Flourite Dark, 7 kg / 15.4 lbs

We've attempted to order this product 4 times, the shipping company currently have a 50% success rate. They are heavy bags. I would encourage rinsing of the product 4-5 times before putting it in the aquarium. It looks really nice and works great without disintegrating when washing or redecorating. Doesn't clog filter.

I've used quite a few different Flourite varietes in a handful of different planted setups over the years. My most recent setup I used 3 different Flourites including this Flourite Dark. I used it as a "base layer" and put Flourite Black Sand over the top. The Flourite Dark isn't quite black and it isn't the muddy red that the standard and red varieties are. It's kinda... just... dark brown/mauve, I guess. It looks nice, but like I said, mine is capped with the Black Sand variety for a well, sandier aesthetic on top. I wanted a coarser gravel on the bottom to help anchor roots and a sandy top for a prettier look.I have a large variety of plants in my 55-gallon and all seem to be doing very well. Whether that's a direct result of the substrate, I can't completely say, but it's doing its job very well and the plants are rooting heavily in it and growing at insane rates. Don't expect Flourite to grow plants all on it's own; it takes light, CO2 and fertilizers to get proper plant growth.Having said all that, this stuff absolutely positively needs to be rinsed before use unless you want a glass box of mud water. I don't doubt Seachem's claims that it's pre-rinsed, but after it's been bagged and transported how-knows-how-many thousands of miles it bashes around inside the package and creates a bunch more dust. What I've found most effective with Flourite is that it should be rinsed in a sieve batch by batch. If you toss it all in a bucket and rinse with a hose you'll mostly just push the dust/mud to the bottom of the bucket where it can't escape effectively. Use a nice sieve and take your time, you only have to do it once (well, unless you have Multiple Tank Syndrome).

Me llego todo correcto, rápido y producto en buenas condiciones

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