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That outer layer is doing most of the work — its surface hosts beneficial bacteria (the helpful microbes that break down waste) and keeps adsorbing pollutants — making them stick to its surface — for the life of the substrate, rather than just buffering hard for the first few weeks the way some simpler soils do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's noticeably lighter than typical soil substrates, which makes it easier to handle and reshape mid-scape (partway through laying out a design). Once it's in the tank it buffers pH toward gently acidic and feeds plant roots directly, so new plantings get a solid start without needing liquid ferts dosed from day one — though as plants establish and mature, most tanks will still want to bring in the liquid Neo Solution range rather than relying on the substrate alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose Normal (a coarser ~3–4mm grain) for general aquascaping (designing and planting the tank's layout) and larger tanks, or Powder (a fine ~1mm grain) if you're after the compact, natural look nano aquascapers — hobbyists who scape very small tanks — go for. 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The Neo Holder is the bracket that stops that: it clamps to the glass and cradles the pipe so it stays put.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's rated for glass up to around 12mm thick, and the bracket works with both pipe sizes in the Neo range — 12\/16mm and 16\/22mm — so there's no separate holder size to match against pipe size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Premium Flow bundle already includes two of these (one per pipe), so this listing is for anyone who needs a spare, a holder for a second tank, or is building a Neo setup from individual parts rather than the bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClamps to glass up to ~12mm thick — no suction cups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with both 12\/16mm and 16\/22mm lily pipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold individually — handy for a second tank or a spare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Aquario","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52798363664696,"sku":"D-NEO HOLDER","price":16.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/3339\/6280\/files\/aquario-neo-holder.jpg?v=1786681265"},{"product_id":"aquario-premium-neo-media-soft","title":"Aquario Premium Neo Media Soft","description":"\u003cp\u003eFired ceramic biomedia that houses helpful bacteria, with a large surface area, tuned mildly acidic for planted, shrimp and soft-water tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAquario Premium Neo Media Soft is a fired ceramic biomedia made from natural Korean materials, built to give your filter as much bacterial real estate as possible — roughly 3,200 m² of surface area per litre, spread across a mix of pore sizes so different bacteria strains, not just the ammonia-oxidisers (the bacteria that consume ammonia, the most toxic waste chemical in a tank), get somewhere to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Soft variant specifically, tuned mildly acidic — the right call for planted, shrimp and soft-water tanks where you don't want your biomedia fighting the pH work (pH being the acidity scale) your substrate (the tank-floor material) or remineraliser (the mineral mix used to rebuild purified water) is already doing. 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The Neo Premium Flow set is moulded in PETG (a tough, glass-clear plastic) rather than acrylic or real glass, so you get the same glass-clear look with noticeably better impact resistance — a knock that would chip or shatter acrylic or glass is far less likely to trouble PETG.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe outflow rotates a full 360°, so you can aim your return exactly where you want it, and both pipes are trimmable to length if your setup needs a shorter run. Like the rest of the Neo range, it's rated for glass up to around 12mm thick. The Premium bundle is the complete kit: two glass-mount holders (one per pipe), a flow reliever for softening the outflow, and a surface skimmer (which pulls the greasy surface film back into the filter) — everything needed to fit and run the set is in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose M (13mm outer diameter) for smaller filters and standard hose runs, L (17mm) for larger canisters with wider tubing, or the M\u0026amp;L mixed pair if you're running odd-sized inlet\/outlet hose or just want one of each on hand. 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Filter intakes are built to move a lot of water, and a curious (or just unlucky) shrimp — fry (babies) especially — can get drawn in far enough to injure or kill it if there's nothing between the shrimp and the impeller (the spinning blade inside the filter's pump).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Neo Inlet Net fits over the intake and adds a fine mesh barrier that keeps shrimp and fry out while still passing water through freely, with no meaningful hit to flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM suits roughly 13mm intake connections, L roughly 17mm. 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Instead of the handful of large bubbles you get from a basic diffuser, CO2 (carbon dioxide — the gas plants feed on) is sheared into a fine mist, which gives it far more surface area and far more time in the water column (the open water) before it reaches the surface — the main lever for actually getting CO2 into solution (properly dissolved into the water) rather than straight out through your lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoak the membrane for 10–30 minutes before first use; this fines up the bubble size noticeably compared with using it straight out of the packet. 