88 Pets Mart Sdn. Bhd.
No. 8, 10 & 12, Jalan Pandan Indah 4/10,
Pandan Indah,
55100 K.L.
Tel: 603-42959160/80

Natural Plant
No 6,Jalan Seri Taming 1F,
Taman Seri Taming
Batu 9,Cheras
43200,Selangor.
Tel:03 91005485 Leong
Contact: 012-207-7621 Leong

Sixty Two Marine Aquarium
No.8, Jalan Bunga Tanjung 9B,
Taman Muda, 68000 Ampang.
Tel/Fax : 03-42953390
H/P : 016-2042133

Aquascape World (online seller, visit upon appointment)
No 36, Jalan pp8,
Taman Pinggiran Putra,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor

99 Fish & Pets
21,Jalan Datuk Haji Harun,
Taman Taynton,Cheras,
56000 kl

Sisaiko aqua store
Durio 4, Taman warisan pertanian
Jalan P16, Presint 16,
Putrajaya
0388880941
Facebook.com/sisaikoaqua
Sisaiko. Lelong.my

Fins & Greens Aquatics
18, Medan Hujan Rahmat,
Overseas Union Garden,
58200, Kuala Lumpur
Contact:
Pang
016 222 777 2
Operating Hrs,
Monday - Closed
Tues - Sat 1030am -800pm
Sun 1100am - 600pm

Pusat Akuarium Batu Karang Laut
No.39, Jalan SS14/4E, 47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56322688

Natural Aquatic World (NA)
No. 17, Jalan SS19/6,
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan,
Malaysia.
Tel & Fax: +603 5633 1368

Eco-Bact Aquatics
43, SS15/5A, 475000 Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 56363906
Irene Aquarium
No. 10, Jln 21/22,
Seksyen 21,
46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03-7874 8143

Akuarium Yee Fatt
Paramount Garden
Tel: 0378757462
Contact: Mr Wong
Qian Hu The pet family
Lot 10991, Jln SS24/8,
Tmn Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 03 7805 2342

AQUATICS INTERNATIONAL SDN. BHD.
260A Jalan Satu A, Kampong Baru Subang
40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 60-3-7463559, 7465042
Fax: 60-3-7463864, 7461978, 7177009

EAST AQUA STUDIOS MID VALLEY
Lot No 7-015-A, 3RD Floor,
Mid Valley Magamall Ciity,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 KL
Tel: 03 22829790
Fax: 03 22829784
Contact: Kenny/Joey

OCEAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL S/B
50, Jalan Kuchai Maju 6,
Off Kuchai Lama,
58200 KL
Tel: 03-7980 8180

SunwayMas
88 Pets Mart Sdn. Bhd.
No. 20 & 22, Jln. PJU 1/3D,
SunwayMas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 603-78054478/79

EAST AQUA STUDIOS IKANO POWER CENTRE
Level 2 S1, Ikano Power Centre
No.2 Jalan PJU 7-2,
Mutiara Damansara
47800 PJ
Tel: 03 7727 8771
Contact: Kenny /Shirane[shi-reen]/Evon

Next Aquainnovation
3-43A, Jalan Desa 2/4,
Desa Aman Puri.
52100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-6270 1548

Aquarium Marine Fresh Sdn Bhd
Lot G-10, No. 21G, Jalan PJU 5/20A,
Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara,
Kota Damansara PJU5, 47810 Petaling Jaya
Contact Person : Susan - 019 321 8121

Aquatic House/Fish Paradise
G105b, Groundfloor
Centrepoint Bandar Utama
Pesiaran Bandar Utama
47800 P.J.
Selangor

AquaWorld aquatic center
D 008 Jalan PJU 10/3,
Damansara Damai,
47830 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Contact YT Lim
H/P: 012-231 6135

Oceanic Aquarium
No. 13, Jln 23, Taman Bukit Kuchai,
Batu 8, Jalan Puchong
47100 Selangor
603-8070 2273

San Wu
No 19, Jalan Kenari 22,
Bandar Puchong Jaya, Puchong,
Selangor. Tel: 016-238 5658
Ocean Blue

Sisaiko aqua store
Durio 4, Tmn Warisan Pertanian, Presint 16, Putrajaya
fb: www.facebook.com/sisaikoaqua

Atlantic Safari
OUG
Tel: 03 77278771
Hp: 016 2339223
Contact: Ah Wai

Taman Desa Aquarium
41-A, Jalan Desa Bakti,
Town Centre, Taman Desa,
Off Jalan Klang lama,
58100 KL.
Tel: 03-7982 9709
Hp: 012-3980863
Contact: Elvin Saw

Akuarium Koh
No.33, Jalan Sri Sentosa, 8A/133 Taman Sri Sentosa,
58000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 7783 7593

Akuarium Kin Fatt
Kepong
No. 27, Jln Development, Taman Kepong, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Phone: 03-6273 4737

Alive Aquarium & Pets
10, Jalan Pasar
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +60 392235708

Winson Enterprise
No. 70, Jalan Hujan Rahmat Dua,
Overseas Union Garden,
Jalan Klang Lama, KL
Contact Vincent Tan
Hp: 012 3651 659

Aquatropics Aquarium
18, Jln Anggerik Vanilla
R31/R, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam.
Hp: 012-2817188
Contact: Eric Lim

Horng Pets Trading and Aquarium
No.16 Kasawari Tiga, Taman Eng Ann
41150 Klang
Tel/Fax: 3343 0298
Contact: Teng Kok Loong.

