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product_id: 18890295
title: "Caribsea Flora-Max Sand"
brand: "carib sea"
price: "€ 2.11"
currency: EUR
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 11
url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/18890295-caribsea-flora-max-sand
store_origin: IE
region: Ireland
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# Caribsea Flora-Max Sand

**Brand:** carib sea
**Price:** € 2.11
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Caribsea Flora-Max Sand by carib sea
- **How much does it cost?** € 2.11 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/18890295-caribsea-flora-max-sand)

## Best For

- carib sea enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted carib sea brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Description

A proven planted aquarium substrate. Floramax reduces the need for laterite type supplements in planted aquaria. The bold look of floramax helps bring out the color of your aquarium fish, and makes your plants stand out as well. Caribsea works hard to give you natural looking substrates that not only perform, but also look beautiful.

## Features

- A proven Planted Aquarium substrate; floramax     Floramax reduces the need for laterite type supplements in Planted aquaria     The Bold look of floramax helps bring out the Color of your Aquarium Fish and makes your Plants stand out as well     made in the USA

## Images

![Caribsea Flora-Max Sand - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/912DxkEg0RL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

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    Great for Plants...Tricky for certain fish...
  

*by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016*

I'm giving it 4 stars because it does exactly what it advertises, but it comes with several warnings.  I purchased this substrate from a local pet store about 5 months ago so I've had some time to play with it.  My plants look awesome.  Lots of new growth and big, green leaves with little fertilization thus far and the dark color really enhances the fish and plant color.  See photo.Warnings: It is very dirty, so give it a rinse before putting in tank and place a plate in the tank when filling to prevent agitating the grains.  It may also raise the PH of the water so it is wise to monitor PH before placing livestock in the tank.  It is also very sharp and may not be the best substrate for gravel diggers like corys or goldfish.  All of my corys are suffering from shortened barbels (water quality is closely monitored).  I have 5 corys and I am concerned for their long term health so, it is for this reason that I am switching to sand.

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    Definately Not Sand
  

*by K***I on Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2018*

Like:Maybe it's actually good for plants. I haven't added anything yet since my tank looks terrible now.Dislike:Nowhere close to being sand. The grains are at least 3 mm each. It does not mix well with my current sand.The color is not "Midnight" black. In the picture, it can be seen as somewhat black, but once in the water, it is just brown. This is another reason it does not mix well with my black substrate.Very dusty. I used the included BioMagnet Clarifier and it was still cloudy for a while. It took me 3 full water changes to get it clear. Once I run my hand across the substrate, it gets cloudy again. So, I had to repeatedly mix the substrate up and change water.There are a lot of random grains that are not dark colored at all. I had to pick them out one by one.I already have hard water with higher pH so this might not be the best for it, but at least this info was labeled on the packaging rather than then being misleading like the other things I've noted.

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    THIS IS NOT SAND! BUT, it's nice substrate.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018*

This is most definitely not sand. However, I like it.  It does what the product information states it will do. I have it exposed in my tank and in some areas covered with gravel. I dropped some small lilly pads into the tank that I got from a local pond and my koi ate the leaves right off the get. But the root bases sunk to the bottom and rooted in this substrate and started to grow. Other plants took to it right away as well. Fish and negrate snails (can't reproduce in fresh water) are doing great with it. This tank: 3 cori cats. 4 negrate snails and 2 wintering goldfish and 2 wintering smaller koi.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-26*