JBL Manado Dark | Best Substrate For Plants and Shrimp Tanks

[@alexserrano2850]

There's a great amount of useful information in this video. Thanks!

[@EverydayAquarist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@varanaut1308]

I am experimenting with zeolite sand/gravel as well as large chunks of pure zeolite. It will raise/buffer pH and bind ammonia. This stuff looks great too. Might need to create a mix.

[@EverydayAquarist]

Good luck!

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

Thank you very informative.

[@EverydayAquarist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StephenSaunders-g9r]

hi im thinking of using this over an under gravel filter with a layer of net curtain to stop it being pulled through. ill also run a canister filter. do you see any issues. its a tank for fish

[@patrycjahaat1328]

Hi ! That's orange spots on JBL Mando it's iron from it? I've got new tank, and from first day's I've noticed many orange spots on Manado.

[@EverydayAquarist]

Yes, it is

[@Vidoff25]

Me too. Like rust everywhere. I remove it from the tank. Dont you?

[@b0titmanco117]

Q buena información, justo lo q buscaba gracias 🙂

[@KraljHD]

I would like to state that this stuff by default has a very very very high amount of iron in it naturally. So you might have problems with staghorn algae after a few weeks. If you do, you can get rid of it with seachem excel/easylife carbo.

[@user-rr3wm4by6h]

How often do you use it to get rid of it? My tank is more than a week old and i can already see some algae growing on some of my plants 😢

[@KraljHD]

@ You spot dose the full recommended dose every day. What I lately started doing is introducing a siesta period of 4-5 hours in all my tanks and that drastically decreased the algae and increased the plant growth.

[@carlyholmes3604]

do you do any gravel clean on it with a vac what about gas build up

[@corynelson6392]

do you have any updates on how the plants thriving

[@will1984f]

Very informative! But the best part was hearing you say "Iron". Thank you

[@e4999]

Should I try using this substrate for my root growth with a fine gravel on top 🤔 my idea is that this should trap the nutrients in it and the gravel on top should stop me from sucking all the good nutrients out when vacuuming, although I imagine it would prevent water from flowing as well through the manado ? I just thought the texture would be good for the roots, I'm not planning on using fertilizers and I'm only planning on using easy plants 🤔

[@EverydayAquarist]

You don't need to cover this substrate with another, it's a top layer

[@glennndobbs4487]

Hello I am looking for some advice here. Moving house so I'm converting from gravel to this substrate. I have lava rocks and ornaments that will go back in plus the mature filter. I was thinking just leave this s9aking in a bucket for 5 days with frequent water changes. How long before I can put my plants and fish back in. What should I look out for?

[@margotboucherit3078]

Hello I'm French, and I don't understand if we can put the Manado dark alone. or if i must to put another floor under/before Manado. Could someone tell me that more easly? I have an 80litres and I want to put only plant and neocaridina into. Sorry I'm better in Spanish languages..

[@EverydayAquarist]

Yes alone is OK

[@traceya8699]

I am interested in this substrate. How much would I need for a 60l tank? Base is 60 x 30 cm. Thanks

[@Rehan90]

How much did you put in your tank and what size is your tank? Trying to figure out how much to buy for my 450L / 120G

[@kathrynhiggins9949]

Has anybody that's used this had crazy issue with the floating? I rinsed mine first but everytime anything moves the gravel in the tank loads of it floats to the top and doesnt sink again 😪

[@buymeakalash]

yeah, its shite

[@xan77]

this substrate is lighter than natural gravel, can it be cleaned when changing the water by suction?

[@ancientruby7116]

I am having serious black algae problems yet only use 5 hrs a day lighting.. can you advise me what i can do.. many thanks to you. You seem to be just one of a few that is helpful on youtube. Thank you.

[@EverydayAquarist]

Hi Sharon if you mean black beard algae it's normally caused by an imbalance of carbon in the aquarium its really tricky to tell you how to beat it without seeing the tank but essentially the tank is unbalanced. Using seachem excel liquid carbon can help to fight it off

[@patricklankhorst5176]

@@EverydayAquarist I can second that. After three weeks of Seachem Excel my BBA was totally gone.

[@tongtongchannel9984]

goodjob❤

[@karkoor]

If i was to use this with an ada amazonia soil does it go under or above ?

[@lunalovegood9781]

should i rinse it with water before using or can i use it without rinsing it?

[@EverydayAquarist]

Needs a rinse

[@romainb.9107]

WOOO TER

[@berkayozsoy7283]

Hello, I did not rinse JBL Manado Dark 10l before using it. It's been 4 days and there is some dust in the tank, should I remove to rinse and reuse it to have a darker ground not brownish ??

[@EverydayAquarist]

Best to wash it if you can

[@berkayozsoy7283]

​@@EverydayAquarist I will do it, thank you for your reply!

[@negdc9893]

@@EverydayAquarist how many times need to wash before use?

[@dragonmaster5993]

Have u tried it in a marine tank yet? TIA

[@mohamedmahasseb1461]

Hi there do you need to rinse this product first? Thank you in advance 🙏

[@EverydayAquarist]

Yes you do

[@callumtaylor9162]

Does anyone know whether gravel vacs work with this

[@davidsilva3567]

How many bags for a 240 litres aquarium?

[@trevorwoodsmonkeyboy2220]

Brill vid

[@has1728]

you are potting soil?

[@EverydayAquarist]

Hello, here's a quick overview of my favorite planted shrimp tank substrate, JBL Manado Dark. What do you think?

[@kevinwhite1077]

hi how many bags would I need for a tetra 54 litre tank

[@mayyinlam3741]

Do you have issues with raised GH and small reddish brown worms that looks like blood worm

[@EverydayAquarist]

Nope

[@mayyinlam3741]

@@EverydayAquarist if there is how do you curb it

[@goodvishnu]

Would you recommend if i put aquasoil on top of this?

[@EverydayAquarist]

Below

[@goodvishnu]

@@EverydayAquarist oh right that's something new ha ha, good thing i asked, i might've done this like the normal substrates ha ha

[@jascarty3503]

I really wanted to use this, and I purchased 10l of the red, and then read loads of reviews saying that you just can't plant properly in it, Im going for a heavily planted tank, and that's what is stopping me, is this true?.. 😕

[@trevorwoodsmonkeyboy2220]

100% true its an absolute nightmare trying to plant in it because its so light it wont grip the plants very well

[@IMaqua]

This gets recommended to me and I just bought the bag of it 2 days ago 😂

[@EverydayAquarist]

Good old youtube algorithm. Thanks for watching

[@tobiasxxx1742]

too sharp!

[@MarcinBydg]

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[@patrycjahaat1328]

U mnie to samo w nowym zbiorniku. Udało Ci się jakoś to ogarnąć?

[@MarcinBydg]

@@patrycjahaat1328 Hej. Z czasem trochę odpuściło ,ale doprowadziło mnie do szału ...wymieniłem podłoże. Nie wiem czy da radę to do końca wyeliminować.