How to use Matala

• Fit the Matala evenly across the entire glass bottom on your tank, combining pieces evenly together for larger tanks or raised areas (matala is easy to cut).
• The top line of Matala should be higher than your drain line in order to keep the substrate from standing directly in the water and becoming anaerobic over time.
• Use only a a substrate screen fit to the exact size of your tank covering just the matala, there is no need for extra layers.
• Add a few inches of tree fern substrate covered by a thick layer of leaf litter.