CaribSea Ocean Direct Original Caribbean Marine Live Sand, 40-lb bag
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Enhance your finned friends’ underwater habitat with CaribSea Ocean Direct Original Caribbean Marine Live Sand. This substrate uses "Sea-Breathe" technology, which preserves original marine bacteria on a moist packed sand. Every grain is infused with bacteria and encapsulated in a thin film of real seawater. The thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange, which results in high counts of natural and beneficial bacteria with a non-toxic buildup of metabolic by‑products. With millions of bacteria and a beautiful aragonite substrate, it provides your scaly friends with a thriving, natural aquarium balance quickly and effectively. Every bag contains a 0.25-6.5 mm grain size and is alive with up to 1000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods.
Key Benefits- Caribbean Marine Live Sand substrate with "Sea-Breathe" technology to preserve original marine bacteria.
- Moist packed sand is wrapped in a thin film of real seawater—the thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange.
- Great way to add beneficial bacteria with a non-toxic buildup of metabolic by‑products to your finned friends’ underwater habitat.
- Provides your scaly friends with a thriving, natural aquarium balance quickly and effectively due to the millions of bacteria and a beautiful aragonite substrate.
- Contains 0.25-6.5 mm grain size in every bag, plus it’s alive with up to 1,000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods.
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Item Number147305
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Weight40.0 pounds
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Aquarium TypeSaltwater
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BrandN/A
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Fish TypeMarine Fish, Marine Invertebrate
Ocean Direct can be rinsed gently with freshwater before placing into the aquarium or can be placed into the aquarium without rinsing. Please read all instructions on the bag before use.
| Typical Sand Size | Average Density |
|---|---|
| 0.25-6.5mm | 87 lbs per cubic foot |
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Great for saltwater
By Pgentry on Sep 16, 2019
I had to purchase three bags for me 125 gallon aquarium. It was great to purchase this and have it come the house.
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Nice substrate
By Good on Jun 13, 2019
Works good clears up fast and good parimaters when done
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Quick delivery
By Garry on Feb 23, 2019
Chewy was the only one to get 4 bags 40lb of the sand for my tank no one else had it for me. They delivered it in two days thank
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Carib Live Sand
By Brian on Mar 19, 2019
Fast delivery. Great product. Fast cycling time. Cloudiness cleared within twelve hours or so.
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Perfect Sand For My 80 Gallon Tank!!!
By Gus6 on Feb 20, 2019
Sand Was Perfect And Not Wet Just Moist ! Let This Baby Cycle For 2 Weeks And My Tank Mates Should Be Happy!
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Took Forever to Clear...
By Sarah on Dec 2, 2018
Took forever to clear up even though we were extremely careful putting it in. However, once it settled and cleared it was exactehat we wanted! I read all of the reviews and heavily researched before purchase.
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everything i ordered was great
By David on Jan 18, 2019
First time I ordered from Chewy. Everything arrived on time in great shape will use Chewy more offen
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Aquarium start up
By JPat on Jan 1, 2019
The absolute best! Can’t wait to use them again for my aquarium needs.
