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CaribSea Arag-Alive 20 lb Fiji Pink Sand

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Brand Carib Sea
Liquid Volume 16 Fluid Ounces
Item Weight 20 Pounds
Target Species Fish
Allergen Information Buckwheat Free

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  • Functional and beautiful aragonite substrate for all types of marine aquariums
  • Contains millions of beneficial marine bacteria to enhance biological filtration
  • Many styles to help recreate any marine environment

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18 x 12 x 2 inches; 20 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 792
  • Department ‏ : ‎ Unisex-Adult
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2001
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Carib Sea
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00025YVGC
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 2,437 ratings

Product Description

You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive substrates. It is developed from CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks, where authenticity is a must. Arag-Alive helps maintain a proper pH for the life of your aquarium without the constant addition of chemicals, and creates a biological balance to discourage nuisance algae. Arag-Alive contains millions of bacteria per pound specially engineered for aggressive waste reduction in closed systems like your aquarium. Arag-Alive is engineered to suppress “new tank syndrome” and compress the ammonia cycle. It begins to cycle your aquarium instantly. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive cycles your aquarium days faster than other brands.

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Directions

Pour the bag contents into the tank before water is added. Remove the clarifier packet inside and pour the clarifier in once the water had been added.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
2,437 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the sand quality, ease of cleaning, and appearance of the aquarium pond water treatment. For example, they mention it's a relatively fine grain sanitizer that clears up quickly. They appreciate the uniform size and the white color. Customers are also impresseded with the quality, value, and bacteria. Opinions are mixed on the cloudiness.

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79 customers mention70 positive9 negative

Customers like the sand. They say it's gorgeous, and the quality is beautiful. Some customers also say it is the best sanitizer they can buy, and perfect for a saltwater or reef tank. Overall, customers are happy with the ad.

"...be noticeable but honestly you don’t really see them and the overall sand is gorgeous, exactly what I’ve been looking for and I wish I’d always used..." Read more

"...there for a couple weeks now and they’re doing very well and the sand looks nice." Read more

"...Up til now, the sand is usually pretty clean and uniform. Even though this is "live" sand, I always rinse it thoroughly to remove the cloudiness...." Read more

"Great sand" Read more

77 customers mention72 positive5 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the aquarium pond water treatment. They mention that it works well for their reef tank and that they have not had any issues with it.

"...juvenile star Sapphire’s in there for a couple weeks now and they’re doing very well and the sand looks nice." Read more

"...It should work well in the tank and it’s a lot. I didn’t read the label and was surprised the sand came packaged wet in sea water...." Read more

"...Has a nice color and varied grain sizes. 3 bags worked well in my 75 gallon tank. It did take 2 days for the water to clear up...." Read more

"...Similar to the grain size of the sand at a beach, this stuff is nice and fine but isn't so fine that it blows around easily or compacts like dusty/..." Read more

76 customers mention67 positive9 negative

Customers like the appearance of the aquarium pond water treatment. They say it looks beautiful, has a very light color, and is great in a saltwater tank.

"...It’s a very light color, pretty much white, and on the finer side but doesn’t blow around easily, and the size is pretty consistent throughout...." Read more

"...pink stickers placed over top, but mine came printed on the bag and looks great." Read more

"I love this stuff, it's been my favorite for over a decade - great color, ideal grain size, not either dust or fine gravel...." Read more

"...4” of sand along the bottom glass ... and it’s just so pretty to look at thru the glass...." Read more

27 customers mention27 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the aquarium pond water treatment. They mention it's a great live sand for the price.

"no complaints here its a great value and was enough for my 20 gallon nano tank...." Read more

"Great product & great price!" Read more

"...lifespan is great for cycling so I had to go with this one in an amazing price for a 20 pounds" Read more

"...This one has a shipping weight of over 21 pounds. It is also priced competitive to what I could buy it in a nearby town." Read more

22 customers mention22 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the size of the aquarium pond water treatment. They mention that the grain size is perfect, uniform, and small enough to look like sand. Some say that the sander has a nice color and varied grain sizes. Overall, most are happy with the product's size.

