Karlie Flamingo Aquarium Gravel 8 L - 9 kg, Black

I just bought 3 bags of these and wow. Firstly was super impressed with speed of delivery as I went for the Free super saver postage. I made payment on Friday 13th March, it arrived Sunday 15th just 2 days after and on a Sunday!?! That took me by surprise as I was expecting next week Friday at least with the 'free super saver'.I soaked just 2 bags of this stuff for a few ours and washed them through as many times as one would to get cloudiness out. It literally shines in the tank and yes it is black but when in water it has a nice shine to it with hints of browns and whites if you look closer. I put it on top of my peat and aqua grow and it's looking the business with all the plants in. Cannot fault it, super happy and highly recommend it.

This isn’t too bad rinsing wise I rinsed once before adding to my tank and any cloudiness cleared very quickly, there are alot of reviews saying there is lots of white in it but I never found this with mine, the only thing I noticed was out of the tank it is black but once under my led lights in the tank it does not look as black but it is still very nice and has improved the look of my aquarium from the white sand I had that showed up all the dirt, I found it a very good buy for a good price.

I bought it three times and was really happy with my purchase. Delivery was on time through Royal Mail. It is 99.9% Black with a few white or lighter colour ones mixed in that can easily be separated during washing. Just followed the washing instructions of using lukewarm water, around four to five times dividing it to smaller portions to get rid of the powdery substance and once placed in the aquarium is almost clear or just minimal clouding that the filter can handle in a few hours time. The gravel is a lot smaller compared to the usual aquarium gravel, more like sand as what the other reviewers said, some bits will float on water when it gets dry, loses some of its darkness when you got the lighting on, good at holding the substrate underneath and makes planting easy.

Decent gravel for the bottom of my planted aquarium. I like the gravel size as it's not bulky gravel its fine gravel which is what I was hoping for. Fast next day delivery too. I was undecided on getting black gravel or white and I dont regret getting this one as it looks good.

Thank you previous positive reviewers for the heads up on the quality of this gravel, it's a winner with me. A fish keeper for years I'd previously used larger size gravel and was frustrated that plants wouldn't take root. This stuff is super fine and laid on top of substrate has created the perfect tank for plants and my 'primary school' of 12 goldfish in a 100 litre tank to thrive. Easy to rinse before use, there is very little dust to remove. I was able to lay it over substrate in an already water-filled tank without any clouding. And it glistens with an attractive sheen that contrasts well with goldfish. Great product and highly recommended.

Delivery is prompt, stuff looks cool. This is however only gravel in the general aquarium sense, its crushed quartz that is fine, very much a middle ground between sand size and small gravel. I wanted bottom feeders in my tank and I took a sample down to my local fish store. He said it was best not to use it with cory catfish. Its texture isnt cut you sharp but its sharp. If you want good looking fine substrate that isnt sand then this is good. If you want something for bottom feeders then go with tahitan moon sand; very much the same look but much finer. I got the moon sand from my fish store today and having now washed a bag of both I know which i would be happier to shove my face into if I was a catfish!

Love this gravel, very fine like sand but settles a lot quicker, so water clears much quicker than sand. I also though being black, I would have to rinse forever which wasn't the case; very easy to clean. The price is also brillant; double the price from other retailers. I would just like to mention its not pure black; brown & white particles mixed which gives a slight sparkle but IMHO makes it look more natural. All in all great gravel for my red claw crabs, shrimps & plants.

I had planned to use a very fine kitchen sieve to wash the gravel prior to use but rather a lot of the particles were too fine - rather like sand particles. This didn't bother me, instead I places some natural cotton fabric into the sieve and rinsed through the gravel with running water, kneading it as I worked through a cupful at a time. The gravel has a beautiful glittery / sparkly appearance and has a texture like little pieces of volcanic stone. It looks stunning at the bottom of my aquarium (substrate for my plants underneath). I'm extremely pleased with the purchase- the ten kilo bag was enough for a good 5cm layer at the bottom of my 64 litre tank.

Ich habe mir für eine Fläche von 150x50cm 45kg des Kies‘ gekauft. Toll war die zügige Lieferung, die Ware war am übernächsten Tag schon da. Den ersten der Säcke habe ich noch 1x ausgespült - da hier aber kaum Schmutz oder Staub rauskam ist der Rest gleich direkt in das Becken gewandert. Hier habe ich nur noch 1x einen fast kompletten Wasserwechsel durchgeführt, danach war das Wasser fast klar - den letzten Schliff übernahmen die Innenfilter...Den Kies selbst empfinde ich nicht als scharfkantig, hier würde ich ohne schlechtes Gewissen auch Corydoras halten. Meine Polypteriden und Synodonti zeigten ihre Zustimmung durch intensivere Farben, der Kies ist noch fein genug, dass Pflanzen wie Cryptocorynen und Nymphaea gut Halt finden. Bei gröberem Bodengrund schwammen mir diese gerne mal auf - auch, da meine Rasselbande durchaus mal durch das Grün pflügt.Wer rein schwarzen Untergrund sucht ist hier jedoch fehl am Platze. Zwar wirkt der Boden dunkler, aber es sind doch ordentlich helle Steinchen mit dabei. Finde ich jetzt nicht tragisch, so wirkt das noch natürlicher - reines Schwarz passt nicht für mich.Auf die Wasserwerte hat der Kies keinen Einfluss, genauso scheinen keine giftigen Substanzen abgegeben zu werden - auf Chemie reagieren meine Synos sofort...Eventuell muss ich nochmal 9kg nachkaufen, weil die 45kg insgesamt etwas knapp bemessen waren - das würde ich aber ohne Bedenken machen. Mit dem Produkt bin ich hochzufrieden und kann den Kies jedem weiterempfehlen.

Ghiaietto nero e fine, molto bello nell’ acquario. Ho fatto un paio di lavaggio per togliere la normale polvere e ho allestito il nuovo acquario, ormai è in funzione da oltre un mese e anche i valori dell’ acqua sono perfetti quindi direi senza impatto. Lo consiglio, ottimoanche rapporto qualità prezzo. Arrivato tempestivamente

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Ich benutze es für mein Garnelen Becken.Sehr sauberer kies glitzert leicht wie glasEs ist schwarz mit anthrazit gemischt keine weissen oder anders farbigen steine.Beim ümfülle. In den eimer staubt es sehr aber ich musste es nur 3 mal waschen kein staub nichts sofort ins garnelen becken keine trübung keine vergiftung der garnelen allen gehts gut sehr schöner kies sehr fein und hübsch die garnelen kommen richtig zur geltung und günstig für 9 kg nur 13 euro.