PROFESSIONAL PLANTED SUBSTRATE SYSTEM

Planted Substrate System


Borneowild PLANT SOIL
Designed to depict the fertile and dynamic rainforest of Borneo, BORNEOWILD PLANT SOIL creates a natural look and feel that would be appreciated by the experienced aquarist.

BORNEOWILD PLANT SOIL maintains a mild acidity close to the river system of Borneo, making it most suitable for the keeping and breeding of aquatic fauna, flora and invertebrates. The soil granules allow good circulation of water and oxygen through the substrate and support the growth of micro-organisms, thus providing an excellent alternative biological media to the eco-system. The enriched abundance of natural mineral content provides a rich soil system for optimal cultivation of plants and aquatic life sustenance.

BORNEOWILD PLANT SOIL is able to maintain crystal clear water by absorbing impurities and brown tannin coloration released by driftwood. It reduces the presence of ammonia, thus allow safer and faster introduction of fishes and invertebrates.


Features:

Multi-purpose plant growth formula
Nutrient rich natural earth
Promotes fast healthy roots
Activates beneficial bacterium
Maintains ph 5.5-6.5
Clear water setups
Granules crumble resistant
No need to rinse
Add Shrimps within a week


Directions:

1.         Lay small porous rocks then add BorneoWild Substrate System 1,2,3 & 4. (BALANCE, BOOST P, BACTER CRYSTAL, BACTER ENERGY)
2.         Fill & cover with Plant Soil to desired height.
3.         Decorate with rocks & wood to desired design concept.
4.         Pour remaining soil to achieve slope
5.         Place a plastic sheet to shield soil when filling water


‘Developed jointly with popular Japan Shrimp Breeders, Benibachi!’





Substrate System Base Additives

BORNEOWILD SUBSTRATE SYSTEM 1, 2, 3 & 4 are designed by professionals, through many years of research and development, to be used together, as a base substrate additive to enhance, fertilise & ensure a nutrients rich base below the substrate soil with good bacteria activities. Simulating nature's natural eco-system into your planted tank. 
This is important and extensively researhed because the Substrate System Base is similar to the foundation pillars of a high-rise building. You can renovate all the interior of the building but you cannot alter the foundation pillars without tearing down the building.
Similarly, no matter how beautiful you are able to plant and scape your tank, it may not flourish or sustain, just like a building may collapse without a good strong foundation.


Simple Steps To Preparing, Building & Ensuring A Good Base Subtrate System:

Select a porous media (Small Lava Rocks) as the base layer for your substrate system in which the substrate ecology takes place. Lay a thin layer of it over the entire bottom of the aquarium.

Sprinkle a layer of BW #1 BALANCE (Mineral) and enough 
BW #2 BOOST P (Macros & Micros) as the main source of nutrients for the plants.

Next, sprinkle a layer BW #3 BACTER CRYSTAL (Dormant Bacteria) and
BW #4 BACTER ENERGY (Bacteria food).

Use a BW SAND FLATTENER to push the porous media back (away from the front, left and right sides of glass where it is visible).

After ensuring that all three sides’ edges are cleared. Use a small tub and fill the cleared area with BW PLANT SOIL. Covering the sides and fronts ensures that none of the different coloured porous media can be seen.

Complete the substrate system by covering and filling the top of the porous system with BW PLANT SOIL.




 Substrate System 1

Borneowild BALANCE
Balance is a substrate additive containing Tourmaline and more than 60 other types of trace elements and compounds. It improves the substrate environment, promotes beneficial bacteria activities and at the same time mineralizes the substrate. When added to the water directly, Balance replenishes minerals and trace elements. It is also capable for removing nitrogen compounds, glycerine, organic carbon, free radicals and heavy metals. It improves health and growth rate of organism.

Benefits and Functions:

·        Provides a concentrated essential mineral base to the substrate layer as well as water column.
·        Promotes bacterial activities in substrate, water and filter system.
·        Improving water quality by removing toxic such as heavy metal and free radicals.


Using Balance:

1) Use in New Planted Aquarium Set Up
Apply Balance evenly to the base layer of the tank before filling up with soil. Use 1 bottle for a 90cm aquarium.

