Caribsea Arag-Alive Indo-Pacific Black

FAIL!

by BigPapa

Unsatisfactory

Posted: 6/25/2010 from DURHAM, NC UNITED STATES Experience Level: Intermediate

Comments: This is by far the worst "sand" I have ever come across. The white portion is sand alright but the black pieces are larger chunks of black rock VERY similar to the black gravel one might get for a freshwater tank (not quite lava rock). Some of the black pieces are up to 2" in size. FAR FROM SAND. Avoid this stuff like the plague unless you want to spend countless hours fishing the larger rocks out of your tank with a net. Take my advice and get a bag of white live sand or crushed coral of your choice then mix in a couple bags of the black "moon sand" for visual effect. I have noticed that my cleanup crabs (small hermits) will get stuck on the black ROCKS and don't like to let go. Using this stuff was the biggest mistake I have made in my 15+ years of reef keeping. I rank it a 1 because "sand" does not come in 2" chunks like what was in all 3 of my bags. This is nothing but a bag of black rocks with some white sand mixed in.

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Great Product!

by BD

Excellent!

Posted: 10/11/2008 from SACRAMENTO, CA Experience Level: Beginner

Comments: The sand looks great and really adds to the natural look of my tank. After reading a few other reviews with concerns to the color, I think it's pretty near perfect. I would recommend this product to others. Thanks for the great service too!

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Great Sand

by KEITH

Excellent!

Posted: 9/30/2008 from EAST HADDAM, CT UNITED STATES Experience Level: Intermediate

Comments: Very happy with the quality, consistancy and mix of white and black sand. Looks very nice in the tank.

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sand review

by LORRAINE NAYLOR

Excellent!

Posted: 9/2/2008 from LAS CRUCES, NM UNITED STATES Experience Level: Intermediate

Comments: I really like the look and texture of the sand.

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great sand!

by DAVID ORR

Great

Posted: 7/2/2008 from MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA UNITED STATE Experience Level: Beginner

Comments: This sand has all the bacteria needed to start a successful tank. The only issue I have is it isn't completely black.

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not so black

by ERIK HEARBURG

Great

Posted: 3/25/2008 from DUNKIRK, NY UNITED STATES Experience Level: Expert

Comments: really like the look of the sand and its quality but its not so black. bought two bags and one was definitly darker than the other. still a great product though. Aragalive is all i use in my systems, new and old.

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sand

by ERIC VERNON

Average

Posted: 3/19/2008 from SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY UNITED ST Experience Level: Intermediate

Comments: it is not exactly a perfect mix of sand. the white part is fine sand and the black parts are larger pieces. more like black lava rocks. i had to take a aquarium net for my fish and take out the larger parts of black lava rock and then it was more acceptable.

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Indo-pacific not so black sand

by MATHEW REA

Average

Posted: 9/10/2007 from OCOEE, FL UNITED STATES Experience Level: Beginner

Comments: Product had more white sand then black sand. Should not be called black sand. I purchased more black moon sand to replace this.

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