flourite dark or flourite black?

[debaric]

Cant decide on which, I want something that is quite dark and natural looking as if you are looking at the bottom of the amazon river. I feel that flourite dark may be too light to look natural. Does anyone have experience with these substrates? I do like that they are pretty cheap cmopared to eco complete.

 

[Riiz]

Neither one would look like the amazon bottom to be honest. Go with whatever looks good to you.

 

[jmhart]

Black substrates are never all that natural looking. They look good, don't get me wrong, but they don't look "natural". Out of those two, Flourite Dark would look the most "natural" but Flourite Black is definitely more black.

 

[madfox]

I have the Flourite Dark mixed with some gravel in my South East Asia tank, and I've got Carib-Sea's Eco-Complete in my Amazon. I wish I'd seen the Eco-Complete before I got the Flourite Dark, because the dark really isn't all that, and I like the look of the Eco-Complete SOOO much better. It's not black, per se, under the water... more a dirt color. As it should be! I'll use it on any new tanks I do, that's for sure!

 

[shawnhu]

Flourite Black is really dark, almost all black. It's not a natural look, but looks great and adds contracts for plants, fish, and inverts. If you're going for an amazonian look, I would look elsewhere.

 

[debaric]

i dont care about it being strictly amazonian, i just want something that isnt grey looking like my soilmaster select. Is the flourite dark like dirt looking? I think that would be the best. Anyone use the dark?

 

[Cichlidiot420]

i use fourite dark and i love it. my plants grow very well in it. its a lighter color in the bag but once its wet its pretty dark and looks like dirt to me. just make sure u rinse it very well.