CaribSea Super Naturals Aquarium Sand

[Leo2o915]

Do I have to clean it or would it clear up by itself with a day or 2 ? Won’t be adding fish til Tuesday ? 

[mynameisnobody]

I clean any substrate I ever use before it goes into the aquarium, unless it’s eco-complete. 

[Stef]

I bought this same CaribSea sand to set up my 6 gal cube. I rinsed it really well (pretty easy to do for a nano) and had almost no cloudiness from the get go. I used a very small amount of the bio-magnet clarifier that came with it. Not sure if that made the difference in water clarity or it was the rinsing. The sand was pretty dusty in the bag. 

[Brandon p]

The directions say to rinse it lightly. @Stefthat is the first one I have seen it in a tank and  I think I’m going to try some after seeing yours. Are there and downside I should know about.

[Stef]

@Brandon pno real downside so far. It’s a little lighter in color than I wanted. Sort of an off white but not bright white. I like that the sand particles are bigger (less fine) than actual sand. Doesn’t get sucked up in the gravel vac like basic sand. I think if you have mystery snails or plecos that are pooping machines, the poop is going to stand out against the light color.