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15-07-2004, 12:53 AM

(Engine21) wrote in message ...
I'm setting up a 55 gallon freshwater tank that will be moderately planted. I
have flourite in my 75 gallon and it seems to work pretty good with the CO2
injection.
Does anyone have experience with Eco-Complete substrate (CaribeSea)?

Either is good. Personal preference and slight cost differences are
the only issues.
These two and :
Onyx sand
Florabase
MVP Turface/Profile

Are all very good.
I'd personally just pick one and stay with that, adding everything to
a substrate will not help your plants.
Profile and EC are very light weight, I do not like them for this
reason, makes replanting more difficult with fingers but they can be
mixed with sand to add weight. I don't care for that look personally,
but it'll grow plants well either way.

BBA= 95-99% of the time not enough stable CO2 supply. Not something
that I would ever blame on a sustrate. If so, I should have had BBA in
my tank and so should many folks, yet we do not. So is it the
substrate or something else you might not be doing? I'll let you think
about that and work on your CO2 to see for yourself. Meantime I have
used both without ever a trace of BBA for many years now.

Regards,
Tom Barr