Does anyone no any good sand for african cichlids that is relatively cheap? i would love to get some cool looking sand for my 55... Or any Other substrate that would look fairly decent.
African Cichlids
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Pool Filter Sand. $8/50 lbs. Its heavier and cleaner than play sand. I have it in my 220 Frontosa/Peacock/Haps tank
i've used both playground sand and pool filter sand and i can't tell the difference in either cleanliness or appearance. playground sand is cheaper and easier to find, lowes sells it for $5 for 50 pounds.
in my experience both are pretty dirty and take a lot of effort to clean prior to placing in the tank.
pool filter sand might look a tad better in the tank but not much.
in my experience both are pretty dirty and take a lot of effort to clean prior to placing in the tank.
pool filter sand might look a tad better in the tank but not much.
for a 55, 50 pounds of pool filter sand would be fine, so you are looking at $9.
crushed coral or argonite will cost you at least quadruple that, unless i am just looking in the wrong places.
crushed coral or argonite will cost you at least quadruple that, unless i am just looking in the wrong places.
Pool filter sand should be fairly clean. If it is not you have bought the wrong kind. Leslie's pool filter sand is the best. Add some trumpet snails and it will look even more like crushed coral
pretty sure that is the brand i bought. got it from the pool shop. supposedly it was #20 silica, just like i have read is the kind to get.
it took me just as long to clean it as it does the playground sand from lowes.
i've read similar experiences on cichlid-forum forums.
it took me just as long to clean it as it does the playground sand from lowes.
i've read similar experiences on cichlid-forum forums.