7kg / 15.4lb Bag of Fluorite Black Aquarium Sand

Amazon Customer: Like the headline says, the sand is extremely dusty, cleaning it is a huge hassle and is a risk of clogging your pipes. If you don't have a cheesecloth to clean it with or anything of the sort then don't bother. Sand looks good but there's barely enough for 1inch of depth for plants in a 36 gallon tank. I ended up mixing it with other sand and even then it took at least a week for the dust to clear up and my filter to filter it all out. Not buying again! Not worth 45$!!

Canada on Nov 15, 2023

TimberwolfTimberwolf: This sand is exactly what I was hoping for, gives a beautiful look for the aquarium and easy to plant live plants into. The only thing I suggest, is rinsing this sand out A LOT before adding fish.
I hadn't rinsed it enough the first go, but managed to get the murkiness out after a lot more rinsing using the outdoor hose and gravel syphon to exchange the water continuously for over an hour.. Pics show difference with proper full rinsing out

Canada on Oct 09, 2023

NoémieNoémie: J'aime bien, mais faut faire attention car i faut le rincer SOUVENT...très poussiéreux et quand la poussière lève ...ne redecsend pas, même avec un filtreur (pour pas que d'autre on la surprise)

Canada on Sep 03, 2023

E. M. FraiseE. M. Fraise: Purchased this for a 20g tall tank I'm setting up for breeding guppies. Went with this over Fluval Stratum due to seeing several instances of the Stratum just falling apart and becoming mud, didn't wanna deal with that.

Other reviews for this product and the back of the bag when it arrived warned me of dust and to rinse thoroughly - very glad I did, because the water during the rinse was coming up very grey. It's now been about 12 hours since setup and the water is still a touch cloudy from adding the water to the tank and disturbing the substrate while putting in the plants and wood, but I suspect it'll clear up within the day. Note that it isn't new-tank syndrome as the items put in were from an established tank so this one should cycle in little to no time.

Even with the haze in the water, the sand looks really nice and is doing a great job of holding down my plants. Here's hoping this will help me be more successful growing the Vallisneria, I think the tank will really start coming together when it fills all of that vertical space! I'll update this review down the road if there's anything worth adding in.

United States on Jul 23, 2023

Mr. D. Robinson: Plants love it and are doing really well, even in the tank without co2. The contrast from the black colour looks really good too!

United Kingdom on Jul 08, 2023

Richard B.: Remplire votre aquarium ultra lentement sinon vive la poussière en suspention dans l'eau. Les filtreur std pas cabale de filtré.

Canada on May 31, 2023

MUD: I have been using this for years and recently purchased to build out another planted aquarium. I really love the look and feel of the sand. I love how well my plants do in the sand. The only thing I don't like is what a pain it is to rinse it.
It is very important that you pre-rinse it several/many times until the water is clear. I generally put it in a deep bowl or bucket and rinse - remembering to mix it up quite a bit. If you do not, you will end up with a silt filled tank. I am not sure if the silt would hurt your fish but I would not want to risk it. My gut says that it would be stressful for a fish to breathe in silt filled water but I do not know. Nonetheless, rinse well and avoid the issue.
Also, when adding it to your aquarium, put it in a container and lower it down to the bottom before pouring it out.

United States on Mar 06, 2023

CodyB: Okay I know a lot of people complain about how dusty this stuff is and how you have to rinse it forever or what not. Here is how I did it and if you’re patient, it might save you a lot of aggregation and mess.

To preface, I was moving from a 20gal to a 75gal, so my fish stayed comfortably in their old home in the process.

I used a total of 5 bags. Doing one bag at a time I dumped each in a bucket, and ran water through it for about 5min. Tops. I didn’t spend a lot of time excessively rinsing. Then I put it in the empty tank. No water. I did this with all 5 bags, leveled it out. Then I let it sit there, and settle for about a week. By the end of the week it was still moist enough to scape with.

Here’s the important part I think: when you go to fill it up, put a plate or bowl down for your water hose to rest on instead of bare sand. Then SLOWLY fill up the tank. I probably spent an hour doing this, but I did use that time to place my plants and what not. Anyway, I ended up with just a slight haze to my water and once I get my canister set up with some filter floss it’ll be gone completely.

So, that’s how I did it, and if you have patience, I...

United States on Apr 04, 2021

T. StrubeT. Strube: This is the best substrate I have ever used. Not only does it help the plants, but it also helps from detritus from sinking to the bottom. I use this in my 48"x18"x36" 75 gallon aquarium with a 2" bed.

Yes it doesn't look completely black when illuminated in water. It looks more like a charcoal black. I have never seen it listed as being pure black.

Yes it looks lighter as detritus starts to pile up on it. This is where scavengers, sand sifters, and water flow are handy.

People also say that this product is very dusty. This can be true. It all depends on how it is handled. The more the grains collide with one another, the dustier this product will be. This is the same concept as two pieces of charcoal colliding with each other.

If properly cleaned before placement in the tank, there will be no dust and it can handle stronger water flow without blowing everywhere. To properly clean the sand I recommend doing the following:
1. Get an unused bucket.
2. Fill bucket half-way with sand.
3. Stick hose into bucket.
4. Use hands and hose to stir sand.
5. Keep performing Step 4 until the water running over the bucket is clear.

For those that...

United States on May 03, 2015