Carib Sea ACS00223 African Ivory Coast Sand for Aquarium, 20-Pound

I don’t have fish yet for it but I cleaned a smaller amount of sand in the sink in a clear bowl until it was almost clear by just turning/folding the sand in running water. The bag has directions to cut both corners and insert a hose so it can be cleaned that way but that would be really heavy.

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My assorted Cichlids LOVE this sand! I would recommend 2 bags for a 55 Gallon tank depending on how much or if any plans to get a nice landscape view.

Nice mixture, this is a very fine grain sand FYI. It is also a mixture of pure white and pure black. Some sands say they are white but are actually beige or off white, this sand is actually white.

Do not buy! It’s all crushed gravel and very little sand.

Made a great substrate for my Cichlid tank. Helps PH levels, keeps water clear.

I love the look of it but ...... you will need to take your time in cleaning it before you add it to your tank. I got ( 2 ) bags and the first one first I didnt get all the mud rinsed out. I ended up putting about 24 gal of water in my tank and draining it 2 different times. Even with the clarifier it was still real cloudy after a couple of days. This 2nd bag I took my time rinsing about half of it in a separate container and that seemed to worked a lot better. Now for the other 10 lbs ...... You can not get it rinsed completely in the bag like the directions say. Hope this helps someone. It is a real good product for your Lake Tanganyika aquarium.

Came early and looks great

Amazon send the fist set of bags and 2 were open and a lot of the sand was lost in shipping , amazon send me 2 other bags for free. I love the salt and pepper look of this sand, so far after 7 water changes the ph is stable at 8.0 Perfect for my Africans cichlids