Scape Bac-Up – Epic Aquatics
Kickstart and maintain a healthy aquarium ecosystem with Scape Bac-Up from Epic Aquatics. This powerful beneficial bacteria supplement helps establish and stabilise your biological filtration, promoting crystal-clear water and a safer environment for your fish and plants.
Key Features
Beneficial Bacteria Blend: Supports rapid colonisation of biological filtration media.
Speeds Up Tank Cycling: Helps reduce ammonia and nitrite during new tank setups.
Improves Water Quality: Promotes a balanced, stable aquarium environment.
Safe for Fish & Plants: Suitable for freshwater planted aquariums and community tanks.
Perfect For
New aquarium setups
After water changes
After adding new fish
Supporting filter maintenance
Boosting biological stability in planted tanks
Why Choose Scape Bac-Up?
A healthy aquarium starts with strong biological filtration. Scape Bac-Up helps establish the beneficial bacteria your tank needs to naturally break down waste, keeping your water cleaner and your livestock healthier. Ideal for both beginner aquarists and experienced hobbyists.
Add Scape Bac-Up – Epic Aquatics to your order today and build a strong biological foundation for your aquarium!
Scape Complete – Epic Aquatics
Create the perfect foundation for a thriving planted aquarium with Scape Complete from Epic Aquatics. This premium aquascaping substrate is specially formulated to support strong root development, vibrant plant growth, and long-term aquarium health.
Key Features
Nutrient-Rich Formula: Provides essential nutrients for healthy root systems and lush plant growth.
Promotes Strong Rooting: Ideal for stem plants, carpeting plants, and heavy root feeders.
Supports Biological Stability: Encourages beneficial bacteria colonisation for a balanced aquarium ecosystem.
Long-Lasting Performance: Designed for sustained nutrient release over time.
Perfect For
Planted aquariums
Aquascaping layouts
Foreground carpeting plants
Root-feeding species such as Echinodorus and Cryptocoryne
Why Choose Scape Complete?
A successful aquascape starts from the ground up. Scape Complete provides the essential base layer needed for vibrant growth, strong roots, and a stable planted environment. Whether you’re starting a new layout or upgrading your substrate, this is the ideal foundation for long-term success.
Add Scape Complete – Epic Aquatics to your order today and give your planted aquarium the perfect start!
Scape Dechlorination – Epic Aquatics
Protect your fish and plants instantly with Scape Dechlorination from Epic Aquatics. This fast-acting water conditioner neutralises harmful chlorine and chloramine in tap water, making it safe for use in freshwater aquariums.
Key Features
Instant Chlorine Removal: Quickly neutralises chlorine and chloramine.
Fish-Safe Formula: Helps protect delicate gills and reduce stress during water changes.
Essential for Water Changes: Makes tap water safe before adding it to your aquarium.
Easy to Dose: Simple application for routine maintenance and new tank setups.
Perfect For
New aquarium setups
Routine water changes
Adding new fish
Emergency water treatment
Why Choose Scape Dechlorination?
Tap water contains chemicals that are harmful to fish and beneficial bacteria. Scape Dechlorination ensures your water is safe and conditioned instantly, protecting your livestock and maintaining a stable aquarium environment. A must-have product for every aquarist.
Add Scape Dechlorination – Epic Aquatics to your order today and ensure every water change is safe and stress-free!
Scape K & Trace – Epic Aquatics
Support vibrant, healthy plant growth with Scape K & Trace from Epic Aquatics. This specialised liquid fertiliser provides essential potassium (K) and trace elements that aquatic plants need to thrive, promoting stronger growth, improved colouration, and overall plant vitality.
Key Features
Potassium-Rich Formula: Helps prevent leaf yellowing, pinholes, and nutrient deficiencies.
Essential Trace Elements: Supplies vital micronutrients for balanced plant development.
Enhances Colour & Growth: Promotes lush greens and vibrant reds in planted aquariums.
