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Build Your Own Aquarium Substrate Blend

Build Your Perfect Substrate Blend!

Create a custom foundation for your planted aquarium with our BYOB Substrate Blend. Mix and match components to meet the needs of your aquatic plants, fish, and aquascape layout. Start with a quality aquasoil for carpeting plants, or add sand and gravel for beautiful texture in nature-style scapes. Layer in accent stones to complement your main hardscape layout, then choose base fertilizers to support healthy aquarium plant growth or maintain a healthy beneficial bacteria colony for balance and longevity. The substrate you choose lays the building blocks for a successful planted tank. Make it your way and build it to spec!

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Aquarium Plant Soil

required Step 1 Aquarium Plant Soil. This step is required
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Select 1-3 liters of soil for aquariums up to 5 gallons. One bag of 8-10 liters of soil will fill a 16-20 gallon aquarium perfectly.
Ultum Nature Systems Controsoil - Glass Aqua Ultum Nature Systems Controsoil $21.99
Shop Aquario Neo Soil Substrate - Glass Aqua Aquario Neo Soil $29.99

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Aquarium Sand

required Step 2 Aquarium Sand. This step is required
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Add texture, depth, and character to your aquascape with sand. Select fine or coarse grains to suit your scape.
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Bora | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Bora $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Maui | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Maui $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Mojave | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Mojave $44.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Morocco - Glass Aqua Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Morocco $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Pacifica - Glass Aqua Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Pacifica $24.99

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Aquarium Gravels and Pebbles

optional Step 3 Aquarium Gravels and Pebbles. This step is optional
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Gravel ranges between 8 - 15MM in size while pebbles range from 3 - 6MM. NOTE: This section is organized from smallest gravel to largest pebble size.
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Monterey | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Monterey | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Monterey $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Santa Fe | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Santa Fe $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Kona | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Kona $24.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Tahoe | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Tahoe $44.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Vesuvius | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Vesuvius $24.99
Shop Crushed Lava Rock Gravel Substrate - Glass Aqua Crushed Lava Rock Gravel $34.99
Seiryu Stone Accent Gravel - Glass Aqua Seiryu Stone Accent Gravel $14.99
Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Sequoia | Planted Tank Substrate Ultum Nature Systems Controsand - Sequoia $27.99

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Accent Hardscape

optional Step 4 Accent Hardscape. This step is optional
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Add additional details to hardscape layouts with these accent stones and rocks. They are smaller than their standard offerings ranging between 1 - 4" in size.
Hakkai Stone Accent Rocks | Aquarium Hardscape for Planted Tank - Glass Aqua Hakkai Accent Stones $44.99
Ohko Dragon Stone Accent Rocks - Glass Aqua Ohko Dragon Stone Accent Rocks $15.99
Seiryu Stone Accent Rocks - Glass Aqua Seiryu Stone Accent Rocks $14.99

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Base Substrates

optional Step 5 Base Substrates. This step is optional
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This collection of base substrates and additives include nutrient-rich root tabs as well as beneficial bacterial starters to help jump start newly planted aquariums and speed up the cycling time.
Ultum Nature Systems Controbase - Glass Aqua Ultum Nature Systems Controbase $34.99
Aquario Neo Cap Water Conditioner | Shop Water Care - Glass Aqua Aquario Neo Cap Water Conditioner $14.99
Dr. Tank Beneficial Bacteria Sticks | Shop Aquarium Care - Glass Aqua Dr. Tank Energize Bacteria Sticks $11.99
Iron supplement for aquatic plants and planted aquariums Dr. Tank Iron Sticks $11.99
Dr. Tank Sprout Plant Nutrient Sticks | Shop Aquarium Care - Glass Aqua Dr. Tank Sprout Nutrient Sticks $11.99
Aquasoil substrate root tab aquatic plant fertilizer Dr. Tank Substrate Root Fertilizer - 0 $11.99
Dr. Tank Trace Elements Nutrient Stick | Shop Aquarium Care - Glass Aqua Dr. Tank Trace Nutrient Sticks $11.99
Dr. Tank Vivid Plant Nutrient Sticks | Shop Aquarium Care - Glass Aqua Dr. Tank Vivid Nutrient Sticks $11.99
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