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Carib Sea ACS00220 African Cichlid Mix for Aquarium, 20-Pound

3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
Brand Carib Sea
Age Range (Description) All Life Stages
Item Form Grain
Specific Uses For Product Aquarium Substrate
Unit Count 1 count

About this item

  • cichlid specific gravel
  • maintains high ph for African cichlids
  • re-create natural cichlid environments
  • grain size reduces built up detritus
  • made in the USA
  • Typical size: Gravel (5.0-10.0 mm)
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Product Description

CaribSea’s African Cichlid substrates can help recreate a variety of environments. Rift Lake Authentic is a typical Mbuna setup while Sahara Sand is ideal for nesting feather fins. The original African Cichlid Mix is great in just about any application! The bold colors of all the Cichlid Mixes encourage the vibrant natural coloration of your fish. CaribSea’s Cichlid products naturally buffer for the life of the aquarium simplifying the process of matching water quality parameters to the Great Rift Lakes of Africa. African Cichlid Mixes also resist the downward drift of pH in long established or crowded systems. Seasoned hobbyists appreciate the ease of maintaining water quality as much as the beauty of these substrates.

Product details

  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 1 Pounds
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 00220
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2013
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ TopDawg Pet Supply
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BUFVJMM
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 59 ratings

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
59 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cool shell shapes.
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
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My cichlids love this substrate. I love seeing all the cool shells. It's a win/win.
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Dan
1.0 out of 5 stars NOT what is in the picture
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023
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The bag in the image description is of sand, which is what I wanted for a shell dweller tank. This is gravel, and large gravel at that, once again not the fine sand you see in the photos. Amazon will also not allow a return. DO NOT ORDER, contacting the seller to see if they will accept a return directly.
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Maddie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good buy
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
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Nice quality substrate for my African cichlids.
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Debbie Kirchen
4.0 out of 5 stars I love that this mix is pH set for cyclids - ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2017
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I love that this mix is pH set for cyclids - makes refreshing my tank possible without harming my fishes. BUT, the dusty residue that needs to be rinsed out is hard to eliminate. It left the water cloudy for several days and when I still the rocks around while cleaning it clouds up the tank for a while again. The fish seems to be okay tho...
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Jennifer M Forant
2.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to rinse.... but I like the texture
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
I'm wishing I hadn't bought it just because of the cloudiness, but the texture is perfect! I'm also hoping for some advantages raising our low pH water. This is flat out impossible to rinse. I rinsed 1/3 of a bag at a time 5 times each. Hard stirring with my hands. 10 hrs later my water is still incredibly cloudy. Can't see plants through the cloud. I already scaped and I'm $50 in with this substrate so trying to decide if I want to scrap it before I put fish in...... Cichlids stir the substrate so I'm thinking this is just going to be a constant mess.....
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Divawn69
5.0 out of 5 stars great sand
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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My African cichlids are enjoying this sand, and my PH is great, and stable. My cichlids are breading already since I started using this sand.
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dawn m sherman
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2017
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Looks great in my Cichlid tank! Well packaged
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Momyof2
1.0 out of 5 stars All crushed sharp broken sea shells/NO cichlid sand
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2017
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Could no use this in my cichlid tank. I previously ordered the sahara 50lb mix and it was actual sand perfect for the tank. I wanted just another inch of substrate for my tank to top it off and ordered this one, it was a bit lighter color but came in a smaller 20 lb bag. It arrived and there is NO sand in the mix its just a bag of very sharp broken sea shells. I have bottom feeders in my cichlid tank and live plants as well. This sharp jagged edges of all these shells would be too dangerous for the fish and plants.
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Keith Whelpdale
5.0 out of 5 stars My mbuna cichlids love it
Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2024
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This substrate has a fair bit of structure to it so the cichlids love rearranging it between aquarium cleanings to make little dens. Raises the pH and carbonate in the aquarium significantly so only intended for African cichlids. I also keep some driftwood in my tank to moderate the effect on pH so I love this substrate and so do the fish
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SMorin
1.0 out of 5 stars Not sand. Just Big pieces of broken Shells and no return possible
Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2023
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 Extremely disappointed by this product. This is not substrate, it’s just multicolored huge chunks of random broken shells. It would look terrible in my aquarium, and it really differs from what is advertized. And to make it totally worse, I cannot return the product because the seller denies the returns. Nice! Now I’m stuck with 4 bags of random rainbow awkward broken shells
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Davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect price was right
Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2020
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Just what i needed for the tank
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Caroline Houle
4.0 out of 5 stars Aquarium substrat
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2021
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Sur l'image les morceaux ressemble plus a de petit morceau. Un peu déçus ce n'es pas tout à fait ce que je désirais
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Caroline Houle
4.0 out of 5 stars Aquarium substrat
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2021
Sur l'image les morceaux ressemble plus a de petit morceau. Un peu déçus ce n'es pas tout à fait ce que je désirais
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Corinne simard
1.0 out of 5 stars PAS DU SABLE
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2023
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Je l'ai acheté en tant que sable et je suis tres décu car c'est du gros gravier/coquilles et je ne peux pas le retourner.
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