POWER SAND is a substrate soil specially developed for growing aquatic plants. POWER SAND's blend of porous volcanic stone base and rich organic nutrients helps the colonization of microorganisms that works effectively in substrate, and supplies adequate nutrients to the plants' roots. It prevents the hardening of substrate, so with POWER SAND, you can make a substrate system ideal for maintaining for a long period of time with aquatic plants taking roots on the substrate. POWER SAND SPECIAL is formulated with rich organic nutrients, increased several times more than those in POWER SAND, and furthermore, it contains BACTER 100 and CLEAR SUPER which promote the activity of substrate bacteria.
Usage:
There are 3 granule sizes available for POWER SAND and POWER SAND SPECIAL that to be used according to the depths of tanks (S is for tank depth 40cm and below, M is for tank depth 45-60cm, and L is for tank depth 60cm and above). Please select the type and volume referring to below table.
| Tank Size |
POWERSAND |
POWER SAND SPECIAL |
| W60 x D30 x H36(cm) |
S (2l) x 1 |
S (2l) x 1 |
| W90 x D45 x H45(cm) |
M (2l) x 3 |
M (6l) x 1 |
| W180 x D60 x H6O(cm) |
L (2l) x 9 |
L (18l) x 1 |
Rinsing with water before use is NOT necessary.
Put POWER SAND directly from the package into a tank then level the surface.
ln case of using BACTER 100 and/or CLEAR SUPER(sold separately) concurrently, sprinkle them thinly on the top of POWER SAND layer.
Place AQUA SOIL (sold separately) on the top of POWER SAND, BACTER 100, CLEAR SUPER etc. then level the surface.
When filling an aquarium with water, pour water gently on a plate or a board to avoid the POWER SAND to be exposed.
Do NOT use an undergravel filter with this product. We recommend the use of outside canister filter for growing aquatic plants,
Because POWER SAND contains organic nutrient with rich nitrogen, high levels of ammonium (NH4) or nitrite (NO2) may be detected if the tank is just set up and microorganisms have not yet colonized sufficiently on the filtration media or substrate. At the initial setup of a tank, use activated carbon (such as anthracite or NA CARBON) as a filtration media and change water frequently.
Before releasing living organisms such as fish and shrimps into the tank, examine the water quality using PACK CHECKER and make sure that ammonium (NH) or nitrite (NO2) are not detected. In case they are detected, wait for a certain period of time and release the organisms when they are not detected anymore.
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