Question 1

can this soil be vacuumed? like gravel is vacuumed? If not, how do you clean it?

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Yes, this soil can be vaccumed.  However, when you vacuum, do not insert the vaccum cone too deep into the soil.  When the vaccum cone is inserted too deep, it could siphon out the soil.  One tip to prevent soil pallets from getting siphon out is to put your thumb on the other end of your siphon hose and stop the water flow immediately if you see the soil is coming up, wait till the soil falls back down again then you can release your thumb to let the siphon start again.

Question 2

Would it be ok to rinse the Amazonia before adding to my tank,,like i have done with Seachem Flourite and other substrates?,it should be here in a few

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It is better to wash them first before putting in your tank, if you tank already have fish and live stock. Put little amount at the time since your liveed stocked do not like water quality change in ph and amoniac

Question 3

The description says "normal and powder type available." Does this mean I would just specify the type in the order?

Accepted Answer

Hi Steve, unfortunately, powder type is not available on Amazon

Question 4

Is this suitable with guppies/ mollies/ swordtail? (Planning to also have red cherry  shrimp in there)

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I recently bought this product and is using it to grow plants in a smaller aquarium(20 Gallons) which has Guppies, Tertras and Barbs.So the answer to the question is yes. However I want to emphasis the fact that, this is special natural soil in granular form, which promotes excellent root growth for aquatic plants and may not be anyway needed for an aquarium that do not have live plants. So this is one great product if you love to aquascape your aquarium and have live plants and I wouldn't get this if I am not planning to have live plants.

ASIN	B00519832W
Brand Name	Aqua Design Amano
Customer Reviews	4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (144)
Item Weight	16.6 pounds
Manufacturer	Aqua Design Amano Co. Ltd
Manufacturer Part Number	104-021
Model Number	104-021
Style Name	Granules
UPC	786714416176
Unit Count	1 Count
Volume	9 liters

ADA Aqua Soil New Amazonia (9 Liters - Normal)

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