Aqua Terra Black Sand 5 lb Bag, Natural Aquarium Sand

I’m a big fan of this black fish tank send. It really enhances the color of the plants in the tank. It makes it easy to scoop out any floaty things in the bottom. I did notice that some of the sand ended up floating to the top and little balls when I first poured it in. After smashing it between my fingers it broke it up and saying to the bottom. Other than that it has been extremely easy to clean it looks really nice in the tank.

I lost most of it cleaning it before putting in the tank. I ended up just putting it in and letting my filter sort the floating balls and then just rinsed filter. Looks OK but not a lot of it

This sand is great but super hydrophobic and silty. Plant roots thrive and green just pops. I found that sinking it in a container with a bubble stone full blast to keep it agitated for about 10 hours. Unless you have some powerful filtration don't be adding it to a live tank. The silk will smoke anything with gills.

Used this as a soil cover for my exotic houseplants. Just note that the sand repeals water so if you plan to use it as a soil cover you need to water slowly so it has time to absorb below the surface. That said, it keeps the topsoil nice and dry (to prevent fungus gnats), so it's perfect for what I needed it for.

This is garbage. Don’t buy it. It stunk of chemicals when I opened the bag. I read some of the other reviews so I tried rinsing it off before I actually used it. Thank god I did. More than half of it floated away. It’s not even real sand. Such a waste of money. I wish I could return it. Don’t buy this crap.