santos aluiso Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 hi guys im new in here and wanted to see if someone could help me. i have research but still haven't decided on which substrate to use, i want to start 4-6 new 10 gallon tanks for taiwan bees and crystal red/black shrimp. wich substrate should i use? i have only used fluval substrate but my shrimp haven't breed yet so i want to try something new?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 sl aqua gets great reviews. santos aluiso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santos aluiso Posted October 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 i'll have to see if one of my lfs can get it because none of them have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 You can get it from the vendor Discobee further down on this site. It is run by @bostoneric If it is back in stock, he can ship it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 I am a big advocate of ADA Amazonia. I am currently setting up an aquarium with SL-Aqua to try it out, but ADA has always been my go to with great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santos aluiso Posted October 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 but isn't the cycle proses much longer with ADA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 36 minutes ago, santos aluiso said: but isn't the cycle proses much longer with ADA ? Not necessarily. The cycling process in general takes time, normally 4-6 weeks to establish your beneficial bacteria load. Its certainly no race to add shrimp as much as we would like it to be, the cycling process is so very important and imperative it is done correctly. SL-Aqua and ADA from my understanding are both great substrates, I am sure you will be happy with either. santos aluiso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santos aluiso Posted October 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 thank you i will go on my lunch to my lfs to see if they have ADA and sl aqua. also to buy a few tanks from petco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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