The Caribsea Mineral Mud 3.8L for Aquariums is a unique blend of sediments that replicate tropical fringing coastal mangrove environments. Mineral Mud has a size range that is compatible with soft, burrowing infaunal, macro animal assemblages. Mineral Mud is ideal for mud refugiums, seagrasses, macroalgae, and mangroves because it contains a variety of trace elements, chelated trace elements, natural bio-available iodine, calcium, strontium, iron, and free carbon. Mineral Mud also contains live marine bacteria, which helps to complete the tropical ecosystem.