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Oolite 20 lbs Miscellaneous Aquariam Graded Aragonite Sand Nitrifying Bacteria For marine aquariums. Beauty and brains. Agri-alive helps maintain proper pH. Review: great sand - great sand!! thank you. no need to rinse with rodi water. cloudy water will go away fast if and only if floss is used. both of the nano tank water cleared in about one day. the cloudy water is really crushed sand. the sand is crushed during packaging and shipping. no need for reef carbon, purigen and phosguard when cycling new aquarium. some people use dry sand and dry rocks to start a new saltwater aquarium. please do test the aquarium water for nitrites, nitrates and ammonia for two months. the dry rock, dry sand method will take 60 days for the aquarium to cycle. then add filter media and cleanup crew ie. snails to the saltwater tank. make sure ammonia is zero before adding fish and cleanup crew. some hobbyists use real saltwater, live rocks and live sand. add add benificial bacteria with fritz turbo start 900 will help either way. both our tanks cycled fast with live rocks, live sand and real ocean water. livestock was added a few days later. and only after testing the aquarium water to ensure the aquariums was safe for fishes and a cleanup crew. both pairs of black snowflake extreme clownfish love it in their nano tanks. we used caribsea fiji pink sand and live rocks with plenty of coralline in the two nano tanks. coralline are the purple algae on the live rocks. coralline algae comes in many colors such as pink and purple. aquarium lights such as kessil are great for live rocks and coral, however, only ambient room lights are currently used to light both aquariums. the purple coralline on the live rocks will get lighter in color and the purple and pink colors in all likelyhood will fade without aquarium lights, however, the helpful and needed bacteria will still be alive. never leave the aquarium lights on for extended periods of time. do not keep the aquarium lights on for too long a period of time. in addition, overfeeding will cause the aquarium water to be nutrient rich for green hair algae, algae and cynobacteria better known as red slime algae. all saltwater aquariums have ugly stages. some hobbyists use a uv sterilizer to help with algae and ich. patience is needed for this hobby. water tests and at least three months are needed before adding easy corals. never introduce too many fishes to an aquarium. always do weekly or biweekly water changes. always use rodi water to topoff the evaporated water in the aquarium. never use tap water for aquarium water evaporation. always go slow. and read and post questions in saltwater aquarium forums. Review: Remember Pink Fiji - This is the best sand for reefers who enjoy reefing. (Pun intended)(o.O) This soft substrate is hardy for rocks and rockscapes but soft for my watchman gobie and pistol shrimp, my LPs corals all enjoy the soft substrate when on a rock. Conch snail and Nassarius snails can dig and burrow very well. I used this to kick start my tank nitr cycle on week 2 and my results have been stellar! Overall great tank look with quality feel when scaping. Always check water parameters! Make sure to QT fish(76day fallow) to avoid hitchhikers and free swimmers(ich) and check for parasites on Corals to not transfer to DT. Think Global. Shop Local. S4LT.TV
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V**V
great sand
great sand!! thank you. no need to rinse with rodi water. cloudy water will go away fast if and only if floss is used. both of the nano tank water cleared in about one day. the cloudy water is really crushed sand. the sand is crushed during packaging and shipping. no need for reef carbon, purigen and phosguard when cycling new aquarium. some people use dry sand and dry rocks to start a new saltwater aquarium. please do test the aquarium water for nitrites, nitrates and ammonia for two months. the dry rock, dry sand method will take 60 days for the aquarium to cycle. then add filter media and cleanup crew ie. snails to the saltwater tank. make sure ammonia is zero before adding fish and cleanup crew. some hobbyists use real saltwater, live rocks and live sand. add add benificial bacteria with fritz turbo start 900 will help either way. both our tanks cycled fast with live rocks, live sand and real ocean water. livestock was added a few days later. and only after testing the aquarium water to ensure the aquariums was safe for fishes and a cleanup crew. both pairs of black snowflake extreme clownfish love it in their nano tanks. we used caribsea fiji pink sand and live rocks with plenty of coralline in the two nano tanks. coralline are the purple algae on the live rocks. coralline algae comes in many colors such as pink and purple. aquarium lights such as kessil are great for live rocks and coral, however, only ambient room lights are currently used to light both aquariums. the purple coralline on the live rocks will get lighter in color and the purple and pink colors in all likelyhood will fade without aquarium lights, however, the helpful and needed bacteria will still be alive. never leave the aquarium lights on for extended periods of time. do not keep the aquarium lights on for too long a period of time. in addition, overfeeding will cause the aquarium water to be nutrient rich for green hair algae, algae and cynobacteria better known as red slime algae. all saltwater aquariums have ugly stages. some hobbyists use a uv sterilizer to help with algae and ich. patience is needed for this hobby. water tests and at least three months are needed before adding easy corals. never introduce too many fishes to an aquarium. always do weekly or biweekly water changes. always use rodi water to topoff the evaporated water in the aquarium. never use tap water for aquarium water evaporation. always go slow. and read and post questions in saltwater aquarium forums.
