
These tiny grains of sand offer the great advantage of more surface area for bacterial colonization than other sand. The highly porous aragonite is available in various grain sizes, with the smallest grains being less than one millimeter in size. The natural, round polished reef sand is perfectly suited for method of the "Deep Sand Bed" (DSB). But also hard corals and "difficult" plants, such as tall sea grass, grow particularly well in it. This makes aragonite sand suitable for digging animals such as gobies, crabs and sea cucumbers. Because it has something decisive which calcite or dolomite do not have: Its natural oolitic (egg-shaped) grain makes this sand pleasantly soft. With aragonite sand you create the best conditions in your saltwater aquarium so that its inhabitants feel well, thrive and stay healthy. Why oolitic sand is ideal for your aquarium ecosystem In the natural form we offer, aragonite is a thoroughly sustainable product. Every year, almost 2 billion kilograms of new aragonite are created in this way. It precipitates as a result of a biochemical process and floats above the Bahama Banks, where it sinks to the sea floor. Aragonite - unique sand from natureĪragonite is found as a purely natural product on the Bahama Banks, where it is formed during the metabolism of algae and bacteria. Well diggers, dredge gobies, crabs and all other cave builders in your tank will be a real joy to work with. Larger pieces increase the stability of tunnels and reduce collapses. Substrates mixed with some larger pieces of reef sand and small clamshells recreate the typical "gravel/tide zone" of Caribbean reefs. The brilliant white aragonite sands are already of impressive beauty, and are also naturally effective for use in creating chemical stability in tanks. With aragonite sand from CaribSea you create the starting point for a healthy ecosystem in which aquarium inhabitants can develop in all their splendour.Ĭhoose CaribSea Aragonite substrate in different shapes, particle sizes and grain sizes as you wish. From the ground up to a healthy reef aquarium The admixture of other special grain sizes or types of sand, such as CaribSea Aragamax, opens up the infinite variety to recreate an authentic and magnificent aquarium world. The choice of different particle sizes offers you the desired freedom design ideal habitats for your animals. Completely without chemical additives, the mineral properties of aragonite improve the functioning of your aquarium. With Seaflor Fifji Pink Reef Sand you get the ideal substrate for reef construction. The aragonite sand of CaribSea is a natural substrate of outstanding quality.

Last accessed: 29 August 2020 (appearance and impressive performanceĬaribSea Seaflor Fifji Pink Reef Sand is not only bright white substrate in all its through and through, but also a decorative highlight and pure "miracle mineral" at the same time. African Cichlid Mix™, Arag-Alive!™, CORALive™, Eco-Complete™, FlorMax™, Instant Aquarium™ OceanDirect™ and Super Naturals™ are products of CaribSea. Selecting a unit of weight or volume from a single drop-down list, allows to indicate a price per entered quantity of the selected unit. The gravels price calculator converts between prices for different weights and volumes.About this page: Price of CaribSea, Marine, Aragonite, Florida Crushed Coral.Calculate how much of this gravel is required to attain a specific depth in a cylindrical, quarter cylindrical or in a rectangular shaped aquarium or pond CaribSea, Marine, Aragonite, Florida Crushed Coral weighs 1 153.3 kg/m³ (71.99817 lb/ft³) with specific gravity of 1.1533 relative to pure water.

In Imperial or US customary measurement system, the density is equal to 72 pound per cubic foot, or 0.67 ounce per cubic inch. density of caribSea, Marine, Aragonite, Florida Crushed Coral is equal to 1 153.3 kg/m³.
