{"product_id":"aptus-ecozen","title":"Aptus Ecozen","description":"\u003cp\u003eAptus Ecozen is a natural enzyme booster and micro-life stimulator that conditions the growing medium and keeps the root zone clean and working properly. It is both a substrate conditioner and a flushing additive: the enzymes break down the dead organic matter that collects around living roots, and they turn precipitated fertiliser salt back into nutrients the plant can actually absorb. That is the difference between Ecozen and a plain flushing agent: instead of pushing salt through the medium with water, it converts the build-up into something the crop can use, and Aptus report a noticeable improvement in leaf colour and overall vigour within 24 hours of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo enzyme families and one trace element do the work. As roots grow, some die off to make room for new growth, leaving cellulose, a starchy plant matter, around the root surface where it inhibits nutrient absorption and microbial development. Cellulase breaks that cellulose down and keeps the root surface clean. Beta-glucanase complexes handle the mineral side, transforming precipitated nutrient salts into plant-available nutrients, which helps stabilise EC in the medium and reduces the antagonism, lock-up and pathogen problems that salt build-up brings to a root system. A small amount of manganese completes it: manganese plays a role in supplying energy for photosynthesis, high concentrations of it correlate with high sugar levels in plants, and it stimulates the micro-life that recycles whatever the enzymes have broken down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcozen is a genuine addition to organic and living soils, since it stimulates and supports micro-life populations rather than sterilising them. It is a live enzyme product, though, so it is not the right tool for commercial operations and fertigation systems where live cultures are not suitable; Aptus make a separate sterile oxidising flush for those. Used as a flush, runoff EC climbs briefly before it falls, because the enzymes are breaking down precipitated salt in the substrate rather than water simply rinsing past it, so that early spike is a sign it is working. Shake the bottle gently before every measure: Ecozen is an off-white milky liquid, and a clear, watery pour almost always means it has settled. There is no value in a heavier hand either, since more than the recommended dose will not increase the effect and only wastes product. What earns Ecozen its place in a rotation is the state it leaves the medium in: media can be run longer and across multiple cycles, and feeding can carry on later in the crop without built-up salt telling on flavour and quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e The current Australian safety data sheet classifies Ecozen as hazardous with the signal word DANGER. It may cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled, and causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure by inhalation and oral routes. Wear protective gloves, protective clothing, eye protection and face protection when handling it, avoid breathing the spray, keep it in its original container, and do not store diluted product.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aptus","offers":[{"title":"250 ml","offer_id":48083196903582,"sku":"754697361684","price":69.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/5261\/6094\/files\/Aptus_Ecozen_250ml.png?v=1790163131","url":"https:\/\/www.hydrooasis.com.au\/products\/aptus-ecozen","provider":"Hydro Oasis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}