Enhance Growth and Flourishing with UP AQUA Sand for Aquatic Plants! Review

Having used this substrate for almost two years, I understand that cheap is not the best option when it comes to substrate. it is very easy to dust and break... no matter what filter and no matter how often you clean the tsnk, there is always a layer of dust and very high on everything! And forget about moving plants or decoration, otherwise the water will become cloudy immediately and take a day to clear. It also has a greyish color which I find very repulsive. I would not recommend this…

After a month of using this substrate it has been a real nightmare to the point that I had to remove it from my tank and find something else. I did a little research before purchasing this substrate and it turned out that the only issue buyers had was the packaging was torn during shipping. I will say that I had this problem, but it wasn't enough problem for me not to buy it or give a bad review. First, let me describe how this substrate is created. It's hard, shaped like hard little balls, but

This substrate looks great, appears more gray than black under aquarium light, but is pleasant. The problem I had was that it messed up my water chemistry. Other reviewers have stated that it doesn't affect water chemistry and I really didn't think it would have any effect as an aquarium substrate with plants. Anyway, I set it up and within 2 weeks my water hardness had risen to over 160ppm. For the rest of my life I would not understand why this is happening. I almost went insane trying to…