Aqua Terra Aquarium & Terrarium Sand, 5-lb bag

So I have just received the stuff I gave it for rinse cycles in a lobster pot with the hose. Gave it a good stir an played with the sand the first two times. The last two times I put the bucket on blast with the hose by the fourth rinse cycle the water didn't need more than 2 seconds to settle. I had read reviews and I don't understand why people were complaining that much and saying there was glitter it's called formica.... I'm absolutely going to be getting the stuff again the reason why there's so much room in the bag at the top is because they give you 5.9 lbs I had placed it on my scale because I noticed there was a little bit of sand that came in to the box from the bag... This is a 10 So I have just received the stuff I gave it for rinse cycles in a lobster pot with the hose. Gave it a good stir an played with the sand the first two times. The last two times I put the bucket on blast with the hose by the fourth rinse cycle the water didn't need more than 2 seconds to settle. I had read reviews and I don't understand why people were complaining that much and saying there was glitter it's called formica.... I'm absolutely going to be getting the stuff again the reason why there's so much room in the bag at the top is because they give you 5.9 lbs I had placed it on my scale because I noticed there was a little bit of sand that came in to the box from the bag... This is a 10 out of 10 product it's a bag of sand the color was true to the statement. … more

This worked great for my 5gal! It covered the bottom of the tank comfortably. I got the white and it is gorgeous. I have nothing to complain about!

I soaked and rinsed two bags for two days before replacing the gravel in my tank with this sand. It settled very quickly and hasn't clouded my tank at all!

Soft, beautiful sand! I just wish I was packaged a little better, as I got covered in sand when I opened the box. One of the bags popped. Got here super quick too!

I use this for my hamsters sand bath and it works perfectly

I have had this sand for awhile now and I have never had problems. I rinsed the sand and it got a bit cloudy but I just left it alone with the filter for a few days and bang. Crystal clean. I have an axolotl and I saw the sand and how fine it was. My axolotl has had no impactions from the sand but I reduce the change of impaction by adding a dish in the water as well. For anyone who reads this review, do not buy the sand the same day you are buying your aquatic friend. Please have everything cleaned, set up, and cycled before you bring the animal home. Clean the sand as much as possible. If you are cleaning the sand to replace loss sand, have a large bucket and clean sand thoroughly. Continue I have had this sand for awhile now and I have never had problems. I rinsed the sand and it got a bit cloudy but I just left it alone with the filter for a few days and bang. Crystal clean. I have an axolotl and I saw the sand and how fine it was. My axolotl has had no impactions from the sand but I reduce the change of impaction by adding a dish in the water as well. For anyone who reads this review, do not buy the sand the same day you are buying your aquatic friend. Please have everything cleaned, set up, and cycled before you bring the animal home. Clean the sand as much as possible. If you are cleaning the sand to replace loss sand, have a large bucket and clean sand thoroughly. Continue to clean until the cleaning water is no longer foggy. … more

I bought this to use as a sand bath for my dwarf hamster. We previously used play sand, but it was too coarse for my liking. This aquarium sand is a beautiful white as described (aesthetically looks great in her cage!) and extremely soft and fine, without being dusty. PERFECT for hamsters! And a great price. Found our new favorite and will not go back! Hamster certainly approves and immediately rolled around in it!

Just what I needed. I made an island in my gravel and the fish loved it. Only problem is the sand sinks through the gravel some and I have to add more sand.

This is a good, fine sand, but I was hoping for a brighter white color. I looked at the pictures for the product and it seemed like what I wanted, but the sand is more of a natural light colored sand. In its defense, the color is called natural white and the video posted shows the actual color of the sand. However, after rinsing and submerging in my aquarium, the sand does look whiteish with my tank light on.

To start, the “Natural White” is more of a beige color, which disappointed me since it’s so hard to find white sand that is this fine. Another thing that I didn’t enjoy was how long it took to clean this sand (thank god I have an artesian well). Even after all the rising, it still made my tank water extremely cloudy. I continued adding water and siphoning it out until it was clear enough to add in the cycled tank water I had saved. As I mentioned before, one thing I do like is how incredibly fine this sand is. It’s the perfect sand to use for my Axolotls, and they seem to enjoy it . I do think the price is reasonable as well.