Vivarium Substrate Base Kit
Setting the industry standard for quality substrate
Our proven store brand bioactive substrates have helped us build our reputation in the vivarium community. Being offered consistently since 2009, our NEHERP Vivarium Substrates are the original store brand bioactive substrates. Nearly 10 years (and dozens of tons) later, we still carefully blend & manufacture our substrates using only the best ingredients available. Our substrate can be found in Zoos, Museums, Nature Centers, and in thousands of private collections all over the USA. We're confident in our substrate's ability to maintain a healthy pH, resist compaction, support microfauna, foster mycorrhizal fungi, and grow healthy plants.
Each of our bioactive substrate kits includes everything you'll need for the base layers for any common live vivarium environment at a discount. (Drainage Layer, Screen Separator, Substrate, Leaf Litter, plus optional Springtail & Isopod cultures!) Each kit is available with your choice of any of our three top-quality substrate blends, customizable for your specific animal species.
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Drainage Layer, Screen Separator, Substrate, Leaf Litter: All Included!
All the best bioactive live vivarium substrates
Assists with faster plant acclimation
Encourage Isopod populations to flourish
Springtail populations thrive long-term
Sustain mycorrhizal relationships
Moss establishes quickly & lasts long-term
Foster explosive root development
Grow Awesome Terrestrial Plants and Mosses
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Aquariums
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Widths on all enclosures are listed as Width X Depth X Height in inches. Aquarium sizes vary slightly between manufacturers. All enclosures are sold separately.
Aquarium-Based Substrate Base Kit
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Vert Kit Based Substrate Base Kit
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Terrarium Based Substrate Base Kit
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