Gravel to Sand
by Vin_doe
Gravel to Sand is a Fabric server mod that lets gravel items be converted into sand items with a cauldron.
What it does
Players can gather sand in a renewable way: a cauldron turns gravel items into sand items, and the conversion is governed by settings in the mod's config file. Lower and upper bounds are shown in brackets in that file. Unless the waterDepleteChance setting is set to 0, the cauldron loses water as it works, so the mod alone does not make sand fully automatic. Cauldrons cannot be interacted with automatically by hoppers or similar blocks on their own. The author made a separate mod, Dispensive Cauldrons, to add dispenser functionality to cauldrons, and other mods with similar functionality also work with this one.
Key features
Renewable sand
Gravel items placed in a cauldron convert into sand items, giving a repeatable source of sand.
Configurable behaviour
Settings in the config file control how the conversion works, with lower and upper bounds shown in brackets.
Water depletion chance
The waterDepleteChance setting controls how the cauldron loses water, and setting it to 0 removes that loss.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
CauldronFix is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that runs on client and server and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license. Sand Fix is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.21 – 1.21.5 under a custom license. Gravel to Sand is server-side only and covers 1.21.10 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel to Sand | Fabric | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-07 |
| CauldronFix | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-11 |
| Sand Fix | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-03-28 |
Questions
Does Gravel to Sand need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Gravel to Sand is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
The behaviour can be modified using the config, which includes: (lower and upper bounds for the settings are shown in brackets) Unless the waterDepleteChance is set to 0, this mod alone does not make sand automatically farmable as cauldrons cannot be automatically interacted with. I have created and maintain a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gravel-to-sand
- Owner
- Vin_doe
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15