Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I got a single bag of this stuff for a 20g tank. It filled it up well enough. I think another half a bag would have been preferred, but it didn't justify buying another full bag, so I used one. As noted by the product, this is not your "normal" gravel. It comes in a bag partially filled with water. It does not need to be rinsed. Just put it right in your tank. I got this stuff for 3 reasons, which are: 1) I planned to get, which since then I have, some nerite snails, dwarf shrimp, and some friendly bottom swimmers, and I figured smaller grain would better for those types of fish. 2) Most tanks have the "normal" gravel, and quite frankly I wanted something a little different. And I couldn't be happier. I really like the look of this stuff. Some of the smaller, almost sand size, particles have a nice gloss so there's almost a little bit of a glitter to it. Not crazy or anything, but just enough to give it kind of a cool look. & 3) I wanted to experiment with live plants. I was sick of the artificial plastic plant décor, and when I was searching for a good substrate I stumbled upon this stuff. And the live plants I've purchased so far seem to be doing pretty good. And they stayed put with relatively little effort. All said and done I'm very happy with the purchase, and I'm so glad I took a shot. I will never buy "normal" gravel again.