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Decoration Plants Garden Ball 8-16 mm Expanded Clay Pebbles LECA For Hydroponic and Aquaponics
Product Description
Clay pebbles is the ideal substrate for hydro-culture. It is a granular material with a certain porosity formed by clay after high temperature firing.
The minimum level of salinity released assures the inertia of the substrate, primary condition for the proper operation of the system. It is also lightweight and easy to handle, it has moderate water retention and excellent porosity for air. The shape and the different sizes of the grains are such as to “bound” well and assure a good support to plants, even tall and heavy ones.
Detailed
Product Type | Hydroponic Clay Balls |
Material |
Expanded Clay Balls |
Size |
1 - 4 mm / 4 - 8 mm / 8 - 12 mm / 12 - 16 mm etc. |
Density |
350 - 700 kg / m3 |
Features | Thermal Insulation, Sound Insulation, Fire resistance, Water absorption |
Application |
hydroponics & aquaponics system |
Color |
Light brown to Red |
Package |
50L woven bag or as per your request |
Usage
Hanging Gardens
Clay pebbles is the right product for creating lightened draining layers for plants and hanging gardens. In the mixtures with the cultivation soil, it assures lightness to the structure and a water and air reserve for the plants. Clay pebbles is perfect for filling flower pots and boxes. It can be supplied with dumper trucks or tank trucks equipped for vertical pumping up to 30 m or horizontal up to 80÷100 m.
Use
1. Flowerpot surface and bottom
2. Special for soilless cultivation
Features
The water and fertilizer retention performance is good, the fertilizer retention capacity is moderate to the water, and the ceramsite can store nutrients.
In this way, stored nutrients are slowly released to the root system. Stable chemical properties, no pollution, ceramsite itself has no odor and does not release harmful substances, strengthen matrix ventilation and accelerate water penetration to prevent hypoxia