Leca Expanded Clay Pebbles 1LBS Grow Media for Indoor Plants Hydroponic Growing Gardening System Supplies …

I like it and some of my plants love it, just make sure you rinse well. It is a bit dusty

I was pleasantly surprised at the size of this bag when it came in. It's hard to buy leca online because it's hard to gauge size, but this bag is about the size of a smaller bag of potting soil.

I've started using leca for semi-hydro setups, and this has worked well for me! This leca is definitely very dusty, so you really should soak it overnight and rinse multiple times. That process I find to be a little bit of a pain compared to other growing media (perlite, pon, soil, etc), but as far as I know this particular leca isn't any worse than other brands of leca.Be sure not to dump the dust down your drain as it can damage your plumbing - but it should be totally fine to dump the water outdoors.I did use some of it without soaking first, and it definitely dried out way too fast. But once I replaced it with some that I had soaked previously, it has remained pretty consistently moist as I was hoping!

I got this instead of an organic version because I’m using it to build up the substrate in the back part of an aquarium and wanted to save some money. Hopefully this will not impact freshwater shrimp that will be going into this tank.The very fact that it floats when dry IS a plus because it will not add significant weight to the aquarium, which is why it was recommended to me in the past and which is why I’m using it again. It will eventually take on water and absorb fertilizers and slowly redistribute it to the plants as the roots get to it. Do not think of it as the visible part of your aquarium bottom. You need to enclose it in metal-free nylon mesh bags or some other enclosure, then put the visible substrate like gravel, aquasoil or sand on top of it.In any case, if you were going to use it for house plants like orchids, it’s a beautiful mix of dark chocolate colors and a better size mix, in my opinion, than the bigger ones found in the organic brand. It looks excellent for orchids as it is porous and retains humidity without being rough or disintegrating. It can easily be reused, as well.It is dusty and needs to be rinsed before use, but then expanded clay will always be like this as the balls rub against each other in manufacturing and shipping. When I opened the bag, the expanded clay balls felt very slightly humid; however, when I weighed the bag to make sure I had not been short changed (like what happened to me with another brand in the past), it weighed exactly 11 lbs, so one extra pound was delivered! ❤️I would give this 4-1/2 stars only because of the fact that it’s not organic and if used for food grade plant growth, would potentially affect the food quality. I’m also 🤞🏻 that for the same reason it will not harm my invertebrates.I’ve kept shrimp for many years. If I suspect that this is negatively impacting my shrimp, I’ll put an update in a couple of months, today being 10/21/2023.

I love the crunch these have they go really good with a little bit of milk! Easy 5 star.

Probably the best value for your dollar. It’s a big bag!

Best thing is the value. Good amount of product for the price-- better than mostly listings. I use these for aerating the soil in my house plants (just do a bottom layer in the pots).

The media could not be loaded.  For what I paid I got a lot but the bag was wet inside and now I have to go through the whole bag and throw away the mold pieces and hope my plants are ok with the remaining pieces.

I use these in my Kratky jars. They come in a resealable bag made of decent quality. The pebbles are solid and not crumbly at all. I like that they’re a little darker in colour, not that it matters.

Nice full bag with whole pieces not broken.

Plante

A big dusty but rinsed 3x in icecream pail and all is good.

Just what I was looking for