will flourite stay full of nutrients without rootfeeders

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or is this guy full of it?

from craigslist

Fluorite aquarium substrate - enough for a 30 gallon fish tank . Used for a year without any root feeders so it has pretty much all of its nutrients - $10

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i ask becuase im in the process of setting up a 20gal planted tank


he also posted these

Co2 system with 3 ladders so you can set it up for upto 3 tanks - $20
flourite
co2 thingy

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I'm pretty sure that Flourite doesn't have any nutrients to begin with. What it does have is a decent CEC rating which allows it to absorb and store nutrients from ferts or fish poop for the plants to use. At least that is my understanding of the product.

 

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so is this a good buy?

 

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I'd say so. It will probably be a bit dirty so a rinse will be needed but it's normally 20lbs for 20 bucks or so when you buy it new and you still have to rinse the heck out of it.

 

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Taysius said:

I'm pretty sure that Flourite doesn't have any nutrients to begin with. What it does have is a decent CEC rating which allows it to absorb and store nutrients from ferts or fish poop for the plants to use. At least that is my understanding of the product.

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and so i know how much im getting, how many lbs per gallon?

 

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That really depends as you don't know how deep he had it in his tank and what the foot print was. Its at least a bag for half the price, probably two bags is my guess.

 

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Flourite does not lose it's mineral content and should last the life of your aquarium.

 

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You can't over-wash fluorite....

 

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If the deal is local, it's good.
If it involves shipping or a long drive, a bag of OilDri is under $10.00
Color varies, but it too is a fired clay media. OilDri is fired at a lower temp, so it will break down more quickly than flourite, but not fast enough to notice.

One of my favorite substrate mixes, for color, is flourite and OilDri.