Marine Substrates

Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink - 20lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 0.5 - 1.5mm Average Density: 90 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Arag-Alive Special Grade Reef Sand - 20lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 1.0 - 2.0mm Average Density: 85 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Ocean Direct Original Live Sand - 5lb Overview Simply Natural - Enjoy this real Caribbean live sand in a breathable bag with no added chemicals or special processing.Simply Effective - Ocean Direct is different than all other live sand products on the market. This live sand utilizes patent pending Sea Breathe laser technology which preserves real live sand with its own original bacteria. Every bag of Ocean Direct is alive and breathing with up to 1000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods. Every grain of Ocean Direct is coated with bacteria and encapsulated by capillary action in a thin film of real ocean water. The thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange. This results in high counts of natural and beneficial bacteria with no noxious buildup of metabolic by-products.Simply Perfect - Ocean direct supplies the perfect union of physics and biology! Specifications Typical Size: 0.25 - 6.5mm Average Density: 87 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Arag-Alive Fiji Pink - 10lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 0.5 - 1.5mm Average Density: 90 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Arag-Alive Special Grade Reef Sand - 10lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 1.0 - 2.0mm Average Density: 85 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Ocean Direct Original Live Sand - 40lb Overview Simply Natural - Enjoy this real Caribbean live sand in a breathable bag with no added chemicals or special processing.Simply Effective - Ocean Direct is different than all other live sand products on the market. This live sand utilizes patent pending Sea Breathe laser technology which preserves real live sand with its own original bacteria. Every bag of Ocean Direct is alive and breathing with up to 1000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods. Every grain of Ocean Direct is coated with bacteria and encapsulated by capillary action in a thin film of real ocean water. The thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange. This results in high counts of natural and beneficial bacteria with no noxious buildup of metabolic by-products.Simply Perfect - Ocean direct supplies the perfect union of physics and biology! Specifications Typical Size: 0.25 - 6.5mm Average Density: 87 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Seafloor Special Grade Sand - 40lb Overview A revolution in reef keeping! This is the one you've been reading about in all the hobbyist publications. This grade of aragonite is specifically engineered for plenum type nitrate reducing beds. The pore water space created by precision grading also allows maximum pH support and dissolution of calcium carbonate. Specifications Typical Size: 1.0 - 2.0mm Average Density: 85 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Florida Crushed Coral - 15lb Overview It's the only crushed coral with aragonite, which provides up to 25 times the buffering power of other crushed corals, dolomite, or oyster shell. Eliminate chronic pH problems and provide maximum surface bacteria. Caribsea's Florida Crushed Coral with aragonite allows an increase in bioload by up to 50% and it never needs replacement! This product is also able to be utilized in calcium reactors and plenum systems to deliver not only calcium, but also carbonate buffer, and essential trace elements such as strontium (up to 10,000ppm!). Specifications Typical Size: 2.5 - 5.5mm Average Density: 72 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Florida Crushed Coral Substrate - 40lb Overview It's the only crushed coral with aragonite, which provides up to 25 times the buffering power of other crushed corals, dolomite, or oyster shell. Eliminate chronic pH problems and provide maximum surface bacteria. Caribsea's Florida Crushed Coral with aragonite allows an increase in bioload by up to 50% and it never needs replacement! This product is also able to be utilized in calcium reactors and plenum systems to deliver not only calcium, but also carbonate buffer, and essential trace elements such as strontium (up to 10,000ppm!). Specifications Typical Size: 2.5 - 5.5mm Average Density: 72 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Arag-Alive Bahamas Oolite Substrate - 20lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 0.25 - 1.0mm Average Density: 96 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Arag-Alive Bahamas Oolite Substrate - 10lb Overview You can now bring the world's most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea's Arag-Alive! substrates. Environmentally accurate ecoscapes, developed through CaribSea's cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks where authenticity is a must, Arag-Alive! makes any aquarium uniquely yours. Arag-Alive! makes it easy to set up an aquarium. It's ready to work, clears quickly, and contains millions of live bacteria to cycle super fast and create a natural biological balance. Arag-Alive! suppresses the dreaded "new tank syndrome", compresses the ammonia cycle, and discourages nuisance algae. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive! cycles days faster than other brands of live sand. That's what makes Arag-Alive! the choice of new aquarists and maintenance companies where speed of set up, beauty, and reliability are demanded. In an ongoing effort to improve Arag-Alive and increase ease of use, the Bio-Magnet Clarifier is no longer in a packet inside the bag. Bio-Magnet Clarifier is now added directly to the packing solution. This will eliminate looking through the substrate for a packet and makes Arag-Alive even easier to use. Specifications Typical Size: 0.25 - 1.0mm Average Density: 96 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Ocean Direct Oolite Live Sand - 40lb Overview Simply Natural - Enjoy this real Caribbean live sand in a breathable bag with no added chemicals or special processing.Simply Effective - Ocean Direct is different than all other live sand products on the market. This live sand utilizes patent pending Sea Breathe laser technology which preserves real live sand with its own original bacteria. Every bag of Ocean Direct is alive and breathing with up to 1000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods. Every grain of Ocean Direct is coated with bacteria and encapsulated by capillary action in a thin film of real ocean water. The thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange. This results in high counts of natural and beneficial bacteria with no noxious buildup of metabolic by-products.Simply Perfect - Ocean direct supplies the perfect union of physics and biology! Ocean Direct Oolite is known for its uniquely spherical uniform gradation. This ultra fine, creamy white substrate is a favorite of the cutting edge reef-keeper, and popular for shallow and deep sand beds alike. Burrowing inverts, gill sifting fish, and soft bellied rays and sharks will especially appreciate the smooth, rounded grains. Deep oolitic beds are renowned for their propensity to create a truly "living" sand bed by creating a haven for worms and other benthic invertebrates. This material is almost exclusively sub 1mm oolite, most of this will be less than 0.60mm in size. Specifications Typical Size: 0.25 - 1.0mm Average Density: 96 pounds per cubic foot

