10 Gallon Ecosystem Kit
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Product Description: Our 10-gallon ecosystem kit is meant for aquariums up to 10 gallons, for smaller tanks you will want to cut the wood pieces provided or get creative in having them reach into the aquarium. Ecosystem aquarium kits provide beginner to expert botanical method aquarium enthusiasts with a semi-custom package for building an ecosystem. Please email us providing your preference for one type of leaf, seed pod, and bark to include. We will include these along with enough aquarium botanicals to get the tank established and last 6 months depending on the nature of your aquarium and its inhabitants. We will also include botanicals we don't currently have listed on the website. If you would like to add NatureBase Sedimented Substrate it will be an option as they become available, simply choose the variant that meets your needs. Ecosystem Kits include FREE Shipping!!! This bag and its contents are biodegradable! Did you know our product packaging is made from renewable and sustainable sugarcane? So just like the botanicals inside, it will compost when returned to nature.
Preparation Required. Not for Human Consumption.
Quantities: 1 pc Exotic Manzanita, 1 pc Branch Manzanita, 2 Large Seed Pods, 2 smaller seed pods, 2 bark pieces, 2 full packs of leaves, 1/2 pack of small leaves, 10 twigs, 1/2 pack of cones. Additional botanicals will be included compared to the photos, and samples of our re-tinting tea bags from our line Betta Tea will be included as they are available.
Example Quantity might look like this: 1pc Exotic Manzanita, 1 pc Branch Manzanita, 2 Sterculia Pods, 8 sappan pods, 1 cup Sycamore Maple Bark, 1 28c bag of guava leaves, 1 24c bag of jackfruit leaves, 8oz bamboo leaves, 10 oak twigs, and 30 casuarina cones.
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It entirely depends on your water's chemistry. Soft water will allow the botanicals to lower your pH more than if you have medium or hard water. At Betta Botanicals HQ our tap water is Very Hard, ( 350+ppm) and we do not notice a change in water pH unless using Alder Cones or Macaranga Leaves.
White growths are the colonization of biofilms and fungi. We call this the 'goo phase' and it is totally natural. Botanicals are fuel for the ecosystem and the populations of bacteria and fungi will naturally rise and fall.
100% yes. Our botanicals are for aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, and all natural enclosures wishing to recreate a more natural environment.
We DO NOT recommend using botanicals that these fish can ingest. Botanicals like casuarina cones, small alder cones, and live oak are not suited for these animals. Large aquarium leaves like Indian almond, loquat, and jackfruit leaf litter are preferred.
We recommend letting aquarium leaves and seed pods entirely break down into beneficial detritus. You can absolutely remove them after they don’t release tannins anymore, you just won't get all potential benefits of leaving them in the ecosystem.
Live plants ship Mondays and Tuesdays for orders received by 9pm PST on the previous day. Live plants are shipped via USPS Priority Mail or Fedex Express 2-Day. Live arrival is guaranteed as long as you follow the DOA Policy below.