PetSmarts black tahitian moon sand

[OscarRobinson]

Has anyone used this. I think it's too expensive at $19.99 for 20 pounds but I can't find black sand anywhere. What do you all think.

[dragonfish]

Yes it's expensive. It's also a pain to clean. But it looks great in a tank and really brings out the colors.

[JustLooking]

Big Als in Plymouth meeting has it for 14.99 for 20#,alittle cheeper anyway.

[hillbilly]

Yes, this sand is a major pain to clean. Estes also makes a black sand that is a bit cheaper, and cleaner, but it can be hard to find in my area. Both look really good in a tank, and make fish colors stand out.

[cvermeulen]

What about it is hard to clean? I've not heard that before.

And yes, it's a serious ripoff. Somone is making some COIN on that.

[tb_077]

I've used it before, but I'll never do it again.:cry:


Anyone with a ton of current will verify. That crap is sooooo light(in weight), its impossible to keep out of your HOBs, canisters, etc...

I still find some in my canisters, and I've had the substrate out of the tank for over a year!!!:irked:

[vanilla__gorilla__]

I use it in a few of my tanks and I love it.I don't think it's any harder to clean then any other sand and I have never had a problem with it getting in to my filters.

[arkmann]

If you like dark substrates and don't want to spend major moolah, I recommend Art Rock's gravel. I know... gravel are not comparable to sand in size but they now sell smaller gravel that are round shaped and not sharped edged like the usual gravel that we are used to. I would say each piece of gravel is 2 - 2.5mm small. That way, you don't have to worry about the substrate getting in your filter. Each 10lb bag costs $5.99 depending on the fish store. I just got 4 bags for my 60G and I found out that I only needed 3 bags.

My LFS sells most of their stuff a bit cheaper because of its location (ghetto long beach).


Just my 0.02...

[ThePBM]

Estes Marine Sand comes in black and looks sweet. cheaper than moon sand as well.

[StingrayFanatic]

:iagree:

[wangster11235]

estes is a 5lb bag for 5 bucks
moon sand is a 20lb bag for 20 bucks, same price

[ThePBM]

estes is a 5lb bag for 5 bucks
moon sand is a 20lb bag for 20 bucks, same price
even if that were true, estes is still the better choice. esp if you don't need 20lbs of sand.
the estes 5lb bag was $3.49 for me.

[MonsterFishOwner]

Has anyone used this. I think it's too expensive at $19.99 for 20 pounds but I can't find black sand anywhere. What do you all think.


the 1 hes talking about is good it seems to "settle" its easy to clean just run the siphon hose over the top of the sand

here its like 25 i think its a good deal

[berserker]

Used it in the past-granted it looked great but its actually quite sharp when you look at it. And has been said a bugger to clean. Its very light and gets blown everywhere too