Thanks. For whatever reason when I searched here on MFK I only got threads with black tahitian sand. I did do some google searching and found that this isn't sand at all. It's coal slag. So I'm wondering if that had anything to do with the problems the OP in the thread you gave me was having. I like the look of it and the price is right I just don't want to be having to buy a UV sterilizer in a couple of weeks. I think I'll pm that guy.