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imagitarium Black Aquarium Sand, 20 lbs.

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 622 ratings
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  • Black silica Sand Aquatic Substrate from Imagitarium
  • Helps simulate a positive natural environment
  • Promotes the growth of healthy bacteria which breaks down waste
  • Reduces the amount of unhealthy debris in the water

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Easy to clean
4.0 4.0

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  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16 x 11.3 x 2 inches; 20 Pounds
  • Manufacturer recommended age ‏ : ‎ 1 month and up
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2017
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Imagitarium
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076FVMK2T
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 622 ratings

Product Description

Sand by Imagitarium is an attractive solution for simulating a natural environment in your fish tank. Safe for both saltwater and freshwater tanks, this sand helps promote the growth of healthy bacteria and reduce unhealthy debris.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
622 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the appearance, quality and ease of cleaning of the pet supplies. For example, they mention that it looks great in the tank, has a slight shine to it and that it's very easy to clean. Some appreciate the value for money. That said, they say it works great and that they're not sure how someone can ever go wrong with sand.

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42 customers mention42 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the sand. They mention that it looks pretty in the tank, has a slight shine to it, and is a nice matte black. They also say it makes their colorful fish pop and adds a good base to the tank.

"...Once I added it to my fish tank, it looked beautiful. Very clean sand and well worth the money." Read more

"Looks alright.. I mixed some white sand with mine but kinda wish I had gotten more of the black." Read more

"...the best priced black sand on the market and black substrate always looks great so I definitely recommend it." Read more

"...All in all it does look pretty in the tank and I still enjoy the look so I'd still buy it again knowing what ik now." Read more

23 customers mention20 positive3 negative

Customers like the quality of the pet supplies. They mention it's a great product, with beautiful sand.

"The sand is nice, too bad I never got the second bag I ordered." Read more

"Beautiful sand, good size grain, and not dusty...." Read more

"I love this black sand. This is the best black sand that I’ve use. I’ve use pool filter sand but this black sand is the best to me...." Read more

"...Great quality sand, though! Just user error on my part." Read more

18 customers mention15 positive3 negative

Customers find the pet supplies sand easy to clean. They mention that it has very little dust and rinsing required. Some say that the sanitized sander looks great and is easy to use in a pet tank.

"...Once I added it to my fish tank, it looked beautiful. Very clean sand and well worth the money." Read more

"Beautiful sand, good size grain, and not dusty...." Read more

"...Very little dust and rinsing required, being honest I just added right into the tank and scooped out the floating bits with my net no problem!..." Read more

"...It cleared up nicely and now looks great. I needed around 1.5 bags for my 60 gallon aquarium...." Read more

12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the pet supplies. They mention it's a decent product for the price and the best priced black sand on the market.

"...Very clean sand and well worth the money." Read more

"...This is the best priced black sand on the market and black substrate always looks great so I definitely recommend it." Read more

"...But all in all, it's good for the price." Read more

"...if your tank is established and adding some into your tank, this is great value." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the sand. For example, they mention it's fine, works great, and has no issues. Some say that the psst works perfectly for wedding decor in mason jars.

"...It is absolutely perfect. All it took was rinsing for about 10 minutes and the water ran completely clear...." Read more

"...It’s really fine so careful when using a gravel vac. Make sure you put back the sand it picks up back in your aquarium...." Read more

"This sand worked great, at first...." Read more

"This product was overall good. One thing is that it took a while to rinse and black dye kept pouring out. Looks nice in the tank though" Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the water quality of the pet supplies. They mention that it runs completely clear and there is minimal skimming needed.

"...All it took was rinsing for about 10 minutes and the water ran completely clear. Once I added it to my fish tank, it looked beautiful...." Read more

"...As a result there was no cloudy water and minimal skimming needed of the surface to remove the floating bits of debris...." Read more

"I love the smoothness of this sand and runs clear during the first cleaning. It’s really fine so careful when using a gravel vac...." Read more

"...depot bucket with water for rinsing , to my surprise it was not very cloudy at all...." Read more

6 customers mention3 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the color of the pet supplies. Some mention it's a beautiful deep black, while others say that the water always turns translucent.

"Love this black sand. It truly is a deep matte black. I added it to the 40lbs of Imagitarium black gravel I bought from here before...." Read more

"...it and rinsed and rinsed and rinsed every day, the water always turning a translucent black. This went on for over a week...." Read more

"Great product black as night! Very fast shipment 1 day" Read more

"...Everytime you stir n rinse ur sand the water will turn black from the die. It will never truly come clear...." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the particle of the pet supplies. They say it has a lot of floating particles in it that they had to scoop out. Some customers also mention that the sand retains bubbles of air and is everywhere in the box and on their porch.

"...putting them in the tank (as directed) and there were some floating pieces of sands that I had to throw out (as mentioned). I recommend this...." Read more

"It’s good sand but it has a lot of floating particles in it even after washing it still had floaters in my tank" Read more

"Box and the two 20 pound bags were damaged and sand was everywhere in the box and on my porch." Read more

"...has been a cap on my substrate for a few weeks now but the sand retains bubbles of air...." Read more

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I really do like it. It's a nice matte black, and everything just pops against it. When you first get it in the tank, you will have quite a few floating particles. You can either net them out, or push them down with your fingers to break the surface tension and they will sink. There will also be air trapped in the stuff on the bottom, so small clumps may randomly float up to the surface. Another thing to note, is that it is small and light enough that when stirred up, it will get sucked up, either into filters or a siphoning hose. So it may clog up sponge filters a bit faster than normal. This led me to knock a star off. I do daily gravel vacuuming, and at this rate I'll be sucking it all out of my tank. But all in all, it's good for the price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looks great, easy to work with.
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Beautiful sand, good size grain, and not dusty. I soaked it in a bucket with declorinated water, turned it over a couple times to get any small bits to the surface, then netted it out. When adding it to the tank I just agitated (lightly shook the surface with my hand and fingers to get air bubbles off) the sand and we were ready to go. This is the tank after changing out my old white gravel and see it’s pretty clear. The fish, shrimp and frog LOVE it compared to the gravel and it’s easier to keep food bits out of the cracks. I got the 20lb and didn’t even use half the bag for nearly 2” layer. Plenty left over for more tanks in the future.
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