I am wanting to put black sand substrate in a 135 gallon tank. not a lot, just enough to cover the bottom. how much will I need lbs. wise, and what is the cheapest/best option??? I read about 3M colorquartz (sounds like its discontinued tho) black diamond sand and so on. any suggestions? thanks all
BLACK SAND?
- Thread starter TheBroc
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Black diamond blasting sand is great and won't get sucked into your filters. 50 pounds should be enough to cover the bottom
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I'd just be careful if you're using a magnetic algae scrubber. Apparently it's slightly magnetic so if I'm scrubbing the tank and a fish kicks up some of it, it's attracted to the scrub and I see it shoot over. It gets annoying cuz I constantly have to pull it out and try to scrape the sand out.
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found a tractor supply with black diamond and it says on the packaging "product must stay dry" is this a problem????
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/black-diamond-20-40-blasting-media-50-lb
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/black-diamond-20-40-blasting-media-50-lb
No. A lot of people use it with no issues whatsoever.
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I've got 100 pounds of black sand in my 125. It gives me about 2" all over. Bought it off eBay for about $45 for 50lbs free shipping
fish wont get hurt by this stuff will they? even an eel that digs and burrows? there is 20/40 and finer 30/60 which do I get?
Check this page http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/f...artz-ceramaquartz-black-diamond-blasting.html
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