Easy Liquid Dosing: Simple to use for routine fertilisation schedules.
Perfect For
Planted freshwater aquariums
Low-tech and high-tech setups
Supporting stem plants, carpeting plants, and root feeders
Preventing common nutrient deficiencies
Why Choose Scape K & Trace?
Even with good lighting and CO₂, plants require the right balance of macro and micronutrients to truly flourish. Scape K & Trace ensures your aquarium plants receive essential elements often lacking in tap water, helping maintain strong, healthy growth and a beautifully balanced aquascape.
Add Scape K & Trace – Epic Aquatics to your order today and keep your aquarium plants vibrant and thriving!
Scape Liquid Carbon – Epic Aquatics
Boost plant growth and enhance your aquascape with Scape Liquid Carbon from Epic Aquatics. This easy-to-use liquid carbon supplement provides an accessible carbon source for aquatic plants, helping them grow stronger, healthier, and more vibrant.
Key Features
Enhances Plant Growth: Provides a readily available carbon source to support lush, healthy development.
Improves Plant Colouration: Promotes richer greens and deeper reds in planted aquariums.
Helps Control Algae: Supports plant dominance, reducing excess algae growth when used correctly.
Simple Daily Dosing: Easy to use and ideal for low-tech or non-CO₂ setups.
Perfect For
Planted aquariums without CO₂ injection
Supporting plant growth in low to medium light tanks
Enhancing colour and vitality in aquascapes
Routine aquarium maintenance
Why Choose Scape Liquid Carbon?
Carbon is one of the essential building blocks for plant growth. Scape Liquid Carbon offers a convenient and effective way to support your aquatic plants, especially in aquariums without pressurised CO₂ systems. It’s an excellent solution for beginners and experienced aquascapers alike.
Add Scape Liquid Carbon – Epic Aquatics to your order today and give your plants the carbon boost they need to thrive!
Scape N – Epic Aquatics
Promote strong, healthy plant growth with Scape N from Epic Aquatics. This specialised nitrogen supplement is designed to support vigorous leaf development and prevent common nutrient deficiencies in planted freshwater aquariums.
Key Features
Nitrogen Supplement: Provides an essential macronutrient required for plant growth.
Supports Leaf Development: Encourages lush, vibrant foliage and steady growth.
Prevents Yellowing: Helps reduce pale leaves caused by nitrogen deficiency.
Easy Liquid Dosing: Simple to incorporate into your regular fertilisation routine.
Perfect For
Planted freshwater aquariums
High-light and CO₂-injected setups
Fast-growing stem plants
Balanced fertilisation programs
Why Choose Scape N?
Nitrogen is a critical building block for plant health. In heavily planted or high-tech aquariums, nitrogen levels can become depleted quickly. Scape N helps restore balance, ensuring your plants remain vibrant, healthy, and growing at their full potential.
Add Scape N – Epic Aquatics to your order today and give your aquarium plants the nitrogen boost they need to thrive!
Scape P – Epic Aquatics Plant Fertiliser
Description:Scape P is a specialised liquid phosphorus supplement for planted freshwater aquariums. Phosphorus is a vital macronutrient that supports energy transfer, root development, and overall plant health. Scape P helps prevent deficiency symptoms and ensures that your aquatic plants get the phosphorus they need in a controlled and bioavailable form.
Features
High-quality liquid phosphorus source
Maintains optimal P levels in planted tanks
Supports strong plant growth
Safe for fish, shrimp, and invertebrates
Easy daily dosing
Dosage & Instructions
Add 1 pump (~1 ml) per 50 L of aquarium water daily.Increase dosage gradually as plant biomass increases. Ensure phosphorus levels are balanced with nitrogen (nitrate) to avoid excess that may encourage algae growth.
Benefits
Prevents phosphorus deficiency
Promotes healthy leaf and root development
Helps reduce signs of nutrient stress
Works in both high-tech (CO₂ injected) and low-tech systems
Performance Notes
Phosphorus is essential for energy metabolism and nutrient transport in plants. Deficiency can cause older leaves to yellow or develop dead patches and may lead to reduced growth rates.