A**R
Remember Pink Fiji
This is the best sand for reefers who enjoy reefing. (Pun intended)(o.O) This soft substrate is hardy for rocks and rockscapes but soft for my watchman gobie and pistol shrimp, my LPs corals all enjoy the soft substrate when on a rock. Conch snail and Nassarius snails can dig and burrow very well. I used this to kick start my tank nitr cycle on week 2 and my results have been stellar! Overall great tank look with quality feel when scaping. Always check water parameters! Make sure to QT fish(76day fallow) to avoid hitchhikers and free swimmers(ich) and check for parasites on Corals to not transfer to DT. Think Global. Shop Local. S4LT.TV
R**E
good product
cant go wrong with caribsea always been quality
S**A
Beautiful natural look!
Looks beautiful in my tank. The color and texture are very natural, and it instantly improved the appearance of my aquarium. Clean, consistent grain size and easy to work with. Very happy with this purchase.
M**S
Best reef aquarium sand
Best reef aquarium sand out there. I’ve used it for years and find it’s the best grain size.
J**E
Good deal
It's good for the price.
V**S
Best sand you can get
This is the best live sand you can get. It looks good and works wonderfully for cycling. A new saltwater aquarium definitely get it. The difference between the other same brand of 20 lb sand is the Fiji Pink is a finer grade but that's good cuz it doesn't collect algae like the larger grain does. I know this is a couple dollars more than the other bag with the same amount, but it's definitely worth it, especially for a nano aquarium. I have a nano fusion 15 gallon and the Fiji pink works wonderfully. Also doing 3 or 4 in helps with keeping your aquarium clean and it cycles quicker, it gives the beneficial bacteria more space to do its thing. Just saying 😜
D**S
Looks great!!
Just set the tank up with this stuff and it looks great!!
K**I
More than enough for 16g and smaller
Wet sand, definitely live. I didn’t even have to use the whole bag for my 16g tank. Solid product
C**E
buena
el producto llego bien empacado y la arena es un poco fina pero se ve bien
A**N
Lovely colour
Looks really great in the tank can't wait to get fish in there
I**A
Gran sustrato
Me agradó mucho su consistencia y calidad sobre todo que ya trae su cultivo de bacterias y su compuesto para disipar la turbidez en el agua, buen producto.
R**Y
Starts cloudy as expected but marvellous product perfect for tropical fish and shrimp
Great sand for my tropical tank,great for the tank and fish and easy to put in, water goes extremely cloudy when using ,its fine and does clear,obviously if you do it without fish,its more manageable. If you have fish in the tank already slowly pour a small amount and wait for it to clear by using carbon filter bags and a strong flowing water pump to clear ,cleaning the filter 2/3 times and leave the remaining cloudiness to clear. I use a pet drinking submissive pump to create a bit of a current so this is the pump you can use to clear excess debris, so that it doesn't damage your standard drip filter. I included images of the pump and the cloudiness of the fishbowl without anything in to show cloudiness after 1/2clears with the pump ,id say i had to do this 3/4 times on the bowl as its a small area and difficult not to disturb, pump must be vertical in a fish bowl when clearing this sand or it disturbs too much. But for a tank horizontal is right and should take less time to clear,i had no injuries and no deaths to fish when introduced, brilliant product.
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