Aqua Terra Aquarium & Terrarium Sand, 5-lb bag

I’ve been using sand in my aquariums successfully for awhile now. I decided to order a couple bags of this for my new tank in the white color. I was shocked to see glitter in the sand when I opened it and thought maybe it was a fluke so I proceeded to wash the first bag repeatedly until water ran clear. I opened my 2nd bag and MORE glitter. Glitter doesn’t naturally occur in sand- obviously, and I’m not comfortable putting glitter in my aquarium. I just wouldn’t suggest this particular product. Stick with the CaribSea products in my opinion...they cycle well and look great and I’ve NEVER had to deal with anything unatural in them. I’ve never used sand for terrarium or reptariums so maybe it I’ve been using sand in my aquariums successfully for awhile now. I decided to order a couple bags of this for my new tank in the white color. I was shocked to see glitter in the sand when I opened it and thought maybe it was a fluke so I proceeded to wash the first bag repeatedly until water ran clear. I opened my 2nd bag and MORE glitter. Glitter doesn’t naturally occur in sand- obviously, and I’m not comfortable putting glitter in my aquarium. I just wouldn’t suggest this particular product. Stick with the CaribSea products in my opinion...they cycle well and look great and I’ve NEVER had to deal with anything unatural in them. I’ve never used sand for terrarium or reptariums so maybe it would work for them? … more

I have used pebbles or small river rock. I started this hobby in FW, Texas 2011 with a fresh water 40gallon tank for a baby Jack Dempsey and a few electric yellow cichlids. Now 2018, I've moved to Surprise, Arizona with the same Jack Dempsey and several new cichlids in a 75gallon. I set up a new house using the white sand. I was flustrated for nearly 2 months because water just wouldn't clear always very cloudy. My water was good, clean fish all healthy. I was told be patient the sand takes several weeks to settle. Well, it's been 7 weeks and my tank looks beautiful. I love it. Make sure bags are not busted open. I had to complain when I received my chewy delivery because I was missing about I have used pebbles or small river rock. I started this hobby in FW, Texas 2011 with a fresh water 40gallon tank for a baby Jack Dempsey and a few electric yellow cichlids. Now 2018, I've moved to Surprise, Arizona with the same Jack Dempsey and several new cichlids in a 75gallon. I set up a new house using the white sand. I was flustrated for nearly 2 months because water just wouldn't clear always very cloudy. My water was good, clean fish all healthy. I was told be patient the sand takes several weeks to settle. Well, it's been 7 weeks and my tank looks beautiful. I love it. Make sure bags are not busted open. I had to complain when I received my chewy delivery because I was missing about 2 lbs of sand because 3 bags had holes in them. Chewy sent me 2 free bags. Thank You Chewy my tank is now nice to admire and brag about. … more

Perfect color. Love that it is more coarse than fine play sand. Makes it easier to scoop my reptiles cage out. Overall a great product, just a little high in price because I need 3-4 bags every time I change the whole cage out. Still I would recommend to others!

Taking the bag out of the box I was surprised my finger broke through the bag.

Cleared up and was clean and decently packed thank you chewy!!!

Natural sand...from what I can tell. Relitively small bags that did have a leaker....but it's sand. Ya gotta expect that n I'm still happy with the product.

This sand is EXACTLY what I was looking for for my aquarium. It wasn't the usual color selection either; I loved bring able to choose a more natural color.

Really like this sand for my cichlid tank! It looks really good with my darker background and the green plants. Easy to see debris and vacuum the bottom. As usual....quick delivery from Chewy.

not recommended for aquarium..sand is so fine it ends up in filters and water is always cloudy because its in the water column.

I use this for the top layer of potting soil for my potted succulents. It helps keep the fruit flies from breading in the top of the pot and the other buggy creatures off my plants!