CaribSea Live Sand

Ocean Direct™ - is different than all other live sand products on the market. This live sand utilizes patent pending Sea Breathe laser technology; which preserves real live sand with its own original bacteria. Every bag of Ocean Direct™ is alive and breathing with up to 1000 times more beneficial bacteria than other preservation methods. Every grain of Ocean Direct™ is coated with bacteria and encapsulated by capillary action in a thin film of real ocean water. The thin film is open to the atmosphere for unparalleled gas exchange. This results in high counts of natural and beneficial bacteria with no noxious buildup of metabolic by-products. Ocean Direct™ provides you with a thriving, natural aquarium in minutes!

Grain size > 6,35 mm  1% of total weight

Grain size > 2,36 mm  4% of total weight

Grain size > 2,00 mm  2% of total weight

Grain size > 1.00 mm  16% of total weight

Grain size > 0,06 mm  31% of total weight

Grain size < 0,06 mm  46% of total weight

Arag-Alive™ - You can now bring the world’s most exotic reefs into your home with CaribSea’s Arag-Alive™ substrates. It is developed from CaribSea’s cooperation with public aquariums and zoological parks, where authenticity is a must. Arag-Alive™ helps maintain a proper pH for the life of your aquarium without the constant addition of chemicals, and creates a biological balance to discourage nuisance algae. Arag-Alive™ contains millions of bacteria per pound specially engineered for aggressive waste reduction in closed systems like your aquarium. Arag-Alive™ is engineered to suppress “new tank syndrome” and compress the ammonia cycle. It begins to cycle your aquarium instantly. In fact, independent labs prove Arag-Alive™ cycles your aquarium days faster than other brands.