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Caribsea Mineral Mud Substrate - 1 Gallon Overview Great for Mud Refugiums, Seagrasses, Macro-Algae, and Mangroves. The benefits of mud without the mess - a proven performer Mineral Mud - a unique blend of sediments that duplicate tropical fringing coastal mangrove environments. Its particles are in a size range compatible with soft, burrowing infaunal, macro animal assemblages. Ideal for mud refugiums, seagrasses, macro-algaes, and mangroves, Mineral Mud provides a variety of trace elements plus calcium, strontium, iron, sulfur and free carbon. In addition, Mineral Mud contains live marine bacteria to complete the tropical ecosystem. About 82 pounds per cubic foot. One Gallon - Approximate weight: 13lbs.

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AquaForest Bio Sand - 7.5KG Overview AF Bio Sand is a natural white sand derived from the highest quality deposits free of contaminants and rich in calcium carbonate to stabilize water chemistry The latest AF Bio Sand technology accelerates tank maturation and allows faster livestock introduction by combining natural substrate with lab-isolated nitrifying bacteria and nourishment for rapid nitrogen cycling Instructions Rinse sand thoroughly with RODI water to reduce turbidity Mix both bacterial bottles into 3 litres of saltwater add to sand bag and leave open for 24 hours at 25-28 °C (77-82 °F) After 24 hours sand is ready Add gradually to tank in small amounts monitoring parameters

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Caribsea bulk sand are bags of sand that have been damaged in transport, or have been re-packaged. This is the exact same sand as the regular CaribSea, just not in pretty packaging. Limited quantities available. 0.5 - 1.2mm diameter grain size (approximate).Also known as "oolitic sand", this product is ideal for shallower beds, allowing denitrification in as little as 1" depth.The fine grain size can pass easily through the gills of gobies and other sand sifting organisms.The smooth round grains are gentle to soft bellied sharks and rays.White in color and metal free, no ash or silica.

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