It is rumored that the great Amano Takishi, used Akadama in his tanks prior to using Aquasoil.
From the information that I have come across, it seems that people are using
Akadama as a substrate and seeing equivalent plant growth to ADA Aquasoil. The difference being that the Akadema is a fraction of the cost of the ADA Aquasoil.
eBay Canada – New and used Akadama, Gardening Plants, Home Garden on eBay.ca
Interestingly, this substrate traditionally used for growing Bonsais, is actually volcanic soil from Japan baked at 2200 degrees farenheit, which would make it very similiar in composition to Aquasoil.
Akadama
Akadama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just when I was about to set up a test tank to test this substrate, I discovered that someone beat me to the punch. Lol, probably a good thing as I really didn't have the room to set up another aquarium.
James C, who has some of the most beatiful tanks around, talks about Akadama in detail, set up a test tank himself with amazing results, and references some links from the APC forum re: the use of Akadama in tanks with excellent results. For folks looking for a cheaper Aquasoil alternative with equivalent results, Akadama may well be worth looking into.
I really wonder if Aquasoil is Akadama in disguise, with the fancy marketing.
From the information that I have come across, it seems that people are using
Akadama as a substrate and seeing equivalent plant growth to ADA Aquasoil. The difference being that the Akadema is a fraction of the cost of the ADA Aquasoil.
eBay Canada – New and used Akadama, Gardening Plants, Home Garden on eBay.ca
Interestingly, this substrate traditionally used for growing Bonsais, is actually volcanic soil from Japan baked at 2200 degrees farenheit, which would make it very similiar in composition to Aquasoil.
Akadama
Akadama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just when I was about to set up a test tank to test this substrate, I discovered that someone beat me to the punch. Lol, probably a good thing as I really didn't have the room to set up another aquarium.
James C, who has some of the most beatiful tanks around, talks about Akadama in detail, set up a test tank himself with amazing results, and references some links from the APC forum re: the use of Akadama in tanks with excellent results. For folks looking for a cheaper Aquasoil alternative with equivalent results, Akadama may well be worth looking into.
I really wonder if Aquasoil is Akadama in disguise, with the fancy marketing.