Atson Tropical Fish
128, Jalan Bukit Kempas 1/18, Taman Bukit Kempas, 81200, Johor Bahru, Johor, 81200
07-238 6053

Aqua World Aquarium Enterprise
No. 29, Temenggong 9, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, 81300, Johor Bahru, Johor, 81300
07-558 5668 ‎

Soon Heng Li Kedai Ikan
No. 199, Jln Simbang
81200 Johor Bahru, Johor
Phone: 07-236 3360

Sun Aquarium
No. 26, Jln Teratai 4
81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Phone: 07-353 9289

Murcielago Aquarium
No. 91, 1st Floor, Jln Glasiar
80200 Johor Bahru, Johor
Phone: 07-234 5698

Ericsson Pet World
No. 48, Jln Molek 2/2
81100 Johor Bahru, Johor
Phone: 019-722 5815

Fish Fighter
No.28, Jln Titiwangsa,
Taman Bandar 83000 Batu Pahat
Johor darul Takzim
Tel/Fax 07 438 3779
Shahrel Reza Md.Salleh - 012 777 0007

New Oasis Tropical Fish
No. 8, 9, 11 & 13, Jalan Sri Mutiata 1, Taman Mutiara, Ulu Tiram, 81800, Ulu Tiram, Johor
Tel 07-861 6232
Tel 07-861 2418
Fax 07-861 7777

1. Goay Enterprise ( 04-6440128 / 012-4625548 )
2. Hock Lye Aquarium ( 012-4596100 )
3. Macallum Aquarium ( 04-2631008 / 0124848434 )
4. Cheng Lye Aquarium
5. Wanderland ( 012-4749001 )
6. Sam Aquatic ( 04-5391389 / 019-4145555 )
7. Southern Pacific Aquarium ( 012-4684443 )
8. Beautiful Ocean ( 012-4819898 )
9. Eng Hua Hong Aquarium ( 012-4770616 )

Beta Aquarium
No.3177-C , Tingkat Bawah , KM4 ,
Jalan Datuk Kumbar 05300 Alor Star .
Tel : 012-4943231

Fishop Enterprise
33-3-78 , level 3 , Prangin Mail , Penang

Substrate Additives explained:

The Substrate additives from ADA are not precisely for growing plants per se - that is the primary job of Aqua Soil. Aqua soil delivers nutrients to plants directly and is the work horse when it comes down to just straight growing the plants. A better way to think of the additives is to think of it like a vitamin d supplement for your diet - will you die without it? No. Will you be healthier for taking vitamins? Probably, unless your diet is just already ridiculously awesome.

That being said, what the additives do is help 'balance' the aquarium on the bacterial side of things - everything I have talked about in regards to GDA and other algae's earlier is helped kept in control by the additives.

The ADA additives are:

Class 0:
Penac P
Penac W
Bacter 100
Clear Super
Tourmaline BC

Class 1:
Penac P
Penac W

Class 2:
Bacter 100
Clear Super
Tourmaline BC

Class 3:
Bacter 100

Class 4:
Bacter 100
Penac W



The two classes of additives: I've broken down the additives into two groups or classes, because basically these are the two groups that can be used separately from one another. In other words you can use Class 2 in your substrate without Class 1, but an "ideal" system would have both class 1 and class 2. However, it would not make any sense to break up Classes because the additives are co-dependent on one another in some regards. For example - there's no reason to have Clear Super if you have no Bacter 100, but at the same time if you were to ONLY have ONE additive, Bacter 100 is the one to get.

Class 1: Penac P & Penac W

These are some of the additives that have caused extensive debate in the hobby as being 'snake oil.' I won't cover the details of the argument here, but will state it's history just for the sake of avoiding the argument again and to let people be informed of prior baggage associated with the product.

Penac P is an additive whose description from ADA is literally "for plants." However, Penac products come from a company called plocher, whose philosophy is focusing on "energy," cleaning water, growing plants, restoring ecosystems, etc. It's in the holistic boat of theory.

That being said, I don't necessarily say that Penac P & W use energy to clean water - at one point the description was "using the memory of clean water to clean dirty water."

Penac P is basically a nutrient additive that helps to grow plant roots by keeping them healthy - you can also use it with your terrestrial plants. But basically a few spoonfuls of the product at the bottom is used to help grow plants. It contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron 3 oxide, Magnesium, Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Dioxide.

Basically what this does is that Amazonia can be -so- acidic that it helps to temper the acidic effects on plant roots, which can actually be harmed by the intensity of the acidity of Amazonia by making the soil more basic as opposed to acidic.

