depending on your pressure, the bag may fill quickly. You want to take your time here with a slow water spray. Use the time to move the substrate around and free up the dust. Once you get the bag about 3/4 full shut off the hose and keep ahold of the bag. Continue to stir up the substrate and you'll see the water get really dirty. Now carefully tip the top of the bag over and let the water drain. Try to get out as much water as possible. Now turn on the hose and repeat the process once more. After draining set this aside standing on its end and let it continue to drain. Give it about 15 minutes or so. Place it back in the first bag and cart this into the house. If the tank is full you may consider draining off a bit of water so it doesn't overflow when you add the substrate. Carefully place the bag into the tank at the desired location. It's important that you hold the plastic bags tightly and avoid stirring up the substrate too badly. Lower the bag to the bottom of the tank. Take a knife or razor and make a slit from end to end along the BOTTOM of the bag. Slowly work with the bag to release the substrate but don't go crazy here. Do this gently and try not to release too much dust. It may still get quite cloudy but this will pass in a day or two. Please note, this is fine stuff so it's expected to get some cloudiness.If the tank is empty, follow the same format for adding the substrate. After you have landscaped, place a small bowl or plate on the substrate. When adding water, do it slowly and let the water fall upon the plate or bowl. This will keep the water churning to a minimum.Once you get plants growing, you'll be very as you watch then flourish from day to day. My biggest recommendations are. 1, don't rinse this too much. The dust will indeed settle. Trust me, be patient and give it a couple of days. 2, landscape a deep layer. For a 46 or 55 gallon tank, you want a MINIMUM of 6 bags.I will certainly buy this product again and encourage anyone who is interested in planted tanks to give this a try!

Me llego todo correcto, rápido y producto en buenas condiciones

So I did a lot of research before purchasing this substrate. It's great the only reason I gave the cleaning aspect a rating of 4 stars because it is a hassle to wash and rinse very time consuming if your using a sink and or a bath tub like I did (please use drain food catcher if you use this in the kitchen sink, the substrate is rock like and got stuck in my garbage disposal and stopped working had to have maintenance guys come out and fix it). Now if you have a hose then it should definitely be easier to clean. But in my situation not so much but definitely worth it my plants are thriving. I initially bought the wrong size so I had to order the bigger one but all worked out. I also would like to add I washed and rinsed several times like stated above but if you do not do this and just put it in your TANK WITH OUT WASH AND RINSE IT WILL BE CLOUDY FOR QUITE A WHILE!! Even with the washes and rinse I did there was a little tiny amount of cloudiness for about 30 minutes but I added seachem prime and it definitely helped clear up the cloudiness very quick plus the help of a filter. But I definitely recommend. The pictures of my tanks one is just Flourite dark and the bigger tank is Flourite base and topped with another substrate. Hope this helps with all the confusing reviews. Great buy!!! Definitely will purchasing more for future tanks.