black moon sand?

[sbuse]

it may have been asked before, but i didn't see it in my search. i don't understand how to get a refined search so i got tons of freash water responses. anyway i have 60lbs of it and i have seen in in salt tanks at lfs' but i haven't really seen it outside of that. would it work or is the salt to corrosive for it since it is sillica.

 

[TacomaMan]

I have never actually seen it in a marine set-up. It just looks too out of place. I would stick with the "tried and true" sands

 

[sbuse]

I have never actually seen it in a marine set-up. It just looks too out of place. I would stick with the "tried and true" sands

i really liked how my golby looked on it when i got it. it makes the colors stand out. out of place or not i just want to see if it will hold up in a salt tank or slowly break down. i have aggragate now, but i want a change. just don't now if i want the white sand that every salt tank has, as i like to be different. i may just try it and see what happens.

 

[TacomaMan]

i really liked how my golby looked on it when i got it. it makes the colors stand out. out of place or not i just want to see if it will hold up in a salt tank or slowly break down. i have aggragate now, but i want a change. just don't now if i want the white sand that every salt tank has, as i like to be different. i may just try it and see what happens.

well different isnt technically bad I pulled up this thread...http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/black-tahitian-moon-sand-111948.html

 

[sbuse]

true good find...i am actually making the change as we speak

 

[TacomaMan]

post some pics when your done!!!!

 

[FLESHY]

well different isnt technically bad I pulled up this thread...http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/black-tahitian-moon-sand-111948.html

You can already see the slime that is growing on this guys sand.

My last friend to do this did weekly h2o changes of a little over 50% on his 20g tank.

He could never keep up with the diatoms that this substrate continuously produced.

Good luck if you go this route, and let me know what happens.

 

[shua71]

I used it on a nano awhile back and never had an issue with algae. But the sand got really dirty fast and just looked horrible after awhile so I got rid of it

 

[sbuse]

post some pics when your done!!!!

will do

You can already see the slime that is growing on this guys sand.

My last friend to do this did weekly h2o changes of a little over 50% on his 20g tank.

He could never keep up with the diatoms that this substrate continuously produced.

Good luck if you go this route, and let me know what happens.

i did try it and i'll keep ya updated. it looks nice now, but we'll see. i have a yellowhead sleeper golby and 3 scooters that keep the bottom moving around.

I used it on a nano awhile back and never had an issue with algae. But the sand got really dirty fast and just looked horrible after awhile so I got rid of it

thanx for the info, hope i don't have that happen to me.



it is switched out, but at a price. i have a different thread for that price though.

 

[TacomaMan]

will do



i did try it and i'll keep ya updated. it looks nice now, but we'll see. i have a yellowhead sleeper golby and 3 scooters that keep the bottom moving around.



thanx for the info, hope i don't have that happen to me.



it is switched out, but at a price. i have a different thread for that price though.

toss us a link to that thread so we can catch it out! how is it going so far in day two of the sand?