Review on 🌿 SuperNaturals Peace River 20LB: Embrace Tranquility and Natural Beauty by Kelly Gonzalez

First of all, I have to say that I use soil filters in most of my aquariums and prefer aquariums with plants. I'm not going to argue about the pros and cons of gravel packs. Suffice it to say that I have been using them in planted aquariums for sixty years and they work very well for me. In plant tanks, I prefer to use the finest gravel that doesn't fit through the slots in my filter. This gravel meets these requirements perfectly. I used to like gravel, known as red flint. This type of gravel is no different than anything I've found, although it's a much lighter color. It is a pleasing color, or rather a mixture of colors since not all grains are the same color. This color variation actually gives a more natural effect as the stream in nature takes the grains from all the rock formations it flows through and mixes them all together. Although the package recommends flushing the gravel, I didn't because the gravel looked clean enough to me. The water was slightly cloudy at first, but no more so than other gravel I've thoroughly rinsed out in the past. I used the sachet of chemical that came in the bag and the cloudiness was gone within a few hours. The tank worked quickly because I mixed some gravel from the set tank and put some lava rock in the rear filter hanger with the bacterial culture set. a 20-gallon aquarium filled with Endler's viviparous (a small, brightly colored Venezuelan fish closely related to guppies). Both aquariums are inhabited by cryptocorynes and dwarf archers. Additionally, 20 gallons were filled with a Little Prince's xiphoid plant and a large clump of guppy weed. I didn't add any fertilizer other than a dose of Easy Green and Easy Iron the first week. As expected, Cryptocoryne melted somewhat, but not by much, and new growth quickly followed. Other plants showed very good growth, especially the Little Prince, which I had to cut back heavily, and the guppy grass, which every grower knows grows like a weed. (I've only used guppy grass as a shelter for Endlerspawn.) I also collect cacti and succulents. I prefer to use aquarium gravel instead of perlite in my potting soil. This gravel is just right for that. My basic desert mix is 1 part vermiculite, 1 part gravel, and 2 parts coir (shredded coconut shells, a sustainable peat substitute). For plants that need faster soil drainage, I add extra gravel. Conclusion: I really like this substrate, my aquatic plants love it and the fish, well, don't care anyway as long as it doesn't come up and bite them, but my cacti love it. I highly recommend this substrate for a planted tank or any fish that don't need a bare bottom tank.