mbenjamin16 Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 is there a place i can buy this in the USA or have it shipped to the USA? I would really like to try this substrate in a new tank i wanna set up and start cycling. Edwardnah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I don't think so. Unfortunately we don't have access to most the soil's on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted July 19, 2015 Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 High5 is correct, along with Shirakura Red Bee Sand is make for Japanese tap water, not RO. (per Liam/Shirakura USA) I've talked with him over a year ago about bringing this soil in and this was one of the factors why we decided against it. downfall of USA, we only have limited access to soils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbenjamin16 Posted July 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 I want to try a soil that wont leech ammonia and thats what i liked about the fluval stratum. but its to light for my plants to stay in the substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 You could give controlsoil/brightwell a shot. They have 3 different grain sizes to choose from, and it doesn't leech. I had the same issue with the Fluval Stratum, it's just so light. I really had to plant deep to hope things would stay. mbenjamin16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I highly recommend the "Fine" Controsoil substrate. mbenjamin16 and RyeGuy411 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbenjamin16 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 now should i use a UGF when setting up the new tank? will controsoil leech ammonia? how long is cycling when using controsoil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I dont use UGF, not for any reason other than I have a system that seems to work. Controsoil does leech very small amounts of ammonia if your bacteria is colonized sufficiently it shouldnt be problem. Controsoil cycling I have found is very fast, keep the temp up to 86 and pH at 7-7.2 and lots of bacteria starters and frequent additon of baceria and a tank can be cycled in 2-3 weeks. That is under ideal conditions and cycling with hard tap water. Once my ammonia and nitrite drop to 0 then I change out all the water with RO and remineralizer let the pH stabilize and drop the temp and its ready for shrimp. mbenjamin16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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