Is sand blasting sand ok???

[bbradtmiller]

Hey, you shouldnt hold fish with rags. It removes their slime coat and they can get a fungus or an infection from it. Nice fish though.

Ok, thanks for the info. I tried to use my large net to remove them from the tank and they ripped a hole right through it, like a hot knife through butter haha. So I had to pick them
Up out of the tank by hand
And had to use a rag as they were too slippery. It was for a split second to move them from the tank to the tubs I used to transport them, and just long enough to snap a pic in the process. Any suggestion when I move them from the temporary tank back into my 220?


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[jrbootz]

Black Beauty is an excellent substrate for most fish. I've used it for years with a multitude of African Cichlids and freshwater Stingrays. I found it very useful in my quest to visualize color changes and variations brought on by placing fish on different color substrate. Black, being by far,my choice to bring out the deepest and richest pigments. You can also mix with lighter color sands to achieve desired color substrate. It is also sifted in different grain sizes making it suitable for almost any fish size and habitat. I also found it safe and non leeching because it is by-product of the coke that is fired as fuel in facilities producing electricity. I'm no scientist but I think any element fired in a furnace till it won't burn is in its final state. I also use same material placed in filter bags inside some of my canister filters. It is very easy to rinse clean also.


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[bbradtmiller]

Black Beauty is an excellent substrate for most fish. I've used it for years with a multitude of African Cichlids and freshwater Stingrays. I found it very useful in my quest to visualize color changes and variations brought on by placing fish on different color substrate. Black, being by far,my choice to bring out the deepest and richest pigments. You can also mix with lighter color sands to achieve desired color substrate. It is also sifted in different grain sizes making it suitable for almost any fish size and habitat. I also found it safe and non leeching because it is by-product of the coke that is fired as fuel in facilities producing electricity. I'm no scientist but I think any element fired in a furnace till it won't burn is in its final state. I also use same material placed in filter bags inside some of my canister filters. It is very easy to rinse clean also.


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Thanks, do you have any pictures you can upload showing the black
Beauty in your tank?


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[oneyedfish]

My 180 with Black Diamond.


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[oneyedfish]

I love the stuff!

 

[bbradtmiller]

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My 180 with Black Diamond.


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That looks awesome, nice set up...I cant wait to get mine all up and running again....damn crawl space....wish i was still on a slab lol


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[bbradtmiller]

So I finally got my tank up and running last night. Supporting the floor in the crawl space was awful, but we got er done. I used black diamond sand, but it appears to look more brownish than black, could this be due to the lighting or will it darken up?


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[Chicxulub]

So I finally got my tank up and running last night. Supporting the floor in the crawl space was awful, but we got er done. I used black diamond sand, but it appears to look more brownish than black, could this be due to the lighting or will it darken up?


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Quite curious to see what comes of that as I'm planning on using Black Diamond in my next tank.

Moved to setup and filtration.

 

[aclockworkorange]

I'll just chime in. I've used black sand in a few tanks and I always end up getting sick of it and tearing it all out down the road.


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[Gar88]

+1

As aclockworkorange mentioned, I have tread that way too. I had the black sand and somehow got tired of it. My Pbass, Dats and Banjar Aro all turned dark. I rather prefer the looks of the white sand which has made the colors on my Pbass and the rest pop

On another note... the Red Garnet Sand is a nice one though. Give a good contrast.