Category Archives: Plant Substrates

UP Aqua Shrimp Sand

Aquarium Blog Post

SevenPorts is adding Up-Aqua Shrimp Sand to our substrate inventory. The Up-Aqua Shrimp Sand is specifically formulated to be mineral rich. Thus providing micro amounts of minerals required to sustain colonies of freshwater shrimps. Up-Aqua Shrimp Sand also contains buffering capabilities, automatically softening water and lowering PH to roughly 6.0 – 6.5. This shrimp specific […]

The Importance Of Planted Aquarium Substrate

Planted Aquarium Substrate Overview Aquarium substrates are incredibly important to the health of your tank. As you do your research on this topic, you’ll find that the subject of aquarium substrates tends to get a bit touchy and controversial in the aquatic community. There has always been different opinions on the importance of substrate, especially in […]