We HIGHLY recommend using Green Base XR with Black Earth Premium simply because Green Base XR helps make your substrate more fertile for longer periods of time. This results in prolonged healthy plant growth with reduced fertilizer addition. This is because it contains extended-release nutrient granules that is capable of actively releasing both [...]
No. Green Base XR does not contain any peat nor pumice. Instead, Green Base XR uses hardened montmorillonite clay which has a very high capacity for holding micronutrients in the form that is available to plants. It also contains nutrient granules with extended-release technology which actively releases a complete balance of macro and micronutrients into [...]
How long the nutrients in Black Earth Premium last depends on the rate of plant growth inside your aquarium. If you have a low-light, no CO2 tank where plant growth is relatively slow, the nutrients within the substrate can last a year or more. However, if you run a high-light tank with demanding plants and [...]