Sizes Available
500 ml bottle
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Acid Buffer
An acid buffer is a product used to lower and help stabilise the pH of aquarium water. It’s especially useful if your tank water is naturally too alkaline (high pH) for the fish or plants you’re keeping. In many cases it’s used together with an alkaline buffer to set and maintain a specific pH range that’s right for your setup.
What It Does
It lowers pH by buffering your water; this means it helps resist sudden pH changes once adjusted.
In products like Seachem Acid Buffer, it also converts carbonate hardness (KH) into plant‑available CO₂, which can benefit planted freshwater tanks.
Works best when matched with an alkaline buffer (like Seachem Alkaline Buffer) to dial in a target pH range without big swings.
Most acid buffers are phosphate‑free, so they won’t promote algae growth.
Where It’s Used
Freshwater planted aquariums with hard, high‑pH waterTanks where a specific lower pH range is desiredAs part of a pH adjustment routine during water changes
How To Use
Start with small doses and test the water before and after adding the buffer.
Follow the dosing on the label - for example, many products suggest ~2 g per ~80 L of water as a starting point.
If using with an alkaline buffer, you can target specific pH ranges by adjusting the ratio of the two.
Alternatives & Related Products
Aqua Clean Acid Drop Buffer – another acid buffer option for lowering pH.
Waterlife Ph 7.2 Acid Buffer – buffer aimed at a specific target around pH 7.2.
Seachem Acid Regulator 1Kilo – similar purpose for general pH lowering.
API pH Down – liquid alternative to powder buffers.
Essentials Lab Buffer 7 1L – liquid buffer solutions for precise pH adjustment.
Support products like Seachem Neutral Regulator help set pH to neutral (around 7) when used with both acid and alkaline buffers.
Tips
Always test your water (KH & pH) before adjusting. Make changes gradually -large pH jumps can stress fish.
Seachem Acid Regulator – 250g
Seachem acid regulator is a buffering powder used to safely lower and stabilise pH in freshwater aquariums. It creates a slightly acidic environment that many tropical fish prefer and helps keep water chemistry stable over time.
What it does
Lowers and buffers pH to an acidic range (around 5.0–7.0)
Helps create ideal conditions for fish such as tetras, angelfish, discus, and other soft-water species
Stabilises pH to prevent sudden swings
Supports healthy biological activity and reduces stress on fish
Works well with Seachem neutral regulator or alkaline regulator to fine-tune pH
Why it’s useful
Helps recreate natural soft-water environments
Makes pH control simple and predictable
Helps avoid fluctuating conditions that can stress fish
Ideal for community tanks with fish that prefer lower pH
Suitable for regular maintenance or adjusting new water during water changes
How to use
Add the recommended dose to new or existing aquarium water
Adjust gradually to the desired pH range
Re-dose during water changes to maintain stable conditions
Test water regularly when adjusting pH
(Use only in freshwater.)
Ideal for
Tetras, discus, angelfish, rasboras, gouramis, and other soft-water species
Freshwater community tanks
Water with naturally high pH or hardness
Aquarists needing reliable, consistent pH control
Stable, controlled pH for soft-water aquariums
Seachem acid regulator 250g offers a safe and effective way to achieve and maintain the acidic conditions preferred by many tropical fish.
Seachem Alerts Combo Pack – Ammonia and pH
The seachem alerts combo pack includes the ammonia alert and the pH alert, two colour-changing sensors that give you continuous, easy monitoring of your aquarium water. They sit inside the tank and show changes instantly, without test strips, liquids, or waiting times.
