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Old 11-06-2009, 07:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Active flora where?


Where can you get Activ flora. I can't even find where to buy it on line. Went activflora.com and end up getting WORLD WIDE IMPORTS and they can't tell me. I email them and I get a link to and all I get is info. I call them and they don't believe me that I can't buy it on line.

I am planning to move to Florida and was hoping to find a place that carried it there.

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Old 11-06-2009, 07:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Petco is the only place I've ever seen it.
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Petco is the only place I've ever seen it.
Well I called the 1 near me and they have it, thanks.
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I bought mine at Petco earlier this week.
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I bought mine at Petco earlier this week.
What is the consistency like? Is it sandy, water in it? What size of tank are you using it in? How much did you need to get an inch?
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I bought mine at Petco earlier this week.
If I may ask, what price did you get it for at Petco?
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It was 29.99 per bag listed at its normal price. But it is on sale at least at my local petco for 19.99 per bag.

I know the thread is about a month old, but it might help someone
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It's bagged wet.

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Yes, I bought mine at Petco... less than $20.00. 16 pound bag. It all fit perfectly in my 10 gal.

Upon close inspection you'll notice that the product is of all sorts of sizes from sand on up to small pea gravel. A few small pieces of wood are thrown in for variety! (LOL!) ...and yes, it's packed wet with bacteria for "instant cycling".


http://www.activflora.com/
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It was 29.99 per bag listed at its normal price. But it is on sale at least at my local petco for 19.99 per bag.

I know the thread is about a month old, but it might help someone
Cool thanks. Our local Petco price matches, I told them I really wanted Eco-Complete which they didn't have, which that I had seen for 18.95/20#bag... they gave me such a great price on it I got two (all they had). If I need more I'm taking in my receipt to see if I can get them to do it again.

We put it in our 125gal in one corner (already set up tank) it cleared rather quickly (couple hours). The plants seem to really like it; my SAs uproot things frequently and I was really surprised at the growth, if they can leave them alone long enough maybe roots will anchor down better. I really like the texture of it as it goes well with the mix of Tahitian moon and black gravel in there already.
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