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

I initially rinsed 3 bags of this sand thoroughly [in the bag] several times before adding to my 55 gallon tank. After adding to my tank and adding the water, it remains cloudy. After a couple days it did settle, but any slight movement of the sand clouds the tank back up considerably. The first fish I transferred to this the tank died so I started over with the rinsing. I have been filling this tank and draining it now more times than I can count over the period of a year, trying to get it somewhat cleared up. But no matter how many times I rinse it says just as cloudy as milk like when I first got it. I have not been able to enjoy this new tank that I set up over a year ago. Today I give up and accept the fact that I wasted $100 on this crap. I have never had these problems with regular old filter sand from the hardware store. I bought this just because I liked the look of the black and white sand but I am utterly disappointed. I am throwing this crap out and going back to the basics. Just a warning if milky looking tank water bothers you.

Awesome sand no problems at all.

I use it for my African Cichlid Tank. Love it!

Sand looks great in my 125 gal. It really helps to keeps pH where I need it to be

Great

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.

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

Great

Glad Im not the only one who has had this issue. I thought maybe that was just how it was but now that I have done more research I realize sometimes you get good sand and sometimes you get garbage like this. I am now in the process of slowly removing cup by cup of this black gravel and replacing with actual sand. I would guess a third of the product is this black gravel and its magnetic. FUN when it sticks to a wavemaker magnet on your acrylic tank.

great natural look in my 47 gal tank.Cichlids seem to love the gravel as they spend a lot of time moving it arround