Aqua Natural Sugar White Sand Bio-Substrate 5lb for Freshwater Aquariums, Sand seeded with Start up bio-Active nitrifying Bacteria

Extremely convenient to use, just take it out of the bag and add it straight to the tank. The quality is excellent: very soft texture, ideal grain size, and a beautiful, natural-looking color. By far the best substrate I've used. It comes pre-moistened, so you can pour it right in, and any cloudiness clears up really quick. I combined the white sand with fine gravel for a realistic look in my 5-gallon tank. Works perfectly!

Whoever thought of this is a genius! Easy to get out of the bag and into the tank, high quality, super soft and perfect grain size, and the color is super nice and natural looking! But the fact that it has the beneficial bacteria defiantly makes it 100% worth the money! It's perfect for getting the nitrogen cycle started in a new tank and I would recommend it to anyone, beginner or experienced! I actually already ordered more. (Also, just spend the extra 2 bucks for 10pounds of it, 5pounds isn't a lot and considering you can get twice the amount for only 2 dollars extra you might as well do it!)

I have a charcoal substance and my fish was knocking my plants loose from playing in them. I poured this substance around my plants because it is finer and more dense than my black substance which keeps my plants in place. While feeding them and keeping my tank healthy. My fish plays hard and rubs his belly into the sand. He doesn't seem bothered because he keeps playing. Looks great and seems soft because my fish would not be so playful if it hurt him. My tank stays pretty clean. My Cory fish seems to enjoy it as well. Has the functionality of feeding nutrition to the tank and adding a beautiful sugar-white color to the tank.

Nice sand but let it settle before turning on your filter. I made the mistake of adding the sand, water, then running the filter right away. Well, now my filter doesn’t work. The grains jammed the inside of my filter and they’re too small to get out. Otherwise, I like the way the product feels and looks. Once it settles and the tank isn’t cloudy, I’m sure I’ll like it more.

I will definitely purchase this again for any future tanks. I was in awe with the natural look of it and it inspired me to add life plans to my beta tank. It has a wonderful and most natural look than any other substrate I’ve ever used besides small natural pebbles. Read the instructions and do not wash the sand. Use it directly out of the bag. Steps: I placed the sand in first and gave it a slope for visual effect. I then added all of the decorations to include some of the plants and a few more after to fill the tank. The water took about 24 to 48 hours to clear and worried me a little bit given that I had read some other reviews in which it cleared faster. It’s a wonderful and clean look. I have no idea what it will take to clean the tank as it pertains to technique and time allotment, but given the look, I think the trouble may be worth it. I would highly recommend.

I used 2 bags of this sand in a 55gal Cichlid Tank. 4 bags would probably be ideal, but it still looks good. I rinsed the sand first, but it wasn’t cloudy nor dirty. Highly recommend.

so far i love this sand, it looked brown in the bag when it came but once its under water it does look white and is pretty. Its a little difficult to put in with decor already placed but worth the effort.

Good product no complaints this is the first 5 minutes no filter

Best aquarium sand for tropical or goldfish helps condition the water healthy for fish all round amazing product

This sand is amazing, it looks good and is easy to clean, I got light sand so it's easier to see the fish poo to clean out, but there are little black and brown specks which drive me insane xD I buy Aqua Natural Sugar White sand for all my tanks now, the sand is heavier than other sand so if you suck some up in your gravel vac they don't get very high, when using a turkey baster it all falls out before reaching the surface leaving only poop and food left in the baster. I use it with my Kuhli's and Cories, the Kuhli's love digging through it and burying themselves in it.

If you decide to aid the cycling of your planted fish tank, this will help. I used this as a thin layer between the base soil and the decorative stone to finalise the look. I trick to make your planted fish tank maintain clear water. I would have preferred to order 2 bags rather than 1.

Beautiful white sand. Arrives wet in bag as it is apparantly pre cycled which i think really helped to cycle my tank/speed up the process. I would definitely buy again. The sand is pure white but does contain some flecks of something black/brown which reminds me of maybe some wood particles. But it doesn't matter as alot of it vacuums out and it also makes it so fish poo doesn't stand out so bad. It's been in my tank for a few months now i think and i don't notice any flecks apart from any mess from my fish. It has been my favourite substrate. All my fish love it and they couldn't be happier. I previously had gravel which i disliked how the food would settle into it aswell as poo. Although i was worried about cleaning sand.. it is actually so much cleaner than gravel as i can run the gravel vac over just the surface of it and i can see that its clean. I previously bought some sand from the petshop which was more of a tan colour and didn't create the look i was after but this white sand has really brightened up my tank. It is also a heavier grain than traditional sand which means its less likely to go up the gravel vac. I haven't had a single illness or death from any of my fish so i'm sure that this product is good and safe.

Amazing sand. Looks great and grows plants too