eco-complete vs fluorite

xxll · 06-21-2004, 10:09 PM

im going to set up my first planted tank soon and i was wondering what is better fluorite or eco-complete?also how would you use kitty litter? im pretty new (been spending most of my time keeping and breeding reptiles and amphibans) and have never heard of it being used as a substrate util i came hear.
any info whould be great!

thezone · 06-21-2004, 10:19 PM

i use flourite personally but after cleaning all of that if u can get your hands on eco complete i'd suggest paying a bit more for it since flourite takes forever to clean it took me 2-3 hrs for half a bag so that it wouldn't cloud. Best bet to get more info is use the search option this topic has been talked about over and over

Wasserpest · 06-21-2004, 10:21 PM

Hi XXLL, really glad to have you! I hope you wouldn't mind if I told you that this has been discussed a couple of times, and either with the help of the Search function, or just by reading over the Substrate forum, you should be able to get a lot of info, and then some!

Here is a good start: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6475.

xxll · 06-22-2004, 12:49 AM

sorry, gess i didn't check around enough

trenac · 06-22-2004, 01:49 AM

Both are great substrates. Which one you get depends on your preference of color & how much effort/time you want to spend.

Flourite...Red in color, Needs a lot of rinsing, will cloud water for a few days.

Eco-complete...Black, needs no rinsing just open bag & pour into tank, will not cloud water.

IUnknown · 06-22-2004, 02:51 PM

Flourite- good grain size for smaller delicate plants. Has very high iron content which helps with really high light tanks. Ugly color.
Eco-complete-grain size is variable so the larger sizes rest on top. Good color.

I've had a lot of success with flourite. I've been experimenting with onyx sand. I ended up putting it through a strainer to get the grain size similar to flourite.

06-21-2004, 10:09 PM	#1
xxll Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: randolph, nj Posts: 41	eco-complete vs fluorite im going to set up my first planted tank soon and i was wondering what is better fluorite or eco-complete?also how would you use kitty litter? im pretty new (been spending most of my time keeping and breeding reptiles and amphibans) and have never heard of it being used as a substrate util i came hear. any info whould be great!

06-21-2004, 10:21 PM	#3
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,648	Hi XXLL, really glad to have you! I hope you wouldn't mind if I told you that this has been discussed a couple of times, and either with the help of the Search function, or just by reading over the Substrate forum, you should be able to get a lot of info, and then some! Here is a good start: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6475. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

06-22-2004, 01:49 AM	#5
trenac Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Carolina, Traid area Posts: 1,044	Both are great substrates. Which one you get depends on your preference of color & how much effort/time you want to spend. Flourite...Red in color, Needs a lot of rinsing, will cloud water for a few days. Eco-complete...Black, needs no rinsing just open bag & pour into tank, will not cloud water. __________________ He who angers you, controls you!

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06-21-2004, 10:19 PM	#2
thezone Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 38	i use flourite personally but after cleaning all of that if u can get your hands on eco complete i'd suggest paying a bit more for it since flourite takes forever to clean it took me 2-3 hrs for half a bag so that it wouldn't cloud. Best bet to get more info is use the search option this topic has been talked about over and over

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xxll Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: randolph, nj Posts: 41	sorry, gess i didn't check around enough

06-22-2004, 02:51 PM	#6
IUnknown Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA Posts: 651	Flourite- good grain size for smaller delicate plants. Has very high iron content which helps with really high light tanks. Ugly color. Eco-complete-grain size is variable so the larger sizes rest on top. Good color. I've had a lot of success with flourite. I've been experimenting with onyx sand. I ended up putting it through a strainer to get the grain size similar to flourite.