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Is Eco Complete safe for snails?

by Dan Lee

The CaribSea Eco-Complete, also known as CaribSea Eco-Planted, is a popular substrate that you can use in your fish tank if you want to grow live plants. So, is this product safe for your pet snails or can it be harmful? You can find out in this article from Aquarium Blueprints. What is Eco-Complete? Unlike … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Is Eco Complete or Eco Planted safe for goldfish?

by Dan Lee

One of the more popular substrates you can use in your fish tank is the Caribsea Eco Complete, which recently changed its name to the Caribsea Eco Planted. So, can you safely use this product with gold fish? You can find out in this article at Aquarium Blueprints. Benefits The main benefit of Eco Complete … Read more

Categories Fish, Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Is Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted safe for Corydoras?

by Dan Lee

The CaribSea Eco-Complete, otherwise known as CaribSea Eco-Planted, is one of the more popular substrates you can add to your fish tank. So, is this product safe for Corydoras (aka the Cory Catfish)? You can find out in this article from Aquarium Blueprints. Quick Summary The sharp edges of the Eco-Complete and Eco-Planted are not … Read more

Categories Fish, Guides, Substrate Tags Cory Catfish, Corydora, Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

How to add Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted to an established tank

by Dan Lee

If you want to add the CaribSea Eco-Complete, which has been renamed to Eco-Planted, to an already established fish tank, then you can take a look at this guide from Aquarium Blueprints to see how you can properly do so. How to add to a bare bottom tank If your established aquarium doesn’t have a … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Is Eco Complete or Eco Planted safe for shrimp?

by Dan Lee

Shrimps are great for planted tanks as they will help keep the live plants clean of algae and more. A popular substrate for these types of aquariums is Eco Complete or Eco Planted (which has been recently renamed to Eco Planted). So, is this substrate safe for shrimps? You can find out in this article … Read more

Categories Guides, Shrimp, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted, Shrimp

Will Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted leech ammonia in your fish tank?

by Dan Lee

The Caribsea Eco-Complete, which has been renamed to Caribsea Eco-Planted, contains nutrients that will help your live plants grow. So, does this substrate with any ammonia that may leech into your fish tank? You can find out in this article from Aquarium Blueprints. What is ammonia? Ammonia comes when organic wastes break down in your … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Does Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted break down?

by Dan Lee

If you are planning to build a planted tank, then one of the potential substrates you can use is the CaribSea Eco-Complete (which is now called the CaribSea Eco-Planted). So, will these rocks end up eventually breaking down in your fish tank? You can find out in this article at Aquarium Blueprints. What are Eco-Complete … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

How to fishless cycle with Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted

by Dan Lee

The CaribSea Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate, which has been rebranded to the CaribSea Eco-Planted Aquarium Substrate, contains live beneficial bacteria. To see how you can use this product when fishless cycling your fish tank, you can follow the steps laid out in this guide from Aquarium Blueprints. 1. To start off, we recommend that you … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Does Eco-Complete and Eco-Planted expire?

by Dan Lee

CaribSea’s Eco-Complete Planted Aquarium Substrate, previously known as the Eco-Planted Aquarium Substrate, contains nutrients to help your plants grow as well as beneficial bacteria that will help break down wastes in your tank. So, does this product have an expiration date? You can find out in this article from Aquarium Blueprints. Is there a printed … Read more

Categories Guides, Plants, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted

Should you rinse Eco-Complete or Eco-Planted?

by Dan Lee

The CaribSea Eco-Complete, also known as the CaribSea Eco-Planted, comes with dust and other particles due to the way it was manufactured. So, should you rinse this substrate before adding it to your fish tank? You can find out in this article at Aquarium Blueprints. Why you should rinse The main benefit or rinsing your … Read more

Categories Guides, Substrate Tags Eco-Complete, Eco-Planted
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