Customer Reviews
Pure Water Pebbles Bio-Activ Live African Cichlid Aquarium Substrate, 20-lb bag
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Would buy again
By Sher on Jan 21, 2022
Really love this in my saltwater tank, nice mix and you can’t see it in the picture but there are a lot of different whole tiny sea shells, not just broken up ones.
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Fake stone color
By Steve on Mar 16, 2019
Do not buy if you want natural black stone. Black stones are coated with black color. Not natural black. A large number of large size stones are in substrate. I did first sifting with ¼ mesh screen. Tried to break the large ones up with steel plate. They are not black stones but gray to white coated Do not buy if you want natural black stone. Black stones are coated with black color. Not natural black. A large number of large size stones are in substrate. I did first sifting with ¼ mesh screen. Tried to break the large ones up with steel plate. They are not black stones but gray to white coated with black color. Turns into grey mess. Very disappointed opened two bags. … more
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Pure Water Pebbles
By RG13 on Mar 3, 2022
They went in to a 125 gallon tank. Looks Great, water cleared up quickly.
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Would buy again
By Sher on Jan 21, 2022
Really love this in my saltwater tank, nice mix and you can’t see it in the picture but there are a lot of different whole tiny sea shells, not just broken up ones.
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African Cichlid
By Kath on Nov 10, 2020
I love it! My tank water is so clear and they rocks are so natural looking
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Great for African Cichlids
By Rick on Sep 3, 2020 top1000Contributor
This gravel is great but it is mostly black so it's rather dark in the tank. I prefer a combination of it and the Pure Water Pebbles Malawi Mix. It creates a more pleasing appearance. My fish seem happy and they don't dig as much as before.
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Great product
By Tony on Jul 18, 2020
It is a great product but it ships terribly. It leaked throughout the box and ruined several items. Why would these bags be shipped and handled in a fashion that allows them to get broken?
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Happy with purchase
By James on May 25, 2020
Substrate is a big decision for the detail oriented hobbyist and I am very happy with this. The color is nice and the variation of material is interesting. I added a couple hand fulls of bigger shells from my old aquarium and they matched great. Not 100% sure on the effect of the ph because i do have some bleached coral in it as well thats supposed to raise ph but it seems to help. My ph is good for cichlids either way. Was real happy with my decision but i do think its a bit expensive. Would buy again but I'd be happier if it was about 25% cheaper.
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Best Substrate I have ever used
By ForcesOfEvil on Aug 22, 2019
If you want your PH, and basically all your chemical levels to have a good start then this stuff is the best there is. I dumped 3 bags straight out of the bag in the tank after treating the water and not even 24 hours later it is crystal clear. There are beautiful shells and little red rocks in the substrate. I researched long and hard and settled on this substrate. Amazing product. Highly highly recommended.
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cichlids loved this
By MelissaR on Aug 12, 2019
My new fishies loved this! When I put it in their tank they were picking at all the shells and were busy for a long time at the bottom! They seemed so happy! They also don't carry this at my local pet store so I was happy Chewy had it!
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Great Product.
By 310cichlids on Apr 12, 2019
This substrate works just as it says able to add fish with 24hrs of setting tank up. I would recomend adding a small amount of fish as a time until tank is established.
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This ROCKS!
By Phantum on Mar 26, 2019
Great substrate for getting your tank started ASAP! Added my new fish in the next day after getting the temp good.
