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Fluval 12698 Natural Mineral-Rich Volcanic Soil Bio Stratum for Planted Tanks, 17.6 lbs. - Aquarium Substrate for Healthy Plant Development, Growth, and Color

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Color: Bio-Stratum


Size: 17.6 lbs


Style: Substrate


Features

  • Promotes Robust Plant Growth: This aquatic soil helps enrich plant development and fosters vigorous growth with vibrant coloration, ensuring your aquarium thrives with lush foliage
  • Activates Beneficial Water Conditions: Infused with dormant nitrifying organisms, our aqua soil activates upon contact with water, swiftly breaking down waste and initiating the nitrogen cycle for a balanced aquatic ecosystem
  • Stabilizes Water Conditions: Rapidly reducing ammonia levels, Fluval soil helps stabilize water conditions in new aquariums, ensuring a healthy environment for your aquatic inhabitants
  • Enhances Root Penetration: Featuring lightweight 1 mm powder granules, our non-compacting substrate allows delicate roots to effortlessly penetrate and spread, promoting optimal plant growth
  • Improves Water Quality: Porous granules facilitate extensive bacterial colonization, serving as an additional biological filtration source, while a potent blend of nutrients and minerals ensures improved water quality for your aquarium ecosystem

Description

Fluval Bio-Stratum features beneficial "bioactives" that efficiently break down waste, jumpstart the nitrogen cycle, and swiftly diminish ammonia levels, ensuring stable water conditions in new aquariums and sustaining health in established ones. Its fine powder granules serve as an extra biological filtration source, fostering enhanced water quality through their porous and non-compacting nature. Explore our range of fish tank accessories, including aquarium filters, filter media, heaters, air pumps, lights, rocks, thermometers, and stands. With a legacy dating back to 1975, Fluval revolutionized the aquarium industry with the world's first 3-stage filter utilizing synchronous motor technology—an innovation still influential today. Our commitment to innovation continues, as we persistently strive to develop cutting-edge aquarium products that set benchmarks in quality, style, and functionality. Fluval's mission transcends product creation; we aim to inspire aquarists of all levels to appreciate and uphold the hobby's beauty and importance for generations to come.

Product Dimensions: 16.93 x 12.6 x 0.2 inches


Item Weight: 17.6 pounds


Manufacturer: Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp.


Country of Origin: Japan


Item model number: 12698


Specific instructions for use: Indoor


Assembly required: No


Batteries required: No


Included Components: All items listed in description.


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • The plants love it!
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
Will definitely be buying this product again. We love it and so do our aquarium plants.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024 by BBJ1619 BBJ1619

  • Great
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
I recently started growing aquarium plants after purchasing this I noticed an amazing result with the life and quality on my plans 100% recommend
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2024 by Jay

  • Worth it
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
Plants have flourished with this product
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2023 by Devina Schreiber

  • Great for rooting cuttings
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
I’ve been using stratum to root my philodendron cuttings and it has never failed me. It speeds up the rooting and makes transition to soil easier and less shocking on the plants
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023 by Nefty

  • Great stuff
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
What I did was emptied out my tank did not rinse I didn't want to lose the beneficial bacteria than add 20 lbs of sand in a 55 gallon it's best to add sand or gravel on top of the dirt my plants are healthy and growing like weeds
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023 by Jeanette Rempel

  • Works Great
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
I like the color and grain size
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023 by David Early

  • Great for live planted aquariums
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
This works great for aquariums that have live plants
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023 by ChrissyLu

  • Miracle substrate for terrestrial plants
Color: Bio-Stratum Size: 17.6 lbs Style: Substrate
I used this after hearing the benefits. My thick rooted Anthurium plants benefited tremendously, to the point that the ones on the brink of death revived themselves very quickly with a new fast growing root system!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023 by Peter Peter

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