Penac W on the other hand is an additive that goes on the bottom as well, but is actually advised to use once a month with water changes. This additive directly oxygenates water and serves to also help neutralize the intensity of Amazonia's acidic nature to fortify plant roots.

When you use Penac W properly in the substrate when you setup your aquarium, if you examine your substrate you'll actually see that soil itself is "bubbling" with oxygen - as if it were plants pearling. This helps to rapidly oxygenate the substrate in preparation for the growth of beneficial bacteria.

When doing a water change, a dose of Penac W helps to clear the water and restore oxygen levels to the aquarium. When using pure RODI water it has the effect of balancing the RO water (which has nothing in it and pure RODI water is effectively unlivable) and making it a little harder.

Perhaps an unintended side effect - but if you were to gas your aquarium with co2 and your fish are on the brink of death as a result, adding a spoonful of Penac W causes a rapid, instant oxygenation of water and will save the fish from dying.


Class 2

This trio of additives, Bacter 100, Clear Super and Tourmaline BC all go towards growing bacteria. These additives turn your substrate into a secondary biological filter for your aquarium.

This adds stability by having a second source of filtration / available surface area in case of a filter failure (essentially say, if your filter failed for whatever reason over night, killing all the bio filtration there, you already have a source of bio filtration directly in the substrate of the aquarium saving you from a total system crash and just getting GDA instead of ammonia spikes).

Bacter 100 is specifically 100 different types of bacteria or microorganisms that are beneficial to planted aquariums. This goes beyond just bacteria involved in the nitrogen cycle and includes bacteria that is beneficial and symbiotic with plant roots, etc. and aids in their health and is a detriment towards algae.

You can actually sprinkle Bacter 100 on top of the substrate if you get cyanobacteria or other problem algaes and over night the cyano bacteria will be eaten away by the bacteria and will likely not show up again.

If you are having a massive imbalance problem or your filter crashes, you can dose Bacter 100 into the aquarium to save the system from total failure by adding more bacteria.

Clear Super is essentially a food source for the bacteria - it is comprised of organic material that the bacteria use as a food source, until it becomes naturally occuring in the planted aquarium, which could take some time. Essentially this allows for the bacteria to flourish in the substrate system from day one without having to spend time to grow into the system, it's essentially there to help jump start the Bacter 100.

Tourmaline BC is a very high purity carbon, this helps to keep water quality up, which creates a more suitable environment for the bacteria in the substrate, as well as helps with overall water quality issues in the aquarium itself. Much like how Tourmaline F can be added to a filter to help polish the water, Tourmaline BC does this in the substrate.

As a side note - Power Sand serves as essentially a high-surface area surface for the bacteria to thrive in under the substrate (think of it as your biological media).

Class 0:

The effect of all the listed additives in your aquarium, Penac W, Penac P, Tourmaline BC, Clear Super and Bacter 100 is doing a few things: one it is neutralizing the effect of the extreme acidity (which is harmful towards bacteria) of amazonia in the soil itself. This aids in plant growth, prevents the rotting of roots and allows for Bacteria base to be highly successful in the aquarium.

Two, it keeps the substrate with a high concentration of oxygen. Beneficial Bacteria is highly dependent on oxygen exchange, which in later stages of the aquarium is aided with plant roots, but is not present in early stages of the aquarium. This enables greater health in the plants - and the greater survival of bacteria, which means more stability and less algae for the aquarium.

Three, it provides the Bacteria, pre-seeded, in the substrate already to essentially super-charge the system with bacteria which are beneficial to the substrate without being dependent on waiting for them to grow and occur naturally.

Four, it provides the food for the bacteria so they can thrive from day one.

Five it keeps the quality of the water and the environment of the system itself at top notch in the substrate.

While very few people think of it - soil actually has a certain 'health' factor to it, unhealthy soil leads to unhealthy plants. Unhealthy soil can be spotted by premature break down, 'gunk,' in the soil such as random cyanobacteria and other algaes, and a lot of broken down decaying organic matter (which I can take a picture of at some point), which clogs up and hurts plant growth by making it harder for roots to spread and overall lending itself to the system decaying and shortening the life span of soil. This occurs with -any- nutritious substrate.

These additives help prevent the condition of soil from decaying and maintain the environment in which plants grow in, which lends itself more to overall system health and the prolonging of your layout.

Class 3: if you were to only get one substrate additive, get Bacter 100 as you can still add it to increase bacteria counts and use it to combat cyano bacteria and balance the aquarium in an emergency.

Class 4: if you were to only get two substrate additives get Penac W and Bacter 100 - they can be added to the water to help in emergencies and both provide the most beneficial impact together.

Class 2: if you can only partially do the system - get these three, Bacter 100, Clear Super and Tourmaline BC as the Clear Super and Tourmaline BC support the growth of Bacter.

At this point - I think it's a lot of info for people to take in, so I'd be happy to answer specific questions to expound upon the overall philosophy and approach more.