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The result is a much finer bubble than you'd get from a typical airstone (the porous block on the end of an air line that makes bubbles), which means better oxygen transfer for the same airflow, plus noticeably less of the rattling noise and surface splash that coarser airstones tend to produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a good fit for overnight aeration (bubbling air through the tank to keep oxygen levels up) in a shrimp tank, or as the air source feeding a sponge filter (a simple foam filter driven by rising air bubbles), where quiet, fine, even bubbles matter more than raw airflow. 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Aquario Neo Solution 1 is a liquid macronutrient fertiliser formulated to cover that gap, dosed straight into the water column — the open water itself, rather than the substrate (the material covering the tank floor).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's designed to be used alongside the rest of the Neo range — Neo Solution 2 covers the micronutrient side (iron, trace elements — minerals needed only in tiny amounts — and amino acids), and the Neo Tab root tabs (fertiliser tablets pushed into the substrate) feed root-hungry plants like swords and crypts — Amazon swords and Cryptocoryne, classic root-feeding species — directly at the substrate. Running Solution 1 with Solution 2 gives a fuller macro-plus-micro routine rather than relying on one bottle to do everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAquario's own dosing guidance isn't published with exact NPK percentages (the nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium ratio most fertilisers print on the label), so treat any rate as a starting point rather than a fixed rule. 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Aquario Neo Solution K is a liquid potassium fertiliser for correcting that shortfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a targeted correction tool rather than a full fertilising base — most tanks get their potassium as part of a broader macro dose (Neo Solution 1 covers N, K, Mg and P together — nitrogen, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus, the nutrients plants consume in bulk), and Solution K is there for when you need to push potassium higher without also pushing nitrogen or phosphorus, a common situation in nutrient-rich or heavily-stocked tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAquario hasn't published an exact potassium concentration for this product, so treat any dosing rate as a guideline rather than a fixed number. 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Aquario Neo Tab Plant 1 is a pressed root tab (a fertiliser tablet pushed into the substrate) containing nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potassium, pushed into the substrate near the root zone of the plants that need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's designed to run alongside the liquid Neo Solution range, not replace it — root tabs feed roots directly, while Solution 1\/2 handle the water-column side for stem and floating plants. Push the tab in gently near (not directly against) the root ball — the clump of roots at the plant's base — a few centimetres deep, and avoid disturbing it once it's placed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a root tab it's a slower, more contained release than the liquid Solutions, so it's a reasonable low-maintenance option for anyone who doesn't want to dose the water column daily. 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(Ash is the mineral residue left over from manufacture — the part of a carbon that pushes pH up.) If you have ever had carbon nudge your pH up, that is the problem this is specified against.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat that does in a tank:\u003c\/strong\u003e it pulls dissolved organics (waste compounds from food and livestock), tannins (the compounds from driftwood and leaves that tint water tea-brown) and odour compounds out of the water column — the open water itself — which clears tinting from driftwood and botanicals and takes the musty edge off after a big clean-up. As with any carbon, it saturates (its pores eventually fill and it stops working) — run it as a temporary or rotating stage rather than leaving it in indefinitely. 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All three build up in any stocked tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Aquario's own words, Neo Bag Minus adsorbs “nitrites, nitrates, and phosphates of negative ion (anion)”, which they describe as “toxic to organisms”, and also “adsorbs harmful negative ion components other than the above components”. Alongside the adsorbent it carries organic carbon beads, which Aquario says feed the bacteria that break down nitrogen compounds and pollutants biologically as well as chemically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the name, the “Minus” refers to the \u003cem\u003echarge of the ions removed\u003c\/em\u003e, not to a pH direction. \u003cstrong\u003eAquario make no pH or hardness claim for this bag in any source we could find\u003c\/strong\u003e — it is a nutrient and pollutant media, not a water-chemistry adjuster (pH being the acidity scale, hardness the water's dissolved mineral content). 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Because it is protein-rich, it breaks down quickly once wet, which is why it is fed sparingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNutrient-dense supplement to vary a grazing diet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall granules are easy to portion for a nano tank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicked at by shrimp, snails and small bottom-feeding fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUsage \u0026amp; Instructions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed a small pinch of granules once or twice a week at most, or follow the rate printed on the product label. Dropping the granules into a feeding dish keeps them in one spot and makes leftovers easy to lift out. 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