Product Description
Ultum Nature Systems Controbase is a premium nutrient-rich aquarium substrate for live plants with high-porosity pumice eco bio stones for fish tanks designed as an aquarium base layer to provide structural stability and essential nutrients for thriving planted aquariums.
Placed as a base layer fertilizing substrate beneath Aqua Soil for planted aquariums, Controbase stabilizes fish tank substrate slopes, prevents aquarium soil from clouding the water, and enhances root development in nutrient-demanding aquatic plants.
With its larger 6-8mm granules of gravel for fish tanks, Controbase ensures better water flow and oxygenation, allowing beneficial bacteria to flourish. Nutrient-rich substrate for planted aquarium infused with slow-releasing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, and trace minerals.. Aquarium gravel substrate continuously supports aquatic plant growth and root feeding while regulating excess nutrients.
To simplify aquascaping, Controbase Aqua Soil for aquarium plants comes in pre-bagged 0.5L mesh filter packs, making it easy to stack, shape, and distribute nutrients evenly. Whether you’re creating natural slopes or structured layouts, Controbase nutrient rich substrate for aquarium plants provides the ideal support layer for a healthy, long-lasting planted tank.
Product Information
- Nutrient-Enriched Freshwater Aquarium Substrate with Pumice Stone for Plant Health – UNS fish tank gravel rocks infused with slow-releasing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, and trace elements, Controbase continuously nourishes live aquatic plants and regulates excess nutrients.
- Optimal Base Layer Aquarium Substrate for Live Plants and Aquascaping Stability – Designed to be placed beneath Aqua Soil, Controbase prevents excessive aquarium soil disturbance, improves substrate stability, and supports plant roots for long-term growth.
- Enhances Water Flow and Beneficial Bacteria Growth – The aquatic plant substrate aquarium gravel 6-8mm porous granules promote oxygen exchange and water circulation, enriching aqua soil for planted aquariums, and creating a thriving environment for root-feeding plants and biological filtration.
- Ideal aquarium soil for a freshwater tank. Designed exclusively for freshwater planted aquariums. Controbase layer of nutrient-rich substrate for aquarium plants provides an alternative to a cap layer of gravel or aquarium sand for freshwater tanks capping an aquasoil, preventing from clouding the water, and providing root support for plants. Not suitable for saltwater environments.
- Pre-Bagged Substrate Mesh Packs for Custom Aquascaping Layouts – Controbase substrate for aquariums comes in 0.5L mesh filter bags for easy substrate barrier placement, stacking, and slope creation, allowing the best precise control over the soil for aquascaping designs.
- Compatible with UNS Controsoil and Controsand – Works seamlessly under UNS Controsoil - aquarium soil for nutrient-demanding plants or with UNS Controsand - sand for fish tank balanced, structured aquascape.
