Which commercially available substrate is best and durable?

[sreeram]

for now ada

[Romi]

It seems to me ContraSoil is the way to go.. Too many people I respect the skills and value-for-money approach of, have chosen it and benefited. ADA gets a lot of hype, and therfore has the most snob value, but it may not match up with ContraSoil in long-term use.

Wish I knew someone in Delhi who sells it.

Any idea, guys?

[Abhishek]

I have used ADA Amazonia 2 and the biggest issue facing till date is leaching, regular water changes help a bit but still.

In India we have limited options and I dont have any of experience on contro soil, but if all are saying good will be I guess..

Have any one experienced the Caribsea planted tank soil? I have used Caribsea cichlid sand and it was awesome.

[sushant]

lately i have seen many aquarists (especially shrimp keepers) from all over the world using Akadama soil with good result, don't know if its available in India or not.

[zico_aqua]

Akadama is not available in india as a brand packaging, but again akadama is nothing but bonsai soil, one can get hold of from any nearby nursery, have seen it available at lalbaugh, bangalore - though cheap, but the texture seemed that it will crumble pretty soon - rescape might be a nightmare of epic proportions!!

[Abhishek]

lately i have seen many aquarists (especially shrimp keepers) from all over the world using Akadama soil with good result, don't know if its available in India or not.

For shrimp keeping and for my future shrimp tanks I will be using benibachi soil
Figuring out to get them here.