"...the finer side but doesn’t blow around easily, and the size is pretty consistent throughout...." Read more

"...stuff, it's been my favorite for over a decade - great color, ideal grain size, not either dust or fine gravel...." Read more

"This sand looks good in my tank. Has a nice color and varied grain sizes. 3 bags worked well in my 75 gallon tank...." Read more

"...The Fiji Pink is the perfect grain size that I prefer, doesn’t blow off easily, perfect for snails, crabs, shrimps and worms...." Read more

20 customers mention16 positive4 negative

Customers like the ease of cleaning with the aquarium pond water treatment. For example, they mention it's clean, requires no rinsing, and clears up quick. Some say that the water settled very quickly.

"...The water settled very quickly, within 24 hours it was clear again and that’s without any type of filtration hooked up yet...." Read more

"...If anything, be patient with this sand, no rinsing is needed ... and while I don’t know it yet, I do believe my tank, corals, fish and other tiny..." Read more

"...And it looks beautiful. Its very easy to clean... I clean it with a syphon justas I did my gravel...." Read more

"...there was more sediment that clouded up the water and took several days to get filtered out compared to other brands of sand I have used in the past." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the bacteria in the aquarium pond water treatment. They mention that it contains a lot of healthy bacteria, and nitrifying bacteria. They appreciate that it keeps the bacteria population more robust, and creates algae for their tank. Customers also say that it does not harm the fish or filters.

"...half the ocean in the bag, which is great because it keeps the bacteria population more robust, and my tank seemed to insta-cycle which is even..." Read more

"...No idea how long it would take to balance out again. It claims to contain live bacteria - how much is still alive after a long time in a bag is..." Read more

"...I believe the sand itself contains live beneficial bacteria & does not contain salt so to create the preferred brackish environment..." Read more

"...I wanted the beneficial bacteria. It was very cloudy for a day. No harm to the fish. No harm to the filters. I have a matten filter on one end...." Read more

24 customers mention9 positive15 negative

Customers are mixed about the cloudiness of the aquarium pond water treatment. Some mention that it comes moist and doesn't create too much clouding, while others say that it makes their tank very very cloudy.

"...It is tainting the water cloudy white and I didn’t feel comfortable putting it in the tank yet. I think I might dump it in by my 8th wash...." Read more

"...it’s done a great job in cleaning the tank within 2 days and the cloudiness is gone ... make sure you clean the filter!..." Read more

"...That clarifier makes a huge difference. With out it, tank will stay cloudy for a long time unless you rinse the sand...." Read more

"...you try and add this if you do not rinse it off first it will cloud your tank for days." Read more

Still cloudy
4 Stars
Still cloudy
I love the fiji pink sand. Unfortunately I lost my home/ tanks due to a wild fire. I'm finally getting tanks up and going again. A 40 galon and 200. I bought multiple bags of sand. Usually come with a magnetic clarifier. I bought 7 or 8 bags and only 2 had the clarifier. One was open and leaked into the sand before I had opened the bag and I put it in the 40 gallon. That tank cleared up after 2-3 days. The other clarifier went into the 200 gallon but was not enough. On day 5, and tank is still extremely cloudy. That clarifier makes a huge difference. With out it, tank will stay cloudy for a long time unless you rinse the sand. But you are supposed to with this sand because of the live bacteria it contains. If it had the clarifier it would be 5 stars all day. This is not a sellers issue. They got me the bags quickly. This was just a mishap at the packaging plant. Wouldn't stop me from buying again. Just frustrating to still have a cloudy tank after this many days
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Reviewed in India on September 24, 2020
I had ordered 2 bags but got 1...good thing is they refunded the amount for 1 bag within a week.
It's been just a month now and the CARIB SEA Aragonite alive reef sand seems to have started doing its job perfectly.
I had mixed it with dead sand which it has been slowly turning to live.
The appearance is unique and very appealing.
Pros: It suppressed the new tank syndrome, reduced ammonia, natural filter. The water is clean and crystal clear. The best part provided lots of surface area for bacterial adhesion.
Cons: None

I would recommend this product a must buy for all reef/saltwater tanks.
My tank dimension: 42X16X18 (inches)
FYI: 1 bag was enough to attain a depth of 1.5 inch ( I had mixed it with dead sand. 22lbs Carib sea sand + 7 lbs of Dead sand)
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