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title: "Anybody use fluval stratum with their alocasias? I’d love some advice."
description: "Anybody use fluval stratum with their alocasias? I’d love some advice."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/2cFnZJEPVOBpvM8LvtCIMc"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "mx.mcq"
published: "2024-12-16T02:41:55.453327Z"
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# Anybody use fluval stratum with their alocasias? I’d love some advice.

_Posted by mx.mcq on 2024-12-16_

Anybody use fluval stratum with their alocasias? I’d love some advice.

## 8 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-16

Yes, I don't use straight fluval cuz... Sweet Toddler Jesus... that would be expensive 😆

#### mx.mcq replied on 2024-12-16

Toddler Jesus 🤣🤣🤣

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-16

No one ever talks about toddler Jesus, my stance is he was a menace 😆

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-12-16

After Christmas, Im going to be trying out NXCplants homemade Anthurium pon mix. 4 parts perlite, 2 parts pumice, 2 part lava rock, 1 parts fluval.

### King Penson commented on 2024-12-16

I use it for corms almost exclusively. I am currently growing some scalprum babies in a self watering pot in a mix of coco coir, perlite and stratum as seen here in this photo.

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#### Lindsey replied on 2024-12-16

I do the same! It’s black gold for corms, imo!

I find I have the most success when I put about an inch deep layer of stratum in something clear with a lid to trap humidity- the takeout cups in the pic are perfect- add some water, pop the corm in, seal it up and basically forget about it lol. I will open the container every once in a while to get some fresh air in there. Once I have a healthy root system, I’ll repot in a mix of stratum, perlite, coco coir and fine pine bark chips.

On my next repot for some of my mature alocasias, I’m considering moving some from leca to lechuza pon 🤔

#### mx.mcq replied on 2024-12-17

I’ve heard good things about pon too!

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-17

They do pretty well in the pon. I dont actually use a self watering pot though. I did have an issue with lechuza-pon. The first round was great, the 2nd round after the bag had been opened i got white mold really bad on the top, and it ended up killing one of the smaller alocasia I had repotted in it. So I sanitized the rest, and it was fine. But im going to make my own now

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