What’s included
Ammonia alert
Monitors free ammonia (the toxic form)
Colour changes show safe, alert, and danger levels
Helps prevent stress and fish loss
Lasts up to one year in freshwater or marine setups
No water sampling or test kits needed
pH alert
Continuously monitors pH in freshwater tanks
Clear colour scale for quick reading
Useful for community tanks, planted tanks, and sensitive species
Lasts 3–6 months depending on conditions
No calibration or maintenance needed
Why choose this combo
Constant monitoring without extra effort
Early warning for ammonia or pH problems
Beginner friendly and reliable for experienced hobbyists
Reusable and cost-effective
Low-profile design that sits neatly inside the tank
Ideal for
Freshwater community aquariums
New tank cycling
Planted and shrimp tanks
Betta tanks and nano setups
Breeding and quarantine tanks
How to use
Rinse each alert with aquarium water
Place inside the tank where you can easily see it
Read the colour against the built-in scale
Keep your aquarium safe with simple, 24/7 water monitoring
The seachem alerts combo pack offers an easy, reliable way to track two of the most important parameters in any aquarium.
Seachem Algae Pad– Non-Scratch Aquarium Cleaning Pads
Keep your aquarium glass and acrylic spotless with the Seachem Algae Pad (3 Pack). These durable, non-scratch cleaning pads are specially designed to remove algae and buildup from aquarium surfaces without damaging glass or acrylic.
Perfect for routine tank maintenance, Seachem Algae Pads make it easy to keep your aquarium looking clear and vibrant. The ergonomic design allows for comfortable handling while effectively scrubbing away stubborn algae from panels, corners, and hard-to-reach areas.
Benefits
✔ Removes algae quickly and effectively✔ Safe for both glass and acrylic aquariums✔ Non-scratch material protects tank surfaces✔ Helps maintain clear viewing panels✔ Reusable pads for long-lasting aquarium maintenance
Key Features
Non-Scratch Cleaning Surface: Designed to safely clean aquarium glass and acrylic without leaving marks.
Dual-Sided Design: One side for gentle cleaning and one side for tougher algae removal.
Durable Construction: Built for repeated use and regular tank maintenance.
Comfortable Grip: Easy to hold and maneuver while cleaning aquarium panels.
Convenient 3 Pack: Multiple pads ensure you always have a clean pad ready when needed.
Instructions for Use
Rinse the algae pad with clean water before first use.
Gently scrub algae from aquarium glass or acrylic surfaces.
Use light pressure when cleaning to avoid disturbing aquarium inhabitants.
Rinse the pad thoroughly after each use to remove debris.
Allow the pad to dry before storing.
Seachem Algae Scraper
Keep your aquarium panels crystal clear with the Seachem Algae Scraper. Designed to safely remove algae from both glass and acrylic surfaces, this versatile scraper makes routine tank cleaning quick and easy. Its ergonomic handle ensures comfortable control, while the scratch-safe blade protects your aquarium from damage.
Whether you have a nano tank, a standard home aquarium, or a large display tank, the Seachem Algae Scraper provides effective algae removal and helps maintain a clear, vibrant aquarium display.
Benefits
✔ Effectively removes algae from glass and acrylic surfaces✔ Scratch-safe material protects delicate panels✔ Ergonomic handle for comfortable, precise control✔ Helps maintain clear, streak-free viewing panels✔ Suitable for nano, small, and large aquariums
Key Features
Versatile Design: One scraper works across multiple aquarium sizes.
Scratch-Safe Blade: Cleans effectively without damaging surfaces.
Ergonomic Handle: Comfortable for extended use and precise cleaning.
Durable Construction: Built for repeated use over time.
Compatible with Other Tools: Pairs well with pads, DuoPad, and polisher for complete maintenance.
Instructions for Use
Gently scrape algae from aquarium surfaces using smooth, controlled motions.
Focus on corners, edges, and panels where algae tends to accumulate.
Rinse the scraper after each use to remove debris.
Avoid using excessive force to prevent scratching.
Store in a dry place between uses.
Tip: For the best results, combine with Seachem Algae Pad or DuoPad to maintain a polished, streak-free aquarium display.