Carib Sea ACS05839 Super Natural Sunset Gold Sand for Aquarium, 5-Pound
$29.18
Price: $29.18
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Create a supernatural experience by re-creating the natural world in your home. Enjoy a piece of the Rio Negro as it winds its way through dark and brooding jungles. Own a sliver of the sunlit Sri Lankan gravel streams famous for sapphires and rubies. Dramatic black sand rivers and beaches grace the flanks of verdant tropical islands capped by smouldering volcanoes. These exotic locales provide the backdrop for some of the world’s most spectacular aquatic life. CaribSea’ s Supernatural line is specially selected and crafted to match these exotic environments. When you demand authenticity don’t just decorate… ecoscape with Supernaturals by CaribSea.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 1 Pounds
Item model number : 05839
Date First Available : April 29, 2010
Manufacturer : TopDawg Pet Supply
ASIN : B004LOETI0
re-create natural looking eco-systems
soft sand that’s perfect for soft belly fish and turtles
ph neutral ; safe for all aquariums
no dyes or paints used
made in the USA
Customers say
Customers appreciate the sand’s beautiful color, with one noting it works well with darker substrates, and find it to be of good quality, with one preferring it for freshwater aquariums. The sand is soft and easy to clean, though experiences with water clarity are mixed – while some report it clears quickly, others say it never clears up.
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13 reviews for Carib Sea ACS05839 Super Natural Sunset Gold Sand for Aquarium, 5-Pound
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Valen985 –
Nice color and consistency
The sand is very soft and it has the color of sand in a creek stream or brown water beach. Very pleasant to look at, and it goes well with darker substrates like Fluval Shrimp or Flourite Dark. I did rinse it a little bit, the tank still got cloudy but was cleaned up quickly by the filter.
Luis Rivas –
Very Good!
I was skeptical about buying sand for my aquarium. Iâve always heard that itâs difficult to deal with and makes your water cloudy.After some time with it, thatâs not the case at all! Itâs great, it does take a couple rinses to wash out any excess dust or dirt but it holds up very well. The Ph doesnât change and the water is crystal clear. Even if my corys start rustling throw the bottom, the sand floats right back down. Love it, great product.
Isabel –
The softest sand I have ever touched in my entire life
I have not “used” the product yet, but I have it sitting in a cycling tank. I am confident that my fish are going to love this sand. I’ve used play sand before which was kind of rough and my cories and kuhlis didn’t like it so much, the cories liked to dig but the kuhlis would never burrow. With this sand I think that my kuhlis and cories will both love it. I’ll have to do more research for the cories though, I get conflicting information to if they prefer sand or gravel but mine seem to dig more in sand so I think they like sand more. This is completely worth every cent. Will be buying more of this brand whenever I can get more tanks.
Ashley –
Good
I like the way it looks in the tank! It definitely requires ALOT of washing before it goes in the tank because it has a lot of dust, thatâs the only reason itâs not 5 star. It does however have a tank clearing liquid included that helps settle the cloudy water once added which was nice.
M. C. Payette –
Once it’s clean the water is crystal clear
Rinse this — a lot — and you won’t have any issues. I have a pico tank with this sand, a piece of soft sea fan coral, and Marimo in it. Before I added the Marimo, I washed the sand for a good 20 or so minutes before the water ran clear. I put the sand I wanted to use into the tank (easy enough for me to do because of the small size of the tank, but the same concept would work just fine in a Homer bucket) and then ran cold water over it, using my hands to constantly move the sand. Yes, I lost a teeny bit of sand, but those are the pieces that would otherwise be floating in your tank, so best to flush them out right away. Now every time I do a water change, I can just run the water straight into the tank and not worry about upsetting the sand base because the water doesn’t cloud up at all. I think the reviewers who complain about cloudy water haven’t cleaned it thoroughly before setting up their tank. It does take time, but it’s not difficult and it’s just a matter of moving the sand as you move water through it until the sand stops floating up to the top.The photo I’ve included is of my Marimo tank after a full water change as described above (just running water full blast into the tank). The photo was taken about 5 minutes after the change was complete. The specs are micro air bubbles on the inside of the tank, but the water is crystal clear.
Michael Quade –
Great color, natural look and feel, grain size is perfect
This sand is an amazing natural color and grain size. I only had to wash it once before the water ran clear. The grains are big enough to be distinguishable, but still soft that digging fish can bury comfortably. I’ve never had an issue with cloudy water after a water change. I really enjoy that the color isn’t completely uniform, which gives it a natural biotope look.
Michelle Castleberry –
great sand, bad price.
love this sand! but its way to expensive. you can get it way cheaper from pet smart and other sources.but as a pure review of this sand as a product, its great. excellent color, looks beautiful in my tank. I will say that it takes ages to clean, so make sure you rinse it well before putting it in the tank so it doesn’t cloud your water. its really soft, which is nice because i have cory cats.for reference i used this sand in my 20 gallon long for about a 2-3 cm sand cap. i got a 20 lb bag and i have lots left over, i think it could have been fine with 10 to 15 pounds., but i like to have extra.if you don’t mind this price, go ahead, the sand is great quality. but you can find it cheaper else wear if you have those options available to you.Update: I returned the product, but I was charged almost $9 for return shipping! i have never been charged for return shipping on amazon before, very annoying.
Elizabeth Smith –
It’s not as Yellow-toned as you think!
It’s a nice sand color. It’s not as… yellow as I had feared. It’s a nice ‘warm white-tan’ color that isn’t as start against dark brown planting substrates. Since it is a warm-toned sand it makes green plants really pop in an aquascape. I’d share a picture but… the snails are poop monsters and I’m not cleaning the sand until tomorrow.It’s just a good natural color.
S Ravello –
Seems just as nice as the caribsea brand. Rinse well. Add water to the side and you’ll be fine. It comes with a packet of bacteria. I used it in a new tank and had a bacteria bloom so it’s definitely live bacteria ðð¼
Painfultears –
This was a small bag but well worth it, currently winter where I am so going to the local dunes for plant sand was out and I needed to transplant some indoor plants but we all know potting soil has those dreaded fungus gnats so I put sand over all of my potting soil and decided to give this sand a shot! It worked! It looks great and no ill effects on the plants and no chance of contaminating my beloved orchids (few feet from my house plants)with pest!I did however, out of habit wash the remaining sand just in case and used it in my fish tank, works well and the fish love their new spa corner lol.I will totally be purchasing more of this sand again!
Laura –
Like: natural colour and smooth/rounded sandDislike: after rinsing the sand for a while, it still made the crabâs saltwater cave very cloudy. Hoping by tonight it will have cleared out.
Louis –
C’était pour l’aquarium de ma femme et elle semble satisfaite
Amazon Customer –
I love this sand, very easy to put in and fairly easy to keep clean, I roughly have a ten gallon and got two bags but probably would buy a third for aesthetics. But overall great product for the price and beginner friendly!