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Continue to Canada siteRe-create the natural world of your finned friends with CaribSea Super Naturals Crystal River Freshwater Sand. This beautiful, natural uncoated river substrate offers a finer grade of natural sand, packed with living, water-purifying bacteria, state-of-the-art clarifier and a complete water conditioner. With Crystal River, all you need is tap water to get started, plus sand-size grains are friendlier to bottom dwellers. The approximately 0.5-1.0 mm grain-size immediately begins the cycling process, eliminating new tank syndrome and discouraging nuisance algae. The freshwater sand is great for detoxifying metals, eliminating ammonia, neutralizing chlorine and chloramines, plus it provides a protective slime coat for stressed fish and reduces nitrates and nitrites. This is also great for use with aquatic turtles, terrestrial turtles, tortoises, aquatic amphibians, and invertebrates.
Item Number | 147330 |
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Weight | 20 pounds |
Aquarium Type | Freshwater |
Made In | United States |
Sourced From | United States |
Fish Type | Tropical Freshwater |
Reptile Type | Painted Turtle, Map Turtle, Red-Eared Slider Turtle, Asian Box Turtle, African Dwarf Frog, Newt, Salamander, Axolotl, Hermit Crab |
Gently rinse with clean, fresh water, then place into the aquarium. Add water, then rocks and décor. Start all filters and pumps. Read directions on the bag before use.
Typical Sand Size | Average Density |
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0.5-1.0 mm | 92 lbs per cubic foot |
Customer Rating | Rated 4.88 out of 5 stars 25 | Rated 4.2353 out of 5 stars 17 | Rated 3.9474 out of 5 stars 19 | Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars 10 | — |
Price | $34.99Chewy Price | $26.59Chewy Price | $25.29Chewy Price | $26.92Chewy Price | $37.49Chewy Price |
Fish Type | Tropical Freshwater | Tropical Freshwater | Tropical Freshwater | Tropical Freshwater | Tropical Freshwater |
Aquarium Type | Freshwater | Freshwater | Freshwater | Freshwater | Freshwater |
Material | — | — | — | — | Stone |
Love the sand. Unfortunately, it brought Copepods along with it and now my tank is covered with them.
I bought 3 bags for my 55 gallon aquarium and did what the directions said. Loosely raised the sand in the bag with a hose and put it in the tank. Added water and my plants & accessories and it was clear from the start!! If they have black, I'm going to get more for my 2 other tanks with gravel in them now. VERY PLEASED!
Beautiful sand didn't need to rinse
I decided to put sand in my aquarium instead of gravel and I love the look. Live plants look great and the fish can be seen so much better. Piled high in back and don't smooth it out.
It was perfect for my aquarium. It's not nutrient rich so root tabs or the like will need to be added for live plants. The sand is very fine so care is needed when cleaning.
This sand looks beautiful in my tank. You can see all the little sand crystals. I also love that it came with the water clarifier so I didn’t have to buy that separately. The color really makes my live plants and fish look great, and my ghost shrimp love it too.
So far I love this sand and my Cory's and trapdoor snails love it too!
Do not rinse this sand! It contains good live bacteria and if you rinse it, you take all of what you paid for away! I put 20lb into my 10 gallon and love the look. It did not cloud my water even a little bit, I used a pitcher to slowly pour the water in one corner and let the water work it’s way around. Absolutely zero issue with clouding.
The instructions on the bag were amazing! It was so easy step-by-step instructions and suggestions that it was easy for me. And that was important because I am in a Mobile Wheelchair with very bad arthritis and the instructions help me to lessen my stress! I highly recommend this product and will use it again since I only got a 20 pound bag and I’ll need another one.
This is bar far the greatest buy for a really good price. All four of my tanks have this sand in it.