Aquarium Silica Sand 5kg

Inert, will not change Ph

Natural look

• Many fishes hail from sandy environments in the wild and will love a sandy substrate in the aquarium. For some species, sand is more or less mandatory, e.g. for bottom feeding fish with delicate barbells adapted for fine sand rather than coarse gravel. There are also many species of fish and invertebrates that likes to hide in sand and some will even dig out burrows. Examples of popular fish that will appreciate a sandy substrate are Tanganyikan featherfins, shelldwellers and sandsifters.
• Some species will only breed in sandy aquariums.
• Some species need sand to aid digestion.
• Sand is an ideal choice for many species of aquatic plants.
• Since grains of sand are smaller than gravel, there will be more surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize.

Sandy bottoms occur in the ocean as well as in brackish environments and in freshwater lakes, rivers, streams and ponds and sand is therefore used in all sorts of aquariums.