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Flourite® Sand is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet-up\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough it is pre-washed, because Flourite® Sand is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen adding water to the aquarium, fill slowly to avoid disturbing Flourite® Sand substrate bed. Place a bowl in the aquarium and add water directly to the bowl, allowing water to overflow softly onto the gravel bed. Initial cloudiness is normal. To remove cloudiness, use mechanical filtration (such as filter floss). 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Flourite® is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet-up\u003cbr\u003eAlthough it is pre-washed, because Flourite® is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen adding water to aquarium, fill slowly to avoid disturbing Flourite® substrate bed. Place a bowl in the aquarium and add water directly to the bowl, allowing water to overflow softly on to the gravel bed. Initial cloudiness is normal. To remove cloudiness, use mechanical filtration (such as filter floss). 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Flourite® Dark is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water. Flourite® Dark is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet-up\u003cbr\u003eAlthough it is pre-washed, because Flourite® Dark is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen adding water to aquarium, fill slowly to avoid disturbing Flourite® Dark substrate bed. Place a bowl in the aquarium and add water directly to the bowl, allowing water to overflow softly on to the gravel bed. Initial cloudiness is normal. To remove cloudiness, use mechanical filtration (such as filter floss). Use Clarity™ to accelerate clearing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seachem","offers":[{"title":"Flourite Dark 7kg","offer_id":41662144118861,"sku":"","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Flourite Dark 3.5kg","offer_id":41662144151629,"sku":"","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2180\/0269\/files\/LC06_1fbdda39-7c1e-4439-88e7-35468f2705aa.png?v=1742801355"},{"product_id":"seachem-flourite-sand-black","title":"Seachem Flourite Sand Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlourite® Black Sand is a specially fracted stable porous clay gravel for the natural planted aquarium. Its appearance is best suited to planted aquaria, but may be used in any freshwater aquarium environment. Flourite® Black Sand is most effective when used alone as an integral substrate bed, but it may be mixed with other gravels. Gravel modifiers such as laterite are not necessary. Flourite® Black Sand is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water. Flourite® Black Sand is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet-up\u003cbr\u003eAlthough it is pre-washed, because Flourite® Black Sand is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen adding water to the aquarium, fill slowly to avoid disturbing Flourite® Black Sand substrate bed. Place a bowl in the aquarium and add water directly to the bowl, allowing water to overflow softly onto the gravel bed. Initial cloudiness is normal. To remove cloudiness, use mechanical filtration (such as filter floss). 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Flourite® Black is not chemically coated or treated and will not alter the pH of the water. Flourite® Black is good for the life of the aquarium and need not be replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet-up\u003cbr\u003eAlthough it is pre-washed, because Flourite® Black is a natural product, it may become dusty in transit and require rinsing before use to remove any residual dust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen adding water to the aquarium, fill slowly to avoid disturbing Flourite® Black substrate bed. Place a bowl in the aquarium and add water directly to the bowl, allowing water to overflow softly onto the gravel bed. Initial cloudiness is normal. To remove cloudiness, use mechanical filtration (such as filter floss). 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Meridian™ is the premium aragonite substrate for the reef aquaria. It's grain size (a fairly uniform 0.25 - 0.50 mm) is ideally suited to reef inhabitants and it's chemical composition will assist in stabilizing calcium and alkalinity while preventing large pH declines. Unlike competing \"wet\" products marketed under the guise of being \"live\", Meridian™ is sold dry, thus you pay only for gravel and not for unneeded water. These products imply that they contain living, microscopic animals when in fact they only contain common bacteria. Dry or wet, there are bacteria on every substrate available. 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