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greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	Im setting up a planted tank and I want to add some CaribSea Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate. Im wondering if adding this stuff will make my water cloudy and gunk up my filter.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Monkey, Two of the nice things about Eco is that it is biologically active and you do not have to rinse it. That's right, no rinsing! I put 200 pounds in my 125G without rinsing the Eco. I planted the tank then slowly filled it. I had none of the cloudiness that I have seen with well rinsed gravel and certainly none of the cloudiness that I have seen with sand. Remember, it is biologically active so you shouldn't need to add bio-spira. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Only if your filter intake is really low. I ruined an impeller cause the intake was too low and sucked up some of the smaller particles off the bottom. It didn't cloud my tank much when I added it. Everything was clear within an hour or 2 and it did no damage to the filter. It would be alot easier and probably not cloud at all if you could lower the water level down to a few inches while adding it. If it's an established tank that might not be possible though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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