2) Use in Aquarium Maintenance
Add about 1g to 100-200L of water weekly. Mix well with aquarium water before applying. You will notice that the water will turn cloudy initially but will result in much cleaner and clearer water in a few hours.



Substrate System 2

Borneowild BOOST P
Boost P is a substrate supplement containing 70 kinds of immediate and slow release macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, which stimulate plant growth, ensure proper balance and improves nutrient uptake. Fine pumice powder promotes bacterium activities and aids in making nutrients available to the plants. Recommended for densely planted tank with rosette and stem plants.





Directions:
Use 1 bottle for a 60cm aquarium. Spread out thinly over the bottom of tank before adding substrate.




Substrate System 3

Borneowild BACTER CRYSTAL
Bacter Crystal is a substrate additive and at the same time a water conditioner which improves soil condition, water quality, health and growth of the organism and colonizes the filter system with beneficial bacteria. Unlike many other products which contain many species of dormant bacteria that may not get fully activated, Bacter Crystal uses only species which can survive in packaging, storage and be activated fully.
Bacter Crystal contains an extremely high concentration of bacteria in dormant state, approximately 1.5x10^9 CFU per 1gram. When laid beneath the gravel, the bacteria forms a microorganism layer which prevents the growth of anaerobic species that causes smelly and blacken substrate. This allows aquatic plants to develop their roots properly and thus, grow healthily. It accelerates organic decomposition and supplies enzyme which activates the growth of other beneficial bacteria in the filter. It is able to remove organic C, NH3, NH4, NO2 and even NO3 which only few other species of bacillus are capable to achieve.

Bacter Crystal also contains a rich dose of natural, health improving, water polishing and conditioning additive which is made up of more than 90% calcium montomorillonite clay. The Montmorillonite clay is one of the 67 edible minerals known as 'Living Clay', which are among the highest and richest natural form of mineral elements on earth. It is essential to the functions of organs and reproduction of enzymes in the body.

The special feature of the montomorillonite also allows Bacter Crystal to work in 2 ways: adsorption and absorption. Being negatively charged (-ve), Bacter Crystal attracts and binds with positively charged (+ve) matters like a magnet, including bacteria, toxins, wastes, chlorine, heavy metals, ammonium and other contaminant etc. The clay particles expand while absorbing these substances and eventually become 'filterable', which effectively detoxify and polish the water at the same time.

Apart from these benefits, Bacter Crystal also releases many essential minerals that benefits organisms, aiding them in digestion, growth and resistant to diseases.


Benefits and Functions:
  • Supplies essential minerals
  • Prevents anaerobic pockets from forming in the substrate
  • Colonizes and jump starts the bio-filtration process in new aquarium
  • Enzyme activation of beneficial microorganisms in substrate and filter
  • Accelerate Organic decomposition
  • Improves and stabilizes water quality
  • Removes chemicals, medicine residue, chlorine, heavy metals, ammonium and many other contaminants quickly
  • Neutralizes harmful bacteria
  • Restrains the growth of blue-green algae when sprinkle directly on the algae.
  • Allow young fries to grow better
  • Distresses fishes in a new environment
  • Improves health, skin/scale lustre & colour of fishes
  • Promotes breeding

Using Bacter Crystal:

1) Use in New Planted Aquarium Set Up:
Apply Bacter Crystal evenly to the base layer of the tank before filling up with soil. Use 1 bottle for a 90cm aquarium.
You can also add 2g of Bacter Crystal per 100L as a strong bio-starter, either into the filter/sump or directly into the water.

2) Use in Aquarium / Pond Maintenance:
Add about 1g to 100-200L of water weekly. Mix well with aquarium/pond water before applying. You will notice that the water will turn cloudy initially but will result in much cleaner and clearer water in a few hours.



Substrate System 4


Borneowild BACTER ENERGY
Bacter Energy is a substrate additive which aids the sustained growth of beneficial soil bacterial and microorganisms, thus speeding up the maturation and stabilization of the substrate. Bacter Energy also helps to decompose organic waste and replenishes nutrients in soil, serving as a natural chelator which increases bioavailability of positively charged multivalent ions (Mg, Ca, Fe, Trace elements).



*Best used together with Borneowild